While dining out can be expensive, ordering in can get rather pricey too, especially when you take on a delivery fee. When you’re tired of all the instant meals and cup noodles, try these cheap spots instead. They remain open during this period, allowing you to bring home a small, affordable piece of indulgence to enjoy.

1. The Salted Plum

For delivery and takeaway

Enjoy Taiwanese comfort food with the $9.90 bento sets from The Salted Plum. Choose from the fatty pork mince, lu rou, or burnt chilli chicken, served alongside an appetiser and a serving of soup. Feeling peckish? The small selection of a la carte dishes goes for $10 – with options that include the crispy fried pork chop with chilli mayonnaise and fried oyster mushrooms and smashed potatoes sprinkled with plum powder. Orders above $60 qualify for free delivery. Otherwise, a minimum order of $30 is needed for delivery, with a $10 charge. Peep the full menu here.

2. Hjh Maimunah

For delivery and takeaway

You no longer need to join the queue to enjoy the famed nasi padang from this Michelin Bib Gourmand-listed eatery. From its online store, you’ll find a selection of set meals for pre-order and delivery. Try the beef rendang set ($7), which comes with egg sambal and vegetables, or get the ayam pedas stingray set ($7). There’s also fried chicken ($6.50), sambal prawn ($7), and nasi sambal goreng ($7.50) set meals to choose from. The delivery fee begins from $5 depending on location, and a minimum order of $30 is required. Browse the full menu and place your order here.

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For delivery and takeaway

The usual wonton noodles come lavished with premium ingredients here. The pork belly char siu noodle is just $6, while the Twosome Noodle with char siu and roasted pork belly is $7. Enjoy 20 percent discount when you pick-up your orders, or get free delivery if you stay within Outram, Chinatown, and Tanjong Pagar. Those within 5km of the restaurant can order via Foodpanda. Visit its website for more information.

For delivery and takeaway

The noodles from Dumpling Darlings remain just as affordable. Toppings of miso mushroom, braised pork and egg, or Sichuan pork and egg comes at just $7.50. But if it’s a dumpling party you’re after, get the platter for four at $75 that comes with 30 pieces of dumplings and four servings of noodles. Orders above $80 qualify for free delivery. Otherwise, the delivery fee starts at $20. Find out more here.

For delivery only

Dim sum chain Tim Ho Wan has a special $9.90 set meal that consists of rice that comes topped with chicken, cordyceps flower, and mushrooms, as well as a side dish of spinach dumpling with shrimp (three pieces) to make a full meal. Tim Ho Wan’s delivery is available on Deliveroo, GrabFood, Foodpanda, and Oddle.

For delivery and takeaway

Cantonese restaurant Peach Garden has a $9.90 meal you can take away from its various outlets. The hearty meal comes with two dim sum, one protein, one vegetable, a main course, two servings of fruits or dessert, and one drink to wash it all down. There’s a minimum order of two sets. The restaurant also provides a delivery option for locations within 1km of its outlets. Shop the takeaway and delivery menu here.

For takeaway only

The usual well-stocked buffet lines from Spice Brasserie has instead been switched to single-serve portions. Most dishes come well under $10, and you can still enjoy a wide variety that includes the seafood broken rice porridge ($6.80) and naan with Goan fish curry ($5.80). Browse the full menu here.