Singapore Changi Airport is more than just an ordinary airport, it is a delectable gourmet world with many restaurants, eateries and cafes serving cuisines from all over the world. And we swear this feature will have you develop a newfound love for dining at an airport.
Whether you are in transit, need to fill your tummy before a flight, or just simply want a good family dinner, our airport can be your answer for any occasion and with this post, we will prove the typical perception of airports having the worst food options wrong. Yes, you’ve got that right – you do not have to settle for horrible food with ridiculous price tags. Whatever your craving is, however much your budget is, even if you are on a mission to catch your plane and running out of time, there will always be food. You just have to decide what cuisine you like.
Changi Airport is kindly giving away 3 X S$50 Changi Dollar Vouchers which you can use at your favourite shops or restaurants at the airport. To win the vouchers, leave a comment in this post to tell us your favourite dining option in Changi Airport. For more details of the giveaway, please read more at the end of this post.
Welcome to a gastronomical experience at our lovely world class airport. Here is a guide to dining at Changi Airport, featuring 20 restaurants, eateries and quickbites in the public and transit areas.
QUICKBITES AT CHANGI AIRPORT
Spent too much time shopping at the duty-free shops that you do not have much time left to have a proper meal before catching your flight? Or just feeling peckish and want a snack? There are many food and beverage outlets at Changi Airport that offer ready-to-eat items and simple snacks that you can just grab and go. There will not be anymore reasons to go hungry when you are at the airport – even if you are running late.
Gong Cha (T2 Public Area)
For as far as we are concerned, bubble tea makes one happy. And it is definitely a good idea to grab a cup of your favourite sweet drink before your flight. Pudding Milk Tea for us, please!
Terminal 2 Arrival Hall (South)
Daily: 24 hours
Killiney Kopitiam (T2 Transit Area)
We miss local food the most whenever we travel overseas, so we always make sure to satisfy our craving for our favourite kaya toast. Killiney Kopitiam, one of the most established names for kaya toast and local coffee, is the place to head to. Fuss-free and comforting!
Terminal 2 Departure Transit Lounge (South)
Daily: 24 Hours
Terminal 2 Departure Transit Lounge (Central)
Daily: 6am – 1am
Paris Baguette (T2 Public Area)
Fans of Paris Baguette will be delighted to know that the famous Korean bakery chain is now open at the airport. Besides their signature pastries, cakes and breads, sandwiches and salads, the branch at Changi Airport is also serving an exclusive brunch menu.
Terminal 2 Arrival Hall
Daily: 24 Hours
Toast Box (T3 Public Area)
Another place that we always frequent is Toast Box because it not only has popular local classic dishes – like kaya toast, laksa, curry chicken, and peanut butter thick toast – but it also opens for 24 hours, making it the perfect place to have a quick bite.
Terminal 3 Departure Check-In Hall, Level 2
Daily: 24 Hours
Tip Top (T2 Transit Area)
Pick up a piece of Curry Puff – the locals’ favourite snack – and enjoy the fragrance of the curry and diced potatoes from Tip Top, an established brand since 1979.
Terminal 2 Departure Transit Lounge (Central)
Daily: 6am – 1am
DINING AT CHANGI AIRPORT PUBLIC AREA
The best thing about Changi Airport is the mind-boggling selection of F&B outlets; even when you are not hungry, you feel compelled to dine there. Whether you are going for a holiday, sending your loved ones off, or to simply hangout and have a meal – there is always something to eat at Changi Airport. Here are some of the restaurants and eateries in Changi Airport’s public area that you should include in your list:
Central Thai (T2 Public Area)
From tom yum to Thai mango salad, green curry seafood and phad thai, Central Thai serves a great variety of classic Thai dishes prepared by native Thai chefs at pocket-friendly prices.
Terminal 2 Viewing Mall, Level 3
Daily: 10.30am – 11pm
Itacho Sushi (T3 Public Area)
Salmon skin sushi for S$0.40 – everyone will know Itacho Sushi because of this. But more than that, they offer a wide variety of sushi creations at very pocket friendly prices. When dining at Itacho, treat yourself to a selection of makis, rolls and nigiris made with fresh ingredients.
