Food is abundant. Especially in Singapore, it's all around us. Turn left and you see food. Turn right and you see more food. Close your eyes and once you open them, voila, food.
But it's the hustings. So if you fail to plan (for food), you are planning to fail.
It's okay. We shall help you plan — where to eat!
You'll also need to head home after the rally, and for that, we strongly advise against waiting for taxis or trying to get Uber or GrabCars, as they'll very likely be few and far between. Public transport is the way to go.
Without further ado, the makan places for rally sites in the East:
Aljunied GRC
Rally location 1: Serangoon Stadium
Makan locations: The stretch of shophouses opposite stadium along Yio Chu Kang Road offer some food options, such as the Instagram-worthy Kombi Rocks at Number 66.
Rally location 2: Field bounded by Defu Avenue 1, Defu Lane 10 and Tampines Road
Makan locations: As this is an industrial estate, food options aren’t aplenty. Nevertheless, Yong Kang Restaurant (4 Defu Lane 10) dishes up Chinese tze char, while Defu Eating House (21 Defu Lane 10) is a good ol’ kopitiam.
East Coast GRC
Rally location 1: Bedok Stadium
Makan location: Bedok Mall, Hans at Bedok Community Centre
Rally location 2: Field in front of Blk 155 Simei Road
Makan locations: Dynasty Seafood @ Changi Simei CC, Eastpoint Mall
Fengshan SMC
Rally location: Field along Bedok North Avenue 4, beside SBS Transit Bedok North Bus Park
Makan locations: Bedok 85 Fengshan Market, Simpang Bedok.
MacPherson SMC
Rally location: Field bounded by PIE, Paya Lebar Road and Circuit Road
Makan locations: Not the most convenient of places when looking for food, but there are some
- NOM Bistro & Bakery (400 Kallang-Paya Lebar Way) for rainbow cake,
- Circuit Road Block 79 Food Centre (79 Circuit Rd) and
- Circuit Road Block 80 Food Centre (80 Circuit Rd). Alternatively, you may consider eating at Paya Lebar or Tai Seng instead.
Marine Parade GRC
Rally location 1: Field opposite Block 344 Ubi Avenue 1
Makan location: There's a coffee shop at 342 Ubi Avenue 1, opposite Manjusri Secondary School — less than 2 minutes walk
Rally location 2: Field in front of Block 33 Eunos Crescent
Makan location: Bagus La Mian Yong Tau Fu (276 Changi Rd, Singapore 419756) A halal-certified yong tau foo joint that provides a variety of yong tau foo styles, such as Hakka and Ampang. They also serve side dishes to complement your meal.
Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC
Rally location 1: Field opposite 274C Compassvale Bow, beside Buangkok MRT station
Makan location: Kopitiam (275D Compassvale Link #01-01)
How to get there: Across the road from rally site (Sengkang Central) — less than 2 minutes walk
Rally location 2: Field near Pasir Ris Park Car Park C
Makan location: Warong Kim's Seafood (Pasir Ris Town Park 94 Pasir Ris Central) — a tze char place.
How to get there: Walk along Pasir Ris Dr 3, turn left at Pasir Ris Sports Centre — 7 minutes walk
Punggol East SMC
Rally location: Field in front of Block 128C Punggol Field Walk
Makan locations:
Koufu kopitiam, Punggol Plaza 168 Punggol Field #01-01 — Across the road (Punggol Field). A 3-minute walk away from Blk 128A.
Uncle Leong Seafood (tze char), 6 Tebing Lane — walk along Punggol Field towards Punggol East, head towards the temple on the other side of Punggol East. 6 minutes walk.
Tampines GRC
Rally location 1: Field in front of Blk 895A Tampines Street 81
Makan location: Blk 826A Tampines Street 81 and a couple of Thai Food joints at Blk 824.
Rally location 2: Field of Ngee Ann Secondary School, 1 Tampines Street 32
Makan location: Tampines Mart, 201D Food Centre Tampines Street 21
Check out our makan recommendations for other rally sites in Singapore — North, South and West.
With input from Matthias Ang, Eisabess Chee, Sarah Tan, Damon Yeo and Merrill Tang.
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