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That lady there talking to her friend for 5 mins and im standing in front of her to order. Will never return again. Bugis junction outlet
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Nam Kee Pau at Bugis Junction brings the authentic tradition of Johor Bahru's famous handmade steamed buns to Singapore's food lovers, operating from #B1-K14 where the aroma of freshly steamed pau greets customers from early morning until evening. Renowned for preserving the traditional recipes that made Nam Kee Pau legendary in Malaysia, this food kiosk specializes in crafting all pau items in-house using time-honored techniques, with their signature Amy Yip Pau achieving cult status for its generous size and rich filling combination of hard-boiled egg, pork, chicken, Chinese sausages, and stir-fried vegetables that can satisfy two people for breakfast or serve as a hearty solo lunch.
The extensive menu features handcrafted pau varieties including the popular Big Pau (a smaller version without Chinese sausages), classic Char Siew Pau with special sweet-savory barbecued pork filling, Red Bean Pau (Tau Sar Pau) with homemade melt-in-your-mouth red bean paste, and Lotus Paste Pau bursting with sweet velvety lotus filling. Beyond their famous steamed buns, Nam Kee Pau serves comfort food classics like Mee Hoon Kuay and Ke Kou Mian for customers seeking more substantial meals, ensuring comprehensive options for both quick snacks and satisfying meals throughout the day.
Operating from 8AM to 9:30PM with contact at +65 6238 7598, Nam Kee Pau Bugis Junction offers convenient basement access for early morning commuters and late-evening shoppers seeking authentic Chinese comfort food. The combination of freshly prepared handmade buns, friendly service, and delivery options through Deliveroo and Foodpanda makes this traditional pastry specialist accessible to customers throughout Singapore, while the consistently soft, fluffy texture and fresh, tasty ingredients have earned loyal customers who consider these some of the best pau available in Singapore's competitive food scene.
Operating Hours
Open
Closes in 11h 29m
Monday
8 AM - 8 PM
Tuesday
8 AM - 8 PM
Wednesday
(Today)
8 AM - 8 PM
Thursday
8 AM - 8 PM
Friday
8 AM - 8 PM
Saturday
8 AM - 8 PM
Sunday
8 AM - 8 PM
Price Distribution
$1–10
80%
$10–20
20%
$20–30
0%
Overall Rating
2.6
/
5
Based on 30 reviews
Mall Ranking
#151
Out of 174 shops
Category Ranking
Not enough ratings
Negative Reviews
wen
Extremely disappointed with the service here. I waited far too long without anyone attending to me. When I approached a china lady staff member to ask for help, she responded in a rude and impatient tone, told me to “wait”, and even glared at me. As a paying customer, I came here not to be treated with attitude like I’m the one causing trouble. It’s unacceptable to expect customers to tolerate such unprofessional behavior. Definitely not coming back, and I wouldn’t recommend this place to others based on this experience.
xuan
We always buy the paus ect in the morning and the staffs there are nice, but this is 2nd time I went there and only the guy said the pau are not ready yet. I really don’t understand open at 8am, I went there 930am, 1.5hours the paus still not ready yet? Only when the autie is there I only can buy. Bugis Junction branch
Zac Chong
🤷🏻♂️🤢 Amy Yip Big Pau more like a minced meat, fats, vege mix pau. That’s all. Taste sweet, nothing fantastic. The bun/pau is too dense, guess that franchise one , the bun/pau are being kept too long thus not as fresh, soft fluffy, when compare to a freshly made pau. Overall , don’t think worth to have it again. The glutinous rice chicken disgusting. Really flat. Prefer more moist glutinous rice , and extra flavor. It will help if they add some Chinese Sausages or Mushroom. Basically, just a sweeten chicken on rice. 🤷🏻♂️🤮
d k
Went at 9am. Cashier did not respond when I spoke to her at first. Got the lotus pau and the pau is not even fully thawed?? Service and quality so different from the other outlet I frequent
Charsiew Rice
The quality is very inconsistent. Sometimes the siew mai is moist and flavourful and tastes freshly made. Sometimes it is dry, cardboard-like and definitely half-stale (i.e. leftover and reheated for a few days). Perhaps they need to do some basic inventory control to avoid this consistency problem.