Our picks have got to be the wagyu nigiri – quality beef that is so rich in flavour and well-marbled, the salmon aburi that is torched to perfection, and sweet makis with creamy avocado and soft-shelled crab. Itacho Sushi always satisfies.
Terminal 3 Level 3
Daily: 10.30am – 11pm
Gurney Drive (T3 Public Area)
Gurney Drive presents the best of Penang hawker food like Penang laksa, prawn noodles, and char koay teow – which was, in particular, quite a plate of heaven with a generous serving of juicy prawns and sausages atop rice noodles. The food is pretty authentic and pleasantly affordable.
Terminal 3 Viewing Mall, Level 3
Daily: 10.30am – 11pm
Dian Xiao Er (T3 Public Area)
This traditional Chinese restaurant is another popular haunt for families to have a simple and casual meal. Its renowned herbal roast duck is always immensely satisfying.
Terminal 3 Level 3
Daily: 10.30am – 11pm
O’Coffee Club (T3 Public Area)
Need some sugar rush? Go for O’Coffee Club’s signature Mudpies. The picture speaks for itself.
Terminal 3 Departure Check-in Hall
Daily: 24 Hours
Ramen Champion (T3 Public Area)
Pork base, chicken base, miso base… whatever you are feeling, Ramen Champion has a bowl to feed that craving. Our favourite has got to be Keishoken by Chef Kazuo Sukuraoka, who exhibited his concept of colors via the toppings – black, red, orange and yellow. The red topping deserves a special mention for its sizzling spiciness atop rich pork broth.
Terminal 3 Basement 2
Daily: 10.30am – 11pm
Saboten (T1 Public Area)
Tonkatsu is ever popular, and Saboten does theirs well. Which explains why they are always packed, but we really would not mind the wait just to have a serving of the gorgeously-fried hire Katsu (pork tenderloin cutlet); we never leave Saobten without a serving of that. And the cheese katsu is a fabulous alternative that we always add-on, too! The various sets is another reason why Saboten is an ideal option for families.
Terminal 1 Viewing Mall, Level 3
Daily: 8am – 11pm
Seafood Paradise (T2 Public Area)
If you need your crab fix before your holiday, or if you are returning from a holiday with a major craving for our local crabs, head to Seafood Paradise and indulge in a luxurious seafood spread. Crabs aside, we really love their cheese lobsters – fresh, chunky crustaceans lavishly soaked in a bed of cheese. Eat it with deep-fried mantou! Also, the cuttlefish with kangkong is a favourite among locals, too!
Terminal 2 Viewing Mall
Departure Check-in Hall, Level 3
Daily: 10.30am – 10.30pm
Soup Restaurant (T2 Public Area)
Serving an unparalleled menu of daily brewed soups, families can always count on Soup Restaurant for a good meal. Its quality comfort Chinese food with reasonable price tags includes the all-time favourite Samsui Ginger Chicken.
Terminal 2 Viewing Mall
Departure Check-in Hall, Level 3
Daily: 10.30am – 11pm
Swensen’s (T2 Public Area)
We always end up at Swensen’s when we are back in Singapore on a midnight flight because it opens for 24 hours, and also because of the variety of dishes on the menu – there is something for everyone to choose from.
Terminal 2 Arrival Hall
Daily: 24 Hours
DINING AT CHANGI AIRPORT TRANSIT AREA
We are huge advocators of arriving and checking in early at the airport so as to enjoy the facilities and amenities. Treat yourself to a good meal before your flight! With so many restaurants and eateries in the transit areas, you will be spoiled for choices on what to eat. Here are some places that you can go.
Cedele (T2 Transit Area)
The ladies’ favourite, Cedele, offers a delicious and healthy menu of sandwiches, soups and desserts that are prepared using the freshest ingredients.
Terminal 2 Departure Transit Lounge
Daily: 24 Hours
La Cave Wine Bar (T1 Transit Area)
Head to the rooftop Cactus Garden to enjoy fresh air and a pint of beer or glass of wine at La Cave Wine Bar.
