The sizzling sound, the smoky aroma, and that first bite of perfectly grilled meat with a side of broth-soaked veggies—it’s comfort food at its finest.
There’s something oddly therapeutic about sitting around the hotplate, grilling and boiling at the same time: like being your own chef, but without the grocery runs or the mountain of dishes. And the best part? You get to feast without blowing your budget.
Here’s our updated 2025 guide to 16 cheap mookata spots in Singapore that let you play chef for the night, minus the hassle.
Cheap mookata buffets in Singapore
| Restaurant | Buffet price |
| Family Mookata | $14.90 (protein buffet, no seafood) $19.90 (seafood buffet) |
| Super Thai Mookata | $18.80 nett (weekday) $21.80 (weekend) |
| Sedap Thai (halal) | $22 (excludes seafood) |
| Aroy Mak Mookata | $23.90 nett |
| Siam Square Mookata (Buffet) | $29.90 (weekday) / $32.90 (weekend) |
| CHICE – The Original Chickata | $32.90 |
Family Mookata
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One of the cheapest mookata buffets in Singapore, Family Mookata’s buffet starts from just $14.90 nett for the protein buffet (without seafood) while just $9.90 nett for kids 12 and under! If you want seafood included, it’s just $5 more at $19.90, and $14.90 nett for kids.
The protein buffet includes an assortment of marinated pork and chicken in garlic, Thai flavours and black pepper, as well as vegetables and savoury delights such as luncheon meat, crabstick, fishballs, cheese tofu, etc.
It’s got 3 outlets—one in Yishun, one in AMK, and the other in Bedok—all located in coffee shops, which explains its affordable pricing.
Address:
- Yishun: 6 Yishun Industrial Street 1 Northview Bizhub, Singapore 768090 (GHK coffeeshop)
- Bedok: 539 Bedok North St 3, #01-593, Singapore 460539 (GHK coffeeshop)
- AMK: Blk 215 Ang Mo Kio Ave 1, #01-877, Singapore 560215
Opening hours:
- Yishun: 1 pm-11 pm daily
- Bedok
- Tuesday – Friday : 3 pm – 11 pm
- Saturday – Sunday & PH : 1 pm – 11 pm
- AMK
- 1 pm – 11 pm daily
https://www.facebook.com/familymookata
Super Thai Mookata
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Another buffet place under $20? Yup, Super Thai Mookata’s standard buffet starts from just $18.80 on weekdays. What’s more, there’s no GST or service charge so you’ll really get your money’s worth here.
If you want more premium ingredients, the premium buffet is priced at $28.80 (weekdays) and $39.80 (weekends).
Address: 114 Lavender Street, 2, #01-68 CT HUB, Singapore 338729
Opening hours: 1130 am – 10 pm daily
https://www.facebook.com/p/Super-Thai-Mookata-100086323480727/
Sedap Thai Mookata – halal mookata
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Good news for all Muslim mookata lovers! Sedap Thai is known as the first halal Thai mookata steamboat in Singapore, located in a hawker, the Berseh Food Centre at Jalan Besar.
Buffet prices start from $22 per pax, excluding seafood, but comes with an assortment of marinated beef and chicken. There are also various platters at $24 that come with an assortment of meats, chicken and vegetables.
⚠️ Note: Berseh Food Centre is currently undergoing renovation works and Sedap Thai will only reopen when the hawker centre reopens on 29 December 2025.
Address: 166 Jalan Besar, Berseh Food Centre #01-08, Singapore 208877
Opening hours: 430 pm – 930 pm, Monday to Saturdays
https://www.facebook.com/people/Sedap-Thai/100063613022035/
Aroy Mak Mookata
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Open from late afternoon till night, Aroy Mak Mookata is a dinner place for those craving mookata. Its been around since 2013 and its recipes are said to have been handed down from the owner’s family who are from northern Chiang Rai.
The restaurant’s popular dishes include Chiang Rai-style marinated pork and chicken slices, and authentic traditional homemade chilli sauces. Prices are relatively cheap with buffet starting from $23.80 nett, and a la carte dishes from $1.80. What’s more, it doesn’t charge for GST and service, making it one of the cheaper places out there.
Address: 534 MacPherson Rd, Singapore 368220
Opening hours: 4 pm – 11 pm (Weekdays), 12 pm to 11 pm (Weekends)
https://www.facebook.com/aroymakmookata/
Siam Square Mookata (Buffet)
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One of the pioneers of mookata in Singapore, Siam Square Mookata has been around since 2013 with its first store at Havelock Road and now has 15 outlets across Singapore.
