17 affordable mookata restaurants in Singapore (2024)
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PUBLISHED ONOctober 26, 2024 7:00 AMByAudrey Ng
Delicious brunch in the morning, followed by roaming the malls and streets of Bangkok on a shopping spree, and topping it off with an indulgent meal of smoky, delicious mookata sounds like an ideal trip in the Thai capital to me.
While having mookata, or Thai BBQ, on the streets of Bangkok is a must do when you're there, fortunately, we can satisfy our mookata cravings in Singapore too.
There are tons of mookata restaurants in Singapore serving unlimited mookata buffets or set meals with a variety of sinfully delicious ingredients ready to be grilled to perfection. From Golden Mile to mookata spots in coffee shops, here's a list of cheap mookata restaurants in Singapore.
Affordable 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 |
| Cheese Story Mookata | $29.90 (lunch) $32.90 (dinner) |
| Mr Mookata | $29.90 (weekdays) $32.90 (weekends) |
| Siam Square Mookata | $32.90 |
| CHICE – The Original Chickata | $32.90 |
Family Mookata
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 two outlets — one in Yishun, the other in Bedok — both located in coffee shops, which explains its affordable pricing.
Address: 6 Yishun Industrial Street 1 Northview Bizhub, Singapore 768090 (GHK coffeeshop); 539 Bedok North St 3, #01-593, Singapore 460539 (GHK coffeeshop)
Opening hours: 3pm-11pm (weekdays), 12.30pm – 11pm (weekends) (Yishun); 4pm-10pm (Tue-Fri), 2pm-10pm (weekends)
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
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.
Address: 166 Jalan Besar, Berseh Food Centre #01-08, Singapore 208877
Opening hours: 430 pm – 930 pm, Monday to Saturdays
Aroy Mak Mookata
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 $23.90 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.
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Address: 534 MacPherson Rd, Singapore 368220
Opening hours: 4 – 11 pm daily
Cheese Story Mookata
Formerly at Golden Mile, Cheese Story Mookata has relocated to HomeTeamNS Balestier-JOM. Offering a decent spread of seafood, meats and vegetables, you can grill your favourite ingredients to perfection and dip them inside the restaurant’s signature cheese sauce.
From time to time, there are also new items on the menu for some added variety.
Address: 31 Ah Hood Rd, #01-07, Singapore 329979
Opening hours: 12 pm – 2 am daily
Mr Mookata
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4 Thai hunks made headlines in 2023 for being denied entry to Singapore to perform at Mr Mookata. However, they were replaced by 10 buff men from Singapore who wore white cropped singlets that showed off their abs. Unfortunately, that was just for the opening, so if you were hoping for your share of eye candy, you’ll be disappointed.
Men aside, Mr Mookata’s other unique appeal is its 4 types of special homemade chilli sauce, said to be an authentic specialty from Thailand. Until the restaurant holds some new promotion, keep your eyes peeled for future appearances from some hunks.
Address: 516 Liang Seah St, Singapore 188740; 320 Tanglin Road, Singapore 247980
Opening hours: 12 pm – 6 am daily
Siam Square Mookata
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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
CHICE – The Original Chickata
Touted as the “best halal Thai steamboat”, Chice is a mookata place at Jurong catering to the westies. It aims to maintain strict halal standards from sourcing ingredients and delivering the best quality through the grill. Buffet prices for adults start from $32.90, $15.90 (for children). There are also combo sets from $22.90 per pax.
Address: 2 Venture Dr, #01-47 Vision Exchange, Singapore 608526
Opening hours: 3pm-10.30pm (weekdays), 12.30pm-10.30pm (weekends)
Affordable 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 |
| 888 Mookata | $26 for 2 pax |
| Bangkok Street Mookata | From $28 for 2 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 | $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)
888 Mookata
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Founded by local celebs, Chew Chor Meng and Dennis Chew, 888 Mookata has four outlets across 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: Kovan, Bishan, Tampines, Ubi
Opening hours: Varies per outlet
Bangkok Street Mookata
The chain actually has 10 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: 10 outlets – Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Jurong East, Toh Guan, Jurong West, Punggol, Sembawang, Toa Payoh, Upper Thomson, and Woodlands
Opening hours: Varies by outlet
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 two is priced at $28, while a family platter for four 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)
Mookata Thai BBQ
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With four 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 Pandan Gardens (formerly in an industrial area at Bukit Batok), 1345 Mookata continues to attract customers. Many people praised it 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: 200 Pandan Gardens, #01-12/13, Singapore 609336
Opening hours: 4 pm – 12 am daily
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: 908 Upper Thomson Road (Springleaf) Singapore 787111; 1550 Bedok North Ave 4, #01-15, Singapore 489950
Opening hours: 5 pm – 1230 am daily (Springleaf); 11.30am-3pm, 5pm-10.30pm (Bedok)
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: 902 ECP, #01-02 Coastal Playgrove, #01-02 Blk C2 Level 1, 449874
Opening hours: 3 pm – 12 am daily
Siam Square Mookata
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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
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This article was first published in MoneySmart.