Do you know that you can easily get food under $10 or even $5 at Orchard? We’re talking about meals that can satisfy your tummy and your palettes. Located just opposite Wisma Atrium, Lucky Plaza is not only a place for budget shopping on clothes, but also a place where you can enjoy affordable and good food. From Indonesian to Malay to Chinese cuisine, Lucky Plaza has it all under $10. Here are 11 places that you should check out in Lucky Plaza.
Minang House
Unit: #02-04
Phone: +65 6887 4702
This humble-looking stall is hidden in a corner of Lucky Plaza, and serves a wide variety of Indonesian dishes for their Nasi Padang. They have dishes that are spicy and non-spicy. Their green chili chicken was very tender and not spicy, but if you favor the spicy version, there’s the usual curry chicken. The dishes can be quite spicy, so be sure to ask before ordering if you can’t take spicy food. For this plate of Nasi Padang, where there’s fish, eggplant and chicken, the damage was $10.
My Favourite Café
Unit: #06-46/47
Phone: +65 6734 6935
Located at level 6 of Lucky Plaza, My Favourite Café is known for their Yong Tau Foo, but they also sells Fishball Noodles and Wanton Noodles. For $5.60, you get to choose 8 yong tau foo ingredients accompanied with rice or noodles. They are famous for their deep fried meatball, but it felt rather dry personally. On the other hand, their famed braised mushroom had fragrant garlic taste and was juicy. The soup is robust with flavors of soy bean and the other ingredients also tasted very fresh.
River Valley Nasi Lemak
Unit: #B1-99
Phone: +65 6732 0080
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/River-Valley-Nasi-Lemak-255670304612604/
Where else can you settle a meal in Orchard with just $3.80? At River Valley Nasi Lemak, you have 5 different sets to choose from, and they’re all just $3.80. Their chicken drumstick set comes with fried chicken that was very big and crispy, along with fish, otah and egg. The chili was sweet and spicy, and goes very well with the rice. The downside of having cheap and good food is the queue; don’t be too shock when you see how long it can be.
Ayam Penyet Ria
Unit: #04-25
Phone: +65 6735 1262
Website: http://www.ayampenyetria.com/
Specialized in their Ayam Penyet ($7.90), the set comes with smashed chicken, fried tempe, fried tofu, blanched kang kong, sambal chili and rice. For people who love spicy food, their sambal belachan would definitely not disappoint you. Spicy yet addictive, it was a literally a love-hate when you want to have the sambal but your mouth was already burning. The chicken was flavorful as you could taste spice used, however the meat was slightly tough and dry.
Lucky Chicken Rice
Unit: #02-110
Phone: +65 6738 4175
Upon entering into this place, it was as though I travelled back in time into a chicken rice stall with white marbled floor and round wooden stools. Their fragrant rice paired with their homemade chili is very addictive. The chicken was soft and placing it on light soy sauce enhances the taste of the roasted chicken. The roasted chicken rice ($4.50) comes with soup but if you would like a drink, that’s $1.50 more. If you find this place too crowded, you could always pop by at Rabbit Brand Delicacies Food Outlet, which is just down the corridor.
As-Shifaa Café
Unit: #06-52
Phone: +65 9383 0329
Website: http://as-shifaacafe.oddle.me/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/As-Shifaa-Cafe-414776685343265/
Just up the escalator to level 4, you can easily spot As-Shifaa Café which is just around the corner. Everyone queuing there is just waiting for one thing, their deep fried chicken with rice and sambal ($4.50). You get to choose the part of the chicken you would like to go along with your rice. The sambal that a given is a perfect match for the chicken. Nonetheless, they do close as early as 4pm so be sure to be early if you want some tasty fried chicken.
Rabbit Brand Delicacies Food Outlet
Unit: #02-114
Phone: +65 6737 9722
Website: http://www.rabbitbrand.com/default.html
How about having a bowl of Buddha Jump Over The Wall for just $10.15? At Rabbit Brand Delicacies Food Outlet, they really do place abalone in their dish and the soup was thick and rich in flavors. They also offer a variety of “atas” food such as Tom Yum Sea Cucumber Soup set ($5.90) and Baby Abalone in Sauce set ($9.10). Despite us arriving during lunch time, this place was surprisingly not crowded, hence we had no trouble finding us seats.
Hua Ji Sliced Fish Soup
Unit: #B1-99
Located just a few stalls away in Lucky Food Centre, Hua Ji Sliced Fish Soup ($4) also garners quite a number of customers. Be prepared to queue for around 5 to 10 minutes before getting your orders taken, and as the food centre is rather small, it would be best to find a friend to help “chope” seats while you queue. A thumbs up to their aromatic soup as they are very generous with their shao xing wine. However, although the soup was addictive, their sliced fish was quite thin and their fried fish was slightly salty.
Inasal Philippine Barbecue
Unit: #04-49/50/51
Phone: +65 6733 2752
At Inasal Philippine Barbecue, most of the dishes are barbecued. As most dishes are not in English, it can be a little difficult to order, but feel free to ask as the staff there is rather friendly. Initially, Pork Inasal set (pork on stick) was chosen, but the kind staff suggested Pork Belly set ($9) as he felt it was a nicer dish. The pork belly was slightly charred and oily, so if you’re health conscious, you might want to steer off this dish. The achar (pickled vegetables) was different from the Nonya version, as it was sweet and sour, making it very appetizing. By the way, if you’re not familiar with Lucky Plaza, it would take you awhile to find this shop. Try locating their bakery also named Inasal and you would be able to find the eating place tucked behind it.
Fancy Vegetarian Food
Unit: #B1-99
Situated in Lucky Food Centre, Fancy Vegetarian Food offers a variety of vegetarian dishes to go along with either fried rice, rice, or beehoon. For this plate of beehoon with 4 sides, it was just $4. Their curry vegetable was surprisingly spicy, but it enhances the taste of the beehoon. The best part was none other than the crispy and fragrant Vegetarian Mock Goose, which was fried just right and not too charred.
Cipta Rasa Café Ria
Unit: #01-75
Yet another Indonesian stall which is situated at level 1, Cipta Rasa Café Ria offers dishes such as Ayam Penyet, Ikan Bakar and Nasi Ayam. It was shocking at how fast the Nasi Ayam ($4.50) was served in just minutes after ordering. That’s when I realized that the chicken was cold, probably pre-fried and left in the open. On the other hand, the rice was very fragrant as they served rice cooked with chicken stock, like those that you have from chicken rice stalls. If you’re the kind that is particular about the chili when you have chicken rice, the chili here would definitely satisfy your palettes. The chili was so spicy that it left a tingly sensation on my tongue, but yet it was too addictive to stop.
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