Priding itself on using the freshest and highest quality ingredients marinated to perfection, the restaurant’s claim to fame is its “secret recipe chilli sauce” that comes in 3 levels of spiciness. Diners can look forward to a premium selection of meats and seafood including pork belly, liver, pork neck, lamb, abalone, squid, prawn, clams, oysters, and special items such as beef shabu, Thai fish sausage, beef karubi, and cheese roll bacon.
Buffet is priced at $32.90, while a la carte options start from $2.
Address: Outlets in Havelock, Upper Thomson, Toa Payoh, Clarke Quay, Golden Mile Tower, Clementi, Jurong East, Boon Lay, Bukit Batok, Pasir Ris, Punggol, Woodlands Close, Woodlands Road, Yishun, Ang Mo Kio
Opening hours: Varies by outlet (Check website or Google listings for individual outlets)
https://www.siamsquaremookata.com.sg
CHICE – The Original Chickata
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CHICE, long known as one of the best halal Thai steamboat spots, has closed its Jurong (Vision Exchange) outlet—but don’t worry, you can still get your fix. Their Satay by the Bay branch is open and serving up the same halal-certified mookata while they prepare to launch a new outlet in Bedok.
Prices for the upcoming Bedok branch haven’t been announced yet, so for now it’s best to keep an eye on their official site and socials for updates. In the meantime, head down to Satay by the Bay if you’re craving that signature Chickata experience. Buffet prices for adults start from $32.90, $15.90 (for children). There are also combo sets from $22.90 per pax.
Address: Jurong closed, Bedok opening soon. Satay by the Bay still operating.
Opening hours:
Satay by the Bay – 12.30pm-10.30pm (weekends)
Bedok – TBC
Cheap mookata restaurants in Singapore
If you’re a small eater, sometimes there’s no need for all-you-can-eat mookata buffets. Set meals (or even just ordering a la carte) may be the more cost-effective option, especially if it doesn’t take that much to fill you up.
Here are some cheap mookata set meals and a la carte restaurants.
| Restaurant | Price per set meal |
| Jub Jub Mookata | $24 for 2 |
| Sedap Thai (halal)(Non-buffet) | $24 for 2 pax |
| 888 Mookata | $26 for 2 pax |
| Bangkok Street Mookata | $38 (2 pax) / $58 (4 pax) / $88 (6 pax) |
| Le Thai Mookata | $28 for 2 pax |
| Mookata Thai BBQ | From $29.90 for 2 pax |
| 1345 Mookata & Bistro | $35 for 2 to 4 pax |
| Thai Hao Chi Mookata | $39.90 for 2 to 3 pax |
| Tha Siam Charcoal Mookata | $55 for 2 pax |
| Siam Square Mookata (non-buffet) | $68 for 2 pax |
Jub Jub Mookata
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Located in a Choa Chu Kang coffee shop, this is one of the cheapest mookata places out there. Prices start from $24 for a platter for 2 and $40 for a platter for 4. With these, you get a healthy assortment of marinated pork collar, marinated chicken thigh, marinated pork belly, prawns, black pepper dory, an assortment of salty fish cakes, fish balls, crab stick and vegetables.
If you want more seafood options, go a la carte and get your pick of scallop, slipper lobster, shishamo and squid, as well as more vegetables.
Address: 810 Choa Chu Kang Ave 7, Singapore 680810
Opening hours: 4.30pm-9.30pm (Sun-Thu), 4.15pm-9.45pm (Fri-Sat)
https://www.facebook.com/jubjubmookata/
Sedap Thai Mookata (halal mookata) (Non-buffet)
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Apart from the buffet, this halal mookata place also serves various platters at $24 (for 2 pax) that come with an assortment of meats, chicken and vegetables.
⚠️ Note: Berseh Food Centre is currently undergoing renovation works and Sedap Thai will only reopen when the hawker centre reopens on 29 December 2025.
Address: 166 Jalan Besar, Berseh Food Centre #01-08, Singapore 208877
Opening hours: 4.30pm-9.30pm, Monday to Saturdays
https://www.facebook.com/people/Sedap-Thai/100063613022035/
888 Mookata
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Founded by local celebs, Chew Chor Meng and Dennis Chew, 888 Mookata has 2 outlets in Singapore and are easily accessible in coffee shops. Apart from its super huat name, its got delicious ingredients such as a bestselling Marinated Pork Belly, premium A5 Wagyu Beef, beef short plate, salmon and a whole bunch more. Platters for 2 start from $26.
Address:
- 888 Kovan – 212 Hougang St 21, #01-349, Singapore 530212
- 888 Tampines – 820 Tampines Street 81, #01-506 Block 820, Singapore 520820
Opening hours:
- 888 Kovan – 2 pm to 2 am daily
- 888 Tampines – 1 pm to 1 am daily
https://www.facebook.com/888mookata
Bangkok Street Mookata
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The chain actually has 7 outlets around Singapore. The Upper Thomson outlet used to offer a mookata buffet at pretty reasonable prices but as of 2024, it doesn’t seem that they offer buffets anymore.
