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A buffet in Singapore runs anywhere from $28 to $130 a head, and the gap rarely matches the food. We tracked the current per-head price of every buffet worth knowing — checked against the venue's own page or its booking platform — and ranked them by what you pay, not by who markets hardest.
A few things move the price. Weekday lunch is almost always the cheapest sitting, often 30–50% below weekend dinner for the same spread. Nearly every price carries “++” (10% service, 9% GST), so a $30++ buffet is about $36 nett — we show both where it matters. Korean BBQ and Japanese all-you-can-eat hold the value end at $28–40++; hotel international spreads sit at $80–110++ and climb on weekends and festive dates. Children usually eat at half price or by height, and premium seafood sittings need a booking.
Below, buffets are grouped by type and ranked by value within each. Every price is dated, linked to its source, and re-checked monthly.
Ordered by lowest per-head sitting (usually weekday lunch), service + GST as printed. Every price is quoted verbatim from the source shown and re-checked monthly. The ◆ Pick marks the best value in a category, never the priciest, and no venue pays to appear or rank.
We show the real per-head price (service + GST in), the cuisine and the nearest MRT: the facts that actually decide a buffet, each checked against the venue's own menu. Ratings you can see on Google; the price is the number worth verifying, and we do.
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All 26, cheapest per-head sitting first.
| # | Buffet | Type | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GoroGoro Steamboat & Korean Buffet | Korean BBQ · AYCE | $15.90++ |
| 2 | Teng Sheng Korean BBQ Buffet | Korean BBQ · AYCE | $18 |
| 3 | Shabu Sai | Japanese · Shabu · AYCE | $18.99++ |
| 4 | Paradise Hotpot | Hotpot · HK-style · AYCE | $19.90++ |
| 5 | Seoul Garden | Korean BBQ · AYCE · Halal | $22.90++ |
| 6 | Captain Kim Korean BBQ & Hotpot | Korean BBQ · AYCE · Halal | $22.90++ |
| 7 | Danji Korean BBQ Buffet | Korean BBQ · AYCE | $23++ |
| 8 | Suki-Ya Shabu Shabu | Japanese · Shabu | $23.90++ |
| 9 | Tenkaichi | Japanese · Yakiniku BBQ · AYCE | $29.80++ |
| 10 | Peach Garden | Dim Sum · Cantonese | $30++ |
| 11 | Kiseki Japanese Buffet | Japanese · AYCE | $30.90++ |
| 12 | Guo Fu Hotpot | Hotpot · Steamboat · AYCE | $33.90++ |
| 13 | Lime Restaurant | International | $40.00 |
| 14 | Edge | International | $40++ |
| 15 | Ginger Restaurant | International · Halal | $55++ |
| 16 | Spice Brasserie | Asian · Halal | $61 |
| 17 | The Line | International | $68++ |
| 18 | Estate | International | $68++ |
| 19 | Shin Minori | Japanese · À-la-carte AYCE | $69.90++ |
| 20 | Carousel | International · Halal | $72++ |
| 21 | Straits Kitchen | Local · International · Halal | $72++ |
| 22 | Hai Tien Lo | Cantonese | $72++ |
| 23 | Colony | International | $78++ |
| 24 | RISE | International | $78++ |
| 25 | Man Fu Yuan | Dim Sum · Cantonese | $78++ |
| 26 | The Landmark Restaurant | International · Halal | $85.90++ |
The sticker price is rarely what you pay. These evergreen levers beat any one-off promo.
Deals change constantly, so we don't chase individual promos — but these levers are always worth checking before you book.
The value end — all-you-can-eat grill and steamboat, $16–33++.
Hotpot and Korean BBQ from $15.90++ — timeslot deals drop to $12.90++. Genuinely cheap and good for groups; it's promo-structured, so check the current deal before you go.