Terminal 1 Departure Transit Lounge
Daily: 7am – 2am
Peach Garden Noodle House (T1 Transit Area)
Signatures like the wasabi salad cream prawn, golden salted yolk prawn, braised ee fu noodle with baby lobster, and to-die-for custard buns is why this casual dining eatery has our loyalty. Peach Garden always dishes out consistently good Chinese food that is hard to not love.
Terminal 1 Departure Transit Lounge
Mezzanine Level 3
Daily: 6am – 12am
Tai Hing (T2 Transit Area)
Tai Hing is one of the most well-known roast meat restaurants in Hong Kong, with more than 30 branches dishing out its much-lauded roast goose and other cooked dishes. If you are not heading to Hong Kong anytime soon, we would definitely recommend coming here for a meal before going off for your holiday.
Terminal 2 Departure Transit Lounge
Daily: 24 Hours
The Green Market (T1 & 2 Transit)
For the health conscious, head over to The Green Market, a modern casual Japanese Restaurant that offers a salad and appetiser buffet (11am – 1am) for S$20.
Terminal 1 Departure Transit Lounge
Daily: 6am – 1am
Terminal 2 Departure Transit Lounge
Daily: 6am – 1am
Changi Airport x ladyironchef Giveaway
1. 3 X S$50 Changi Dollar Vouchers
2. Leave a comment in this post to tell us which is your favourite dining option in Changi Airport and why?
3. Closing Date of Contest: 17 March 2013 2359 Hours
4. Winners will be notified by email
// Updated on 18 March: The three winners are Chan Jian Da, Theresa, and Sean.
We can stay at the airport for a week and not run out of ideas on where to eat! Have you shortlisted your favourites, and mapped out an eating plan for your next trip to the airport? And if you have time after your meal, remember to check out the other wonders. Read our previous guide on 12 Things You Never Knew about Changi Airport.
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A leisurely brunch at Paris Bagguete after letting the kids roam run wild at T3 always complete our family Sunday. Pleased to see it at the airport now.
My favourite dining option at Changi Airport will certainly be Itacho Sushi!!
It’s probably one of the branches that do not need to queue too long for..
other than Itacho, anywhere will do too actually, the ambiance of an airport is just tranquil, people watching and all. seeing people going abroad for all sorts of reasons(mostly good ones).
love the airport, if only i don’t stay too far from it
hope to win the voucher though(another good reason to go all the way east!)
I love dining at Gurney Drive! Taste of home after a long flight home!
Saboten with their Katsu don!
Saboten! It was where my bf and I had our first date at. I would love to head back there with him. ^^
Favourite dining option would be Paris Baguette because I love pastries and breads and it has an exclusive brunch menu only at this branch!
Favourite dining option would be Paris Baguette because I love pastries and breads and it has an exclusive brunch menu only at this branch!
Favourite dining option would be Swensen’s because there’s always something for everyone
My favorite dining option in Changi Airport is Itacho Sushi. Because their sashimi is so fresh, the varieties of sushi are so much, compared to other Japanese restaurants, and their price is so reasonable ! Always have to head down to Orchard just to indulge in their sushi, long journey and transportations takes time. But after Itacho Sushi is opened in Changi Airport, everything seems so easy ! Head down to Changi airport for Itacho sushi is only 10mins, for me, because I lived around Changi area. Been to Itacho Sushi at Changi Airport with my loved ones, they love it too ! So I hope to win the vouchers and go there again with them, indulge in good food, enjoy the good atmosphere and most importantly, family bonding time ! (:
My favourite dining option in Changi Airport is Swensen’s (T2 Public Area)! It’s a great choice for both young & old, friends & family! Best thing is that it’s open 24 hours so i can come ANYTIME of the day =)
Favorite dining options @ changi airport is definitely swensens! Since young, dining at swensens at the airport during my birthday has been a yearly routine! Great ambient, great food, great service! Not forgetting the changi rewards card, which I can earned my rebates every time I dined there! Just loved dining at the airport, be it with my friends or family! ??
It has to be Tai Hing as it reminds me of the taste of Hong Kong-style roast that I used to have when I was living in HK.
Wow,the food looks good! Changi airport is really better than any other airports around the world,a family friendly place to visit even when not travelling!
