Lian Xin Vegetarian Food Court is a hidden gem located in the basement (B1) of Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in Chinatown, offering affordable vegetarian meals in a serene temple setting. Operating from 7am-3pm daily, this air-conditioned food court features four stalls serving healthy Buddhist vegetarian cuisine with exceptional value pricing. The highlight is their Value Set () with 2 vegetables and 1 main dish, plus drinks and desserts at just each. Daily specials include char siew wanton noodles (.20) on Fridays and laksa (.20) on Sundays, with strictly scheduled menus featuring one dish per day. Guests enjoy complimentary fruits at the condiments station and experience a calm, peaceful atmosphere beneath one of Chinatown's most sacred temples. Popular among office workers and vegetarians, Lian Xin provides exceptional value dining with meals under in Singapore's city center, combining spiritual tranquility with nourishing vegetarian cuisine.
We thought there would be all the options we saw on Google review photos, but when we arrived, they only have exactly 2 options: 1 kind of noodles and 1 rice & veggie portion. It's a Saturday lunch time with many customers but that few options. No laksa, no spaghetti, nothing we saw on the review. The staff were also not friendly. The noodles have no veggies at all. I like the restaurant's mission (nonprofit, supporting local people with special needs) though. It's SGD4.2 per bowl.
Positive Reviews
Kwok Kah Weng
First Visit to the Temple Cafeteria – A Pleasant Surprise!
This afternoon, I visited the vegetarian cafeteria at the temple for lunch—it was my first time there, and I was genuinely impressed! The place had a calm, welcoming vibe, and the food was absolutely delicious and very reasonably priced.
I ordered their Lor Mee, and for just $4.20, the portion was generous and satisfying. Highly recommended if you’re nearby the temple—definitely worth a visit for a tasty, affordable vegetarian meal.
I’ll be going back again soon—especially since the Western food stall wasn’t open today. Looking forward to trying more dishes next time!
Sunny Ng
Happy to see how they have evolved over time to better arrange the seating and queuing areas to ease the congestion. Staff are fast and efficient. Payment is faster than ever.
Now it's just up to the visitors to improve their sense of civic mindedness; had an old lady stretch out her arm to block my path in order to overtake (congrats, you're now 30cm ahead of me), and had my butt touched during queuing. First world facilities, third world users.
Marcus Nah
Very good atmosphere to have vegetarian food.. Well decorated and cosy. First time here..after hearing many good reviews on the foods. Indeed well expected..
Food price very reasonable..
The only setback is one, the food counter staff, maybe is coming break time or so.. He also preparing some ingredients.. I placed my spaghetti set.. He just keep preparing his general ingredients.. But seems like not even have intention to prepare my order.. as it's lasted for a couple of minutes. Then I asked if he knows that I placed an order.. then he start saying waiting for the stove to heat up..
Second is making payment.. the payment machine stop working.. As I was told there's a breaktime from 2.30pm onwards.. which is also their breaktime somehow.. So do avoid this timing.
But overall experience is good.. will definitely come again to try out other dishes..
YC Ng
Visited the place on a Sunday afternoon. Nested in the basement of Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, my initial assumption was that it should be a small quaint little eatery with a few visitors. Was I wrong totally!
This place was huge and crowded with people! Plenty of food options available too! Queue was fast during ordering and payment, and the staff were helpful. Place was clean and cooling on a hot afternoon.
$4.20 for a plate of rice with 3 side dishes. Typical food court pricing. Taste was acceptable. They offered free plain water too.
A good and comfy place for a meal. Too bad it closes at 5pm.
Mr J
Located in the basement of the Buddha Tooth temple, make your way down and be surprised by the bustling energy. Very efficient and professional operationally (they even have a queue for digital payment). Nice variety of vegetarian food, including pastries and breads to try. All reasonably priced.
