Hidden Kampong-Themed Restaurant by Old Chang Kee Has Chicken Rice Balls & Gula Melaka Kopi

Last Updated on 2022-07-27 , 3:05 pm

If you’ve not lived in a kampong before, good for you: you should be a young fellow who’s always wondering what the big screen on your living room is.

And if you’ve never eaten any chicken rice ball because Meleka is just too far for you, then good for you as well: you should be a young fellow who grew up with bingsu instead of ice-kacang.

Now, if you want to experience what your parents have gone through in the old days of Singapore, when kampongs were plentiful and chicken rice balls were as common as ice balls, then good for you, because Old Chang Kee has a super retro kampong-themed restaurant that’ll bring you back to the 60s.

And it’s so authentic, there’s even no air-conditioner, so prepare your fan.

O’My Kampong at Sengkang

Yes, I know: Sengkang is a BTO town with many young couples who most likely haven’t lived in a kampong before.

But Sengkang is also home to a park called Sengkang Riverside Park, a rather high-SES park that’s just opposite Sengkang Sports Complex.

Opened in 2008, you can reach there via Kupang LRT Station, and according to the NParks website, the park is home to many Instagram-worthy birds like Purple Heron, Little tern and Collared Kingfisher.

But housed within the park is a kampong-themed restaurant called O’My Kampong, which opened back in December 2018.

So, how kampong is this kampong?

Well, this kampong.

Other than the lack of air-conditioner, the setting is a reminiscence of the 60s, with an old provision shop that even our old fat boss has not seen before.

And for your info, they do sell those tidbits and games. You know, like this game that has since been turned into an app (there is, right?):

But is this restaurant just a vase for Instagram?

Apparently not, because they’ve some goody food, too, and given that it’s established by the folks from Old Chang Kee, you can expect some delicious (and unhealthy) food.

Food Available

The most prominent one would definitely be their chicken rice ball. Take a look at this and don’t tell me you’re still not drooling.

The restaurant has chicken rice, nasi lemak, chicken chop, satay, stew and more – kind of like a local food court.

But what’s interesting is its drink: there’s a Gula Melaka Kopi (sweet die you ah) – who’d have thought of that?

If you’re looking to travel back in this time weekend, here’s the place to be.

O’My Kampong Cafe

Address: 50 Anchorvale Street #01-02 Sengkang Riverside Park Singapore 544834

Operating Hours:
Monday Closed
Tuesday to Friday: 12pm to 9pm
Saturday to Sunday: 8am to 9pm