Chin Mee Chin's NEX Outlet Is Now Open: What Changed From the Katong Original
Chin Mee Chin's first branch outside Katong brings the classics to NEX with longer hours, plus new sandwiches, pies, rice dishes and modern kaya desserts.
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- Location
- NEX, 23 Serangoon Central, #B2-60/61
- Nearest MRT
- Serangoon MRT
- Hours
- Daily 8am–9.30pm; official site lists last order at 9pm
- Opened
- 8 August 2026
- Best for
- Classic kaya breakfast plus a broader all-day menu in a mall setting
Chin Mee Chin's NEX outlet is more than a copy of the Katong shop. It keeps familiar kaya toast, kopi and nostalgic bakes, but the mall branch stays open much later and launched with sandwiches, savoury pies, rice dishes and new kaya-based desserts.
Key Takeaways
- NEX is Chin Mee Chin's first branch outside East Coast Road and opened on 8 August 2026.
- The NEX outlet is open until 9.30pm daily, so it works for dinner or an evening snack as well as breakfast.
- Choose NEX for convenience and the broader menu; choose Katong if the heritage shophouse atmosphere is the main reason for going.
Location and opening hours
The branch is at NEX, 23 Serangoon Central, #B2-60/61, Singapore 556083, close to Serangoon MRT. Chin Mee Chin's official site lists NEX as open daily from 8am to 9.30pm, with last order at 9pm.
The East Coast Road branch is listed as open daily from 8am to 4pm with last order at 3.30pm, so NEX is much easier for people who cannot make a traditional breakfast or tea-time visit.
NEX vs Katong
| NEX | East Coast Road | |
|---|---|---|
| Setting | Modern mall branch at Serangoon | Original East Coast shophouse |
| Hours | 8am–9.30pm daily | 8am–4pm daily |
| Menu | Classics plus newer sandwiches, pies, rice dishes and drinks | Traditional Chin Mee Chin experience and classic bakes |
| Best for | Convenience, later meals, North-East residents | Heritage atmosphere and a classic Katong stop |
The classics are still the easiest first order
If this is your first Chin Mee Chin visit, start with kaya toast, soft-boiled eggs and kopi or teh, then add an old-school bake. The official menu continues to list kaya toast sets, cream horns, kaya custard puffs, cupcakes, sugee cake and house-made kaya.
What was added for the NEX opening?
CNA Lifestyle reported a larger launch menu at NEX. Examples included a kaya custard choux au craquelin at S$3, smashed fried chicken with sambal sandwich at S$10, grilled kaffir lime chicken sandwich at S$8.80, sambal tuna sandwich at S$7.80, nasi lemak with fried chicken cutlet at S$10.80, black pepper beef pie at S$4.80 and mushroom danish at S$3.60.
New drinks at launch included kaya cloud kopi and salted gula melaka cloud kopi at S$5.50. Treat those as opening-period reference prices rather than permanent guarantees.
What should you order?
Traditional visit: toast set, soft-boiled eggs and kopi/teh.
To make NEX worth choosing: add one of the newer savoury items or kaya desserts, so the meal takes advantage of the broader menu.
Takeaway: the official menu lists house-made kaya and whole cakes among take-home options, subject to current availability.
Best time to visit
Morning is still the natural choice for breakfast, but NEX's real advantage is flexibility. You can combine the branch with shopping, a movie or dinner around Serangoon and still get Chin Mee Chin into the day without racing to East Coast Road before afternoon closing.
Research note
This is a research-based guide using Chin Mee Chin's current official menu/location information and CNA's launch reporting. We are not presenting a personal taste test or claiming every launch-exclusive item stays exclusive forever.
Is the NEX branch worth a special trip?
If you are already around Serangoon, NEX is the easiest way to try Chin Mee Chin without travelling to Katong. For visitors with limited time, however, the East Coast Road shop has more destination value because the heritage setting is part of the experience.
NEX makes more sense when convenience, air-conditioning and longer opening hours matter. It is also the stronger option if your group wants both the traditional toast-and-kopi order and a fuller meal from the newer savoury menu. That distinction is more useful than treating one branch as universally “better”.
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