Nonetheless, there are set menus with a Mookata Set Platter for 2 from $38 to Mookata Set Platter for 6 at $88. A la carte options on a variety of marinated meats including beef and seafood are also available.
Address: 7 outlets–Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Jurong West, Punggol, Sembawang, Toa Payoh, Upper Thomson
Opening hours: Varies by outlet (Check Google listings)
https://www.facebook.com/bangkokstreetmookata/
Le Thai Mookata
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Still like your hotpot collagen soup but want your food more on the barbequed side? Le Thai Mookata comes with its special collagen soup and LOTS of garlic. Located in a coffee shop in the Macpherson area, Le Thai goes big on flavour.
A mookata twin platter for 2 is priced at $28, while a family platter for 4 goes for $48. Steamboat prices start from $38 for 2.
Address: 8 Burn Rd, Singapore 369977
Opening hours: 12 – 10 pm (weekdays); 430 pm – 10 pm (weekends)
https://www.facebook.com/LETHAI.SINGAPORE/
Mookata Thai BBQ
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With 4 outlets across the island, Mookata Thai BBQ is here to serve some delicious goodness. It proudly proclaims that its beef is “sliced only from the best cuts of the cow”, while its star marbled port collar and pork belly melt so deliciously on the grill. Its marinade is the restaurant’s “pride and joy” and are the stuff that keep fans coming back.
Premium meats include wagyu and black angus beef, as well as fresh slices of seafood, including squid, prawns and fish.
Chilli sauce is the restaurant’s signature concoction and it also offers a range of sweet, garlic and spicy sauces for customers to create the ultimate flavours for their palates.
It's got various set menus starting such as the Mama Mee for 2-3 pax ($29.90) and Mookata set for 2 ($34.90).
Address: 4 outlets at Yishun Town Square, Jalan Besar ARC 380, Waterloo (Bgain Eating House), Telok Blangah (Bgain Eating House)
Opening hours: Varies by outlet. 12pm-10.30pm daily, 4pm-12.30am daily
1345 Mookata & Bistro
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Located at Old Toh Tuck Rd, 1345 Mookata continues to attract praise from customers for its reasonable prices, fresh food, chilli, and relaxed environment.
While the ingredients are pretty standard, diners can look forward to a variety of meats including pork, chicken, beef, seafood (prawns, squid, fish, scallops), and an assortment of veggies.
Address: 32 Old Toh Tuck Rd, #01-17, Singapore 597658
Opening hours: 4 pm – 11 pm (Weekdays); 4 pm – 11:30 pm (Fridays and weekends)
https://www.facebook.com/SecretsOfThaiTaste
Thai Hao Chi Mookata
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This mookata restaurant has been around for more than a decade, and is one of the original pioneers of mookata in Singapore, serving residents in the Upper Thomson area. It now has another outlet in Bedok
The set platter starts from $39.90 for 2-3 pax. Best part, no GST and service charge, so the price is what you get.
Address:
- Springleaf: 908 Upper Thomson Road, Singapore 787111
- Bedok: 1550 Bedok North Ave 4, #01-15, Singapore 489950
Opening hours:
- 5 pm – 1230 am daily (Springleaf)
- 11.30am-3pm & 5pm-10.30pm (Bedok)
https://thaihaochimookata.com/
Tha Siam Charcoal Mookata
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Located at East Coast Park, this mookata restaurant uses a charcoal grill so you get that authentic char. Many have praised it for its dipping sauces, tasty soup and great service. A set stforfor 2 pax is $55.
Address: Big Splash, 902 East Coast Parkway, Coastal Playgrove – Block C2 Level 1 #01-02 , Singapore 449874
Opening hours: 3 pm – 12 am daily
https://www.facebook.com/people/Tha-Siam-Charcoal-Mookata-Coastal-Playgrove/100089865801100/
Siam Square Mookata (Non-buffet)
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If a buffet is too much for you, Siam Square Mookata also offers set meals starting from $68 for 2-4 people, and from $98 for 6-8 people. You’ll still get a variety of meats including pork, chicken, sausages, clams, cheese tofu and veggies. While these are on the pricier side, the chain has been around for years and is one of the more established ones out there.
Address:Outlets in Havelock, Upper Thomson, Toa Payoh, Clarke Quay, Golden Mile Tower, Clementi, Jurong East, Boon Lay, Bukit Batok, Pasir Ris, Punggol, Woodlands Close, Woodlands Road, Yishun, Ang Mo Kio
Opening hours: Varies by outlet (Check website or Google listings for individual outlets)
https://www.siamsquaremookata.com.sg
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