Local Guide
It is past midnight, you are hungry, and the question is always the same: what is still open — and actually good? Singapore’s late-night food map shrinks fast after 11pm. Most kitchens close, the malls go dark, and what remains is usually a compromise between hunger and quality.
Kampong Gelam is one of the few neighbourhoods where the night is still alive. The shophouse streets around Arab Street and Beach Road keep their lights on long after the rest of the city winds down, and the smell of charcoal drifts out until the small hours. It is the natural gathering point for night owls, shift workers, and families who eat late.
At LAYALI our kitchen runs daily until 1:00am — full menu, not a reduced late-night list. That means fresh shawarma carved off the spit at midnight, charcoal-grilled kebabs at 12:30, and hot künefe before the night ends. Everything made to order, fresh off the grill. Whether you are finishing a shift or starting a long supper with friends, the terrace is lit and the grill is hot.
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Everything we write about, we cook daily — 10:00am to 1:00am at 257 Beach Road, Kampong Gelam. Charcoal-fired, family-owned, five minutes from Bugis MRT.