Lunch from $15.90++ · Dinner ~$25 nett · timeslot deals from $12.90++
✓ Price checked 6 August 2026 · kingdomfood.sg
A no-frills all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ at ITE Central — $18 nett weekday lunch, among the cheapest full grill buffets on the island. Out-of-the-way in Ang Mo Kio and canteen-basic, but the price is the point.
Weekday lunch $18 nett · dinner & weekends $22 nett
✓ Price checked 6 August 2026 · eatbook.sg
Familiar rather than exciting, but it's everywhere — weekday lunch $22.90++, dinner $32.90++, with recurring $15.90++ lunch promos. A safe default, not a destination.
Weekday lunch $22.90++ ($27.45 nett) · Dinner $32.90++ · frequent $15.90++ lunch promos
✓ Price checked 6 August 2026 · seoulgarden.com.sg
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The cheapest halal Korean BBQ worth booking: MUIS halal-certified, standard adult from $22.90++. Heavily promo-driven, so students and off-peak slots go far lower.
Adult from $22.90++ · student & timeslot promos from $12.90++
✓ Price checked 6 August 2026 · kingdomfood.sg
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A popular Korean BBQ buffet with 50-plus marinated meats and banchan. Weekday lunch $23++, dinner $32++. Tanjong Katong flagship, also at Chinatown Point.
Weekday lunch $23++ · dinner, weekends & PH $32++
✓ Price checked 6 August 2026 · eatbook.sg
Individual and premium hotpot — HK-style and beef, $19.90–37++.
Paradise Group's Hong Kong-style individual hotpot — VivoCity's largest, seating around 380 — with all-you-can-eat sets from $19.90++. Your own pot, a wide broth-and-sauce range, and harbour-side mall convenience.
Individual all-you-can-eat sets from $19.90++ to $52.90++
✓ Price checked 6 August 2026 · paradisegp.com
Individual premium-beef hotpot at Guoco Tower — your own pot, free-flow xiao long bao, from $33.90++ daily lunch (Classic tier). Pricier than the Korean combos, but a proper beef-hotpot buffet, not a grill; the Deluxe tier climbs to $63.90++.
Classic buffet: lunch $33.90++ · weekday dinner $36.90++ · weekend $39.90++ (Deluxe from $63.90++)
✓ Price checked 6 August 2026 · guofu.sg
Sushi, sashimi and shabu, $19–70++.
All-you-can-eat shabu-shabu and sukiyaki from $18.99++ weekday lunch — among the cheapest Japanese buffets going. Familiar chain quality rather than premium; the wagyu tier ($39.99++) is the upgrade. A cheap, casual hotpot fix across many malls.
Wkdy lunch $18.99++ · Wknd $22.99++ · Wagyu buffet $39.99++
✓ Price checked 6 August 2026 · shabusaisg.com
Shabu-shabu and sukiyaki — regular lunch from $23.90++, dinner $28.90++ (their site, Jul 2026). Lighter and cheaper than a BBQ buffet; worth it if you'd rather simmer than grill.
Regular lunch $23.90++ · Dinner $28.90++
✓ Price checked 6 August 2026 · suki-ya.com.sg
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Japanese yakiniku — grill-your-own AYCE — from $29.80++ at the Standard tier, climbing to $94.80++ for premium wagyu and seafood. The entry tier is fair for unlimited Japanese BBQ; the top tiers are a splurge. A grill alternative to the shabu and sushi buffets.
Standard from $29.80++ · Deluxe $64.80++ · Premium $94.80++
✓ Price checked 6 August 2026 · tenkaichi.com.sg
Cheapest all-you-can-eat sushi and sashimi in town — weekday lunch undercuts hotel Japanese buffets by ~$20 a head. Go at lunch; the $57.90++ weekend dinner adds snow crab and 87% to the bill.
Wkdy lunch $30.90++ · Wkdy dinner $49.90++ · Wknd dinner $57.90++
✓ Price checked 6 August 2026 · kisekirestaurant.com.sg
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À-la-carte AYCE — lunch/dinner from S$69.90++ ($49.90++ child), with a cheaper high-tea sitting from $39.90++ and premium seafood tiers to $119.90++. Order-to-table quality, but the full buffet is priced well above Kiseki or Suki-Ya.