Wow,the food looks good! Ramen champion is definitely my choice due the variety in one restaurant. Similar yet not the same,caters to many subtle differences in every individuals taste buds. Changi airport is really better than any other airports around the world,a family friendly place to visit even when not travelling!
My favourite place to dine would be at Paris Baguette Café
It’s amazingly peaceful to settle with a good pastry and a book, just whiling away my time at the first-class airport we can proudly call our own! Not only that, their exclusive brunch menu is really yummy 
Saboten! Curry pork chop rice.. to die for.
My favorite restaurant has to be Astons, it’s super affordable for such a huge portion and with 2 free sides! Always order their baked potatoes and ask for extra butter, mmm… Astons is also my family’s favorite, so we would always go there to eat when a family member is flying off or coming back from overseas! I would like to win the voucher so I could bring my family to try other restaurants as Changi Airport has so much to offer! Eyeing on the new Poulet that will open this month, sometimes it’s nice to have something new for a change!
We will be flying via changi airport soon for our next holiday trip in nah. Hope the dining vouchers will bring us closer while dining together before departure(:
Of the options listed here, my favorite probably has to be Toast Box! There’s nothing quite like that first cup of teh and bite of kaya toast after a long flight back from overseas, or just as a light snack when waiting to send friends off. I like the open concept of the T3 Toast Box and the 24 hour opening hours is certainly a plus!
My favourite dining place would be paris baguette because usually before boarding the plane I prefer eating some light snacks instead of a heavy meal, so cakes at paris baguette will be perfect for me.
My favourite place is Ya Kun Kaya Toast. Since I graduated from an international university in Japan, lots of my friends are transiting in Singapore when they take flight back home. Ya Kun Kaya toast is definitely something that impressive foreigner s and keep a vivid memory for quite a long time. Food there served in small portion so very nice to have them while chitchat.
Toast Box! Comfort (home) food especially when I’ve been away from Singapore for a long time. And one can get Singaporean styled breakfast as well as other local delights all at one go. Not to forget fresh milk tea.
My go to dining will be Toast Box. Nothing more you can ask for; our very own Kaya Toast and Teh C before you depart and after you arrive from the long trips. And best of all, it’s 24hours! =D
My favorite dining place is Starbucks! Although some may not consider it a proper dining place since it’s more of a coffee house/cafe but it’s definitely my go-to place whenever I’m at the airport because I love how powerpoints are available for me to study while drinking my green tea cream and savouring my favourite raspberry cheesecake!
I love Paris Baguette! The bacon wrapped french toast omelette is a party in my mouth!
A slice of O’Coffee Club’s Muddy Mud Pie and a cup of their Hazelnut Cappuccino is the ultimate enjoyment before a flight.
I love the Saboten Tonkatsu in Changi Airport! It is a must go restaurant for me for dining before boarding the plane. The food there is superb and the price is reasonable. I am kind of glad i am not staying in the East, otherwise I would probably be eating tonkatsu very often.
My favourite dining place at changi airport is sakae sushi. The restaurant is much spacious as compared to those at shopping mall. Moreover,lesser waiting time and their service is great.
Itacho Sushi! The sushi is yummy at reasonable prices. Easily one of the best in Singapore
Saboten at T1 Public Area is my favourite dining choice at the airport!
Its a place where I can get my favourite katsu at an affordable price, add in the free-flow cabbage for a well-balanced meal!
Did I mention that sitting at the seats overlooking the departure hall allows me to fulfill the wanderlust in me? (:
Itacho Sushi off from the crowded city area!
My family n mine fav dinning option will be itacho sushi. My 3 & 5 years old kids simply love their fresh sushi. We always dine there after they play at T3. Hope I Can win this voucher for my daughter birthday which is in April.
My favourite dining option would be Itacho Sushi at Changi Airport. I’m a sucker for Japanese food & Itacho Sushi serves good for value japanese food. In addition , being located at Changi Airport is a major plus point as it’s less crowded compared to the other outlets.
My favorite is Ramen Champion and Itacho sushi ! It’s less crowded compare to town and my hubby and I can go to viewing gallery to watch airplanes!
