10 Lunch Places in Raffles Place Under $10 (Supper Affordable)

Living in the world’s more expensive city, it can be a struggle trying to sustain basic living standards. With high cost of living, people often tighten their belts when it comes to food. It is even harder when you are working in the Central Business District (CBD) area, where everything is expensive – even parking lots. So for your convenience, we have listed some lunch places that you can have when working at Raffles Place.

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Aussie Roll
Address: Chevron House #B1-04A
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For small-eaters, Aussie Roll offers quick grab-and-go rice rolls which ranges from $2.60 to $3.00. They have a wide variety of fillings for you to choose from. There are seafood fillings such as Lobster Salad and Soft Shell Crab; meat fillings such as Black Pepper Chicken and Korean Chili Pork; also, vegetarian fillings such as Sweet Potato and Mini Avocado. With so many options to choose from, you will be spoiled for choice.

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GreenDot
Address: One Raffles Place #03-23/24
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Sick and tired of eating meat, and yet salad is not your thing? GreenDot is just the place for you to enjoy a healthy yet delicious meal. Although they serve meat-free cuisine, these tasty dishes still do satisfy our daily nutritional needs. With just $7.90, you could get a bowl of piping hot Herbal Noodle. Even without meat, their soup was rich and full of flavor. In addition, you could also top up $1.90 for a cup of Alisan Oolong Tea to cleanse or perk you up before heading back to work.

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Guzman Y Gomez
Address: Chevron House #B1-07
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Built on traditional flavors, Guzman Y Gomez serves Mexican food with the use of high quality ingredients. For $8.50, you could get yourself 2 Tacos (hard/soft) with your choice of fillings. If you are able to handle spicy food, be sure to try their Spicy Grilled Chicken and Slow Roasted Pork. Though it can be a change of taste, it would not fill your hunger if you are the kind that eats a lot. As this is on the pricier side, you might want to have this once in a while.

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Joe & Dough
Address: Golden Shoe Car Park #01-05/05A
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At Joe & Dough, you can get yourself a handcrafted sandwich at $9.80. Fresh ingredients are thoughtfully paired with bread to give a wholesome feel to your meal. In addition, your sandwich will always come hot as they only prepare when ordered. To complete your meal, you could grab yourself a cup of coffee if you don’t mind spending slightly more than $10.

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Salads and Wraps
Address: One Raffles Place #B1-11
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With a wide range of salads and wraps to choose from, its price ranges from $6.50 to $10.50. From the common Caesar Salad to Japanese styled Soba Noodle Salad to Avocado Shrimp Wrap, they are all freshly prepared upon order. If you don’t like any of the options given, you could always create your own. In addition, they have interesting dressings such as Asian Ginger, for you to choose from too.

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Shah Alam
Address: 21 Circular Road
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How about some Indian food to heighten your tastebuds? $5.50 for a plate of Mutton Nasi Briyani, and if that’s not enough, you could always top-up another $1 for a plain Prata. Their Nasi Briyani is full of flavors, and their mutton was soft and tasty. However, if you’re thirsty for a drink, we do not recommend having their tea as it was quite bland for our taste. Nevertheless, they do offer other drinks such as Bandung ($2.00).

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Sinar Pagi Nasi Padang *Editor’s Pick*
Address: 13 Circular Road
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Fans of Nasi Padang would definitely love this place. There are many side dishes to choose from and you will be spoiled for choice. For a plate of Nasi Padang, together with fish and 2 vegetables, it only costs $7.50. Their chili comes with a tinge of sourness, giving excitement to your tastebuds as you enjoy your savory side dishes. To try all their dishes, one visit is surely not enough.

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The Salad Corner
Address: Golden Shoe Car Park #01-10
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At The Salad Corner, you don’t have to worry if you see a queue. Apparently, the queue moves very quickly and it will soon be your turn. For $5.90, you can get yourself 5 basic topping and a dressing. For the basic topping, The Salad Corner offers choices such as apples, tomatoes, kidney beans, chickpeas and more. They also categorize two types of dressing: creamy dressing like thousand island and light dressing like honey mustard vinaigrette.

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Three Cups Coffee Co
Address: One Raffles Place #04-31
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Famed for their coffee, Three Cups Coffee Co also has sandwiches that one can get for lunch. Their signature, Three’s A Company ($9.50), comprises of herbed roasted chicken, mustard egg mayo, bacon, tomato, and romaine lettuce. You could also get yourself a cup of freshly brewed coffee (but that would go over $10) to recharge for the rest of the day.

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Wheat Baumkuchen
Address: One Raffles Place #B1-32
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For the health conscious, Wheat Baumkuchen serves healthy and affordable Soba Noodles and Brown Rice. Their selections come with cute names such as Penguin, Whale and Reindeer. For a plate of Salmon ($10), you would get green soba tossed in yuzu sauce, together with grilled salmon and salad. Just so you know, they are quite generous in their salmon portion.

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Photos & text by Aileen Lim, a fellow food writer for Miss Tam Chiak. Follow her at @ailove2eat on instagram for her latest food hunt.

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