High tea from $39.90++ · Lunch/dinner from $69.90++ ($49.90++ child) · premium tiers to $119.90++
✓ Price checked 6 August 2026 · shinminori.com.sg
Read our full reviewThe big hotel spreads, $40–98++ — lunch is where the value hides.
Breakfast $40 nett, weekday lunch $58 — mid-priced international with an 11,300-review record. Lunch is the value sitting; dinner reaches hotel pricing.
Breakfast $40 nett · Weekday lunch (Mon-Tue) $58
✓ Price checked 6 August 2026 · tablecheck.com
Weekday lunch runs a seasonal $40++ (U.P. $72++) — genuinely good when the promo's on. Themed seafood dinners are priced separately and much higher.
Weekday lunch $40++ (U.P. $72++) · themed seafood dinners priced separately
✓ Price checked 6 August 2026 · panpacific.com
PARKROYAL Beach Road's halal-certified international buffet: lunch from $55++ ($61 nett), dinner $69++. A dependable mid-priced halal hotel spread with live stations and a broad Asian-Western range.
Lunch from $55++ ($61 nett) · Dinner from $69++
✓ Price checked 6 August 2026 · panpacific.com
PARKROYAL Kitchener's halal-certified Asian street-food buffet — lunch $61 nett, dinner $69 nett, promos frequent. Nett pricing (no +17%) and a local-hawker angle make it fair value for a halal hotel spread.
Lunch S$61 nett · Dinner S$69 nett (frequent promos)
✓ Price checked 6 August 2026 · panpacific.com
Shangri-La's interactive buffet — lunch $68++, dinner $98++. Nine live stations, reliably wide; you pay for the address as much as the food. Kids 6–11 half price.
Lunch $68++ ($34++ child) · Dinner $98++ ($49++ child) · 16 show kitchens
✓ Price checked 6 August 2026 · shangri-la.com
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Hilton's flagship — weekday lunch from $68++, dinner $98++, weekend seafood brunch $138++. The grill and seafood counter earn the dinner; lunch is the value sitting.
Wkdy lunch $68++ · Dinner $98++ · Wknd seafood brunch $138++
✓ Price checked 6 August 2026 · hiltonsingaporeorchard.com
Halal-certified — the default for a mixed halal group. Weekday lunch $72++ ($82++ weekends), dinner to $102++; the SG61 promo drops lunch to $61++ until 31 Aug 2026. Kids 4–11 half price.
Wkdy lunch $72++ · Wknd $82++ · High tea $50–60++ · Dinner $92–102++ · SG61 promo $61++ till 31 Aug
✓ Price checked 6 August 2026 · royalplaza.com.sg
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Grand Hyatt's halal-certified live-station buffet — hawker favourites cooked to order, lunch from $72++ ($38++ child). A premium halal option in Orchard; you pay hotel prices for the setting and the show kitchens.
Lunch (Sun–Thu) from $72++ ($38++ child) · Fri–Sat $82++ · Dinner from $80++
✓ Price checked 6 August 2026 · hyatt.com
Ritz-Carlton's seven live kitchens — weekday lunch from $78++, dinner $98++. An occasion buffet; seafood and setting carry it. Champagne brunches run to $248++.
Wkdy lunch $78++ · Sat lunch $82++ · Dinner $98++ · Champagne brunch to $248++
✓ Price checked 6 August 2026 · colony.com.sg
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Marina Bay Sands' flagship international buffet — weekday lunch from $78++, dinner past S$100. Among the priciest here; you pay for the MBS address and the sheer range.
Weekday lunch $78++ · Dinner from ~S$100 · Breakfast S$68
✓ Price checked 6 August 2026 · moneysmart.sg
Weekday lunch $85.90++ ($103 nett) — not the sub-$60 bargain it's sometimes called. The value is their 1-for-1 promos (recently $30/pax), not the rack rate.