My favourite dining place in Changi Airport is Paris Baguette Cafe. The oh-donut and original milk pudding are so delicious!! Must try
Toast box! Yes, you can get it anywhere, but when you are in the airport, be it pre-check-in, or sending people off, or just going there to enjoy the place (and air con!), Toast box will be a good place to chill! Am never too tired of the half-boiled eggs! Am not really a coffee lover, but Milo-Kosong shall suffice! =)
Not only that, eggs, toast, drinks, can be eaten anytime round the clock! Yumm yumm!
At Paris Baguette reminiscing all the wonderful places that I have departed to from Changi Airport
Yes, I love changi airport and their food!
Especially Itacho sushi !
i love toast box at changi airport! there’s just this magical thing with crispy, buttery kaya-sweet toast, perfect soft-boiled eggs and super gao kopi c that bids the best farewell before you fly and says the best welcome when you touch down! plus their laksa rocks too, and i love the deco of toast box. pick me please!(:
Toast box is one of our favorite quick bites, we can’t get enough!! We are from the US and don’t have anything close to it. The airport location is an excellent way to get our last toast box meal in Singapore every time we come!
My favourite place would be Saboten! My husband and I can’t stop craving for more. Saboten always maintain their service and food standard. Those are the important reasons why I love Saboten. Saboten……. Ooooohhhhh soooo gooooddddd!!!!!
Soup restaurant is my favourite dining option in changi airport !
To be honest I can’t even pick out my favourite dish in soup restaurant because almost all of their dishes are so yummy.
The most irresistible dish must be the Samsui ginger chicken. The ginger sauce has such a refreshing and savoury taste. It went so well with the white chicken meat that I couldn’t help but to buy the packaged ginger sauce that is also on sale.
Another dish that is my all time favourite is the tofu prawn. With the sweet and spicy sauce, the smooth tofu together with crunchy prawnstasted heavenly.
Last but not least, soup restaurant have daily soup which my favourite is the old cucumber soup with pork ribs. Considering that they are MSG-free, the soup is really delicious and ultimate satisfaction for a soup-lover like me.
This is definitely my favourite dining option in Changi airport. Delicious local food served in a rich Chinese Heritage restaurant right before my departure from Singapore will never go wrong. Yummy !!!
Gurney Drive is my favourite – their food is yummy and affordable!
Definitely Swensen’s! The food is good old comfort food but what’s more important for me is the nostalgia factor. My family celebrated my 1st birthday for me right at Swensen’s at the airport more than 30 years ago! Of course I no longer remember the details but I’m always reminded of this when we go to Swensen’s.
Soup Restaurant is my family’s go-to restaurant for a meal to see my frequent-flyer hubby off for his many business trips! Always warm our hearts (and tummies) to enjoy a comforting bowl of soup and my hubby’s favorite Samsui chicken before we say goodbye
Ramen Champion takes the cake, or rather bowl for me!
I love ramen far too much, and having a bowl (or two) before a flight or even for a meal is a must! Good selection of the various types of ramen and sides as well, definite A for me!
My favourite will be Itacho Sushi. One of the better sushi restaurants in town, the wait at all branches have been insane. Airport branch’s waiting time is reasonable and also because it is the airport, it gives a totally different meaning to sushi eating.
What better way to enjoy sushi where you are at a inter junction of people with different nationalities gather and also watching the planes take off and land. A visit to airport could mean sending someone off, waiting for your loved one to return home, going for a holiday and having a sumptuous meal tops the cherry.
I love changi airport’s dian xiao er! I first tried when sending my parents back HK. My dad (very picky in food) found the duck to be one of the best he’d tried and the main reason was because of their sauce in which the ingredients used were often lacking in most restaurants.
My favourite dining place in Changi Airport is Itacho Sushi!
I really love Japanese food, and I’m lucky to stay near to the airport, where there’re many Japanese restaurants for me to choose from. Itacho Sushi’s been my favourite sushi place for a long time now. It gives good value in terms of the high quality of the food served and service rendered!
Our all time favorite would definitely be ice creams at Swensen!
After walking around shopping and watching airplanes, having a warm meal with cold ice cream is the best combination.
We are actually looking forward to try out the Green Market in the Transit area when we come back from our Hong Kong trip from 17-20March2014. It will a real treat for my youngest son, Brandon, on his last day of his Birthday trip more unforgettable!