No more PMDs (also known as e-scooters) proving a boon for your late night food craving deliveries, especially for those in UTown? No problem. UTown may have become a lot quieter at night now with no more PMDs zipping about, but these campus stores and stalls are still open to help those of you who feel your tummy rumble at 3am. Here’s a list of 24/7 eateries in UTown that try their best to serve our hungry stomachs.
- Supersnacks
The Western diner-esque restaurant opened this year, pulling crowds with its fuss-free but delicious array of quesadillas, sandwiches and French toasts. Those craving for fried chicken or meat-and-cheese combos can also find their fancy at Supersnacks. A choice of either fries or onion rings is available when you get a main in a set, ensuring a greasy meal that hits all the right spots.
What’s more – they have recently started selling frozen yogurt, so you don’t even have to travel elsewhere to top your meal off with dessert.
Just be sure to order by 1.30am – that’s when they take in last orders!
Location: Next to NTUC Fairprice, Level 1 of Stephen Riady Centre
1. Starbucks
If you have a slightly larger budget, our perennial (or millennial?) favourite chain coffee shop doesn’t just have beverages on offer. Students needing a heartier option to satiate their peckish mood can head to Starbucks. You can get anything from sweet to savoury, and moreish snacks like sandwiches and quiches. It is 24/7, so if you’re planning to burn the midnight oil, best grab a coffee while you’re at it, to power you through the night.
Location: Ground floor of Education Resource Centre
2. Bak Chor Mee
It’s no secret that two stalls in Foodclique (located at Stephen Riady Centre) are open for business 24/7. One is Chao Yuan Gourmet, which sells noodles, and the second is the drinks stall. Foodclique is a good place to kill two birds with one stone – you can get a piping hot bowl of noodles and wash it down with your drink of choice. Chao Yuan Gourmet is manned by one staff during the wee hours, and there is a variety of noodles to pick from – the most popular being Bak Chor Mee ($4). Waiting times can be up to 10-15 minutes when supper hours hit, around 12am to 1am, but 2am will see an emptier canteen with the true night owls dotting the tables. However, it may well be worth the wait – for the price, you get an ample amount of ingredient, such as minced meat, mock abalone, ikan bilis (anchovies), plus a steaming bowl of soup.
After that, you can have your pick of juice or Milo from the drinks stall to get you through the night.
Location: Level 2 of Stephen Riady Centre
3. Fairprice Instant Noodles
Who can forget our trusty, convenient, and quick-cooking instant noodles? Don’t worry if you don’t have a stash in your room (or have depleted it throughout the semester). You can march yourself to Fairprice, open all day and night, where you can simply grab a cup off the shelf and even cook it right there. To make it even fancier and more filling, add extras to your noodles with instant eggs (which are pre-cooked) and sausages, making sure to soak them in the soup for a couple of minutes so that they’re piping hot along with the rest of the meal. A comforting option that’s universally satisfying.
Location: Level 1 of Stephen Riady Centre
4. Order in.
Of course, you can’t forget the arguably easiest option: ordering in. NUS has a renowned supper stretch that does delivery to those who don’t want to expend energy in travelling to the Kent Ridge terminal. You can bet that your food may arrive faster than those who are delivering from food delivery services like GrabFood/Deliveroo/FoodPanda, thanks to these eateries’ proximity to UTown. We’ve talked about some of those places here, and you can see which you want to add to your to-eat list when the clock strikes 12am.
Location: Wherever you are!
(All pictures: Lydia Gan)
Where do you usually get your supper fix? Let us know in the comments!