Wkdy lunch $85.90++ ($103 nett) · Wknd lunch $88.90++ · Wkdy dinner $94.90++ · Wknd dinner $102.90++
✓ Price checked 6 August 2026 · landmark.com.sg
Read our full reviewOrder-as-you-go dim sum and Cantonese, $30–78++.
À-la-carte dim sum from $30++ weekday (their site) — cheaper than the marquee-hotel Chinese buffets. The best-value dim sum spread if that's the point.
À-la-carte buffet: Mon–Thu $30++ · Fri $32++ · Weekend $34++ · Premium set $108++
✓ Price checked 6 August 2026 · peachgarden.com.sg
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Pan Pacific's premium Cantonese — weekday unlimited dim sum brunch $72++ ($36++ child), via TableCheck. For a special Chinese meal, priced to match.
Weekday dim sum brunch $72++ · Child $36++ · weekend higher
✓ Price checked 6 August 2026 · tablecheck.com
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InterContinental's à-la-carte dim sum buffet — $78++ weekend lunch ($40++ child, min two). Premium, not value; worth it if you eat dim sum seriously.
Weekend lunch $78++ · Child $40++ (min two to dine)
✓ Price checked 6 August 2026 · manfuyuansg.com
Read our full reviewWeekday lunch buffets start around $28–35++ per adult — Korean BBQ and Japanese all-you-can-eat are the cheapest full spreads. Hotel international buffets run $80–110++ and climb on weekend dinners and festive dates. Every figure here is the lowest current per-head sitting, service and GST as printed.
The cheapest verified spreads are GoroGoro (from $15.90++) and Captain Kim ($22.90++, halal-certified), both under $25. The Korean BBQ spots are promo-heavy, so student and timeslot deals go lower still.
Two on this list: Carousel at Royal Plaza on Scotts (lunch from $61++), our halal pick for a hotel spread, and Captain Kim ($22.90++) for cheaper halal Korean BBQ. Both hold MUIS halal certification.
1-for-1 buffet promotions usually run through booking apps (eatigo, Chope) and bank card offers rather than the venues directly, and they rotate. Check the venue's own page for the current promo before assuming a listed deal still stands.
Kiseki, at $30.90++ weekday lunch, is the cheapest all-you-can-eat sushi and sashimi in town — roughly $20 a head under hotel Japanese buffets for a comparable raw bar. Suki-Ya (regular lunch from $23.90++) is cheaper if you prefer shabu-shabu to a sushi spread.
Most buffets charge children roughly half the adult price, or by height (often free under about 0.9m). Korean BBQ buffets tend to charge a flat child rate ($15–20++); check each venue, as cut-offs vary.
Weekday lunches usually have walk-in space. Weekend seafood dinners and festive sittings at hotel buffets book out — reserve a few days ahead, especially for larger groups.
Yes — weekday lunch is almost always the cheapest sitting, often 30–50% below the weekend dinner price for the same spread. If value is the goal, go on a weekday at lunch.
No single restaurant is considered 'the best' — it depends on your budget and craving, which is why we rank by value instead. For the money, the standout restaurants are Captain Kim and GoroGoro (full spreads under $25++); for a hotel spread, Carousel (halal) or the big international buffets at weekday lunch. Use the ranked list above to pick by price and cuisine rather than one blanket winner.
Search Reddit or askSingapore and the advice is consistent: go for value, not the priciest hotel name. Locals point to weekday lunch and the affordable full spreads — Korean BBQ and Japanese all-you-can-eat under $35++ — which punch above their price, and treat the $100++ weekend hotel dinners as occasion-only. That lines up with how we rank buffets: by what you actually pay.
Prices are the lowest per-head sitting, service + GST as printed; full tier tables live on each venue's source page or its full review. Every price is checked against the venue's own page, its booking platform, or a dated report — with the source shown on each row so you can check it yourself. Re-checked monthly; last checked 6 August 2026.