Gerald Teh
Pau was served lukewarm. Not ideal temperature for consumption. Workers were very slipshod in their service. Recommend thoroughly reheating before eating.
Len Ng
Very bad attitude. Bought an Amy yip big pao and I requested for chili. But Lee rejected rudely,says no chilli for pao,already got sauce inside. Im okay without chilli,but Lee’s attitude is terrible. Food is so so.
C J dever
Average siew mai. Bought during evening, and the siew mai appear over steamed! Skin a bit hard! The big Pau is good though.
Im Troll
Terrible food with terrible service from the aunty.. Like I owed her money like that.. No more next time! Horrible place! This place no dine in. Food portion is small. Aunty rude n black face.
Shawn Foo
That lady there was talking to her friend for 5 minutes, and I was standing in front of her to order. Will never return. Bugis Junction outlet.
Lim Troy
Terrible food with terrible service from the aunty. It was as if I owed her money. No more next time! Horrible place! This place has no dine-in. Food portions are small. The aunty was rude and scowling.
Calvin Joel Dever
Average siew mai. Bought during the evening, and the siew mai appeared oversteamed! The skin was a bit hard! The big Pau is good, though.
Leng Ng
Very bad attitude. I bought an Amy Yip Big Pao and requested chili. But Lee rejected rudely, saying no chili for pao, as it already has sauce inside. I'm okay without chili, but Lee’s attitude is terrible. Food is so-so.
Gerard Tay
Pau was served lukewarm, not an ideal temperature for consumption. Workers were very slipshod in their service. I recommend thoroughly reheating before eating.
Chew Siu Lai
The quality is very inconsistent. Sometimes the siew mai is moist and flavourful and tastes freshly made. Sometimes it is dry, cardboard-like and definitely half-stale (i.e., leftover and reheated for a few days). Perhaps they need to do some basic inventory control to avoid this consistency problem.
De Kai
Went at 9 AM. The cashier did not respond when I first spoke to her. I got the lotus pau, and the pau was not even fully thawed? The service and quality were so different from the other outlet I frequent.
Zachary Chong
🤷🏻♂️🤢 The Amy Yip Big Pau is more like a minced meat, fat, and vegetable mix pau. That's all. It tastes sweet, and is nothing fantastic. The bun/pau is too dense. I guess that the franchise's buns/paus are kept too long, making them not as fresh, soft, or fluffy when compared to a freshly made pau. Overall, I don't think it's worth having again. The glutinous rice chicken is disgusting. It's really flat. I prefer more moist glutinous rice and extra flavor. It would help if they added some Chinese sausages or mushrooms. Basically, it's just sweetened chicken on rice. 🤷🏻♂️🤮
Sean
Here's the edited review: "We always buy the paus, etc., in the morning, and the staff there are nice, but this is the second time I went there and only a guy told me the paus were not ready yet. I really don't understand why they open at 8 am; I went there at 9:30 am, and 1.5 hours later, the paus still weren't ready yet? It seems I can only buy when the auntie is there. Bugis Junction branch."
Woon
Extremely disappointed with the service here. I waited far too long without anyone attending to me. When I approached a Chinese staff member to ask for help, she responded in a rude and impatient tone, told me to "wait," and even glared at me. As a paying customer, I came here not to be treated with attitude like I'm the one causing trouble. It's unacceptable to expect customers to tolerate such unprofessional behavior. Definitely not coming back, and I wouldn't recommend this place to others based on this experience.
Positive Reviews
DrMarketing Now
I generally like nam kee paus and noodles. I don’t know why review so Low. But today I got surprised of my many years eating pau . It’s called pointy pau. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
S I
I’ve been here several times. I always get the chwee kueh, and sometimes get their bao. They are both very delicious! The chwee kueh is bouncy and flavorful. Their chili is super tasty. The bao is very large, even their normal one, and is soft and tasty (the picture is true, there is a big piece of boiled egg inside too). Love it here. I go every time I’m in Bugis.
Plumeria Bodhisattva
Char siu pau is very delicious.
Shyla Villaflor
Nice big buns enough to share. When in SG try them!
Haman46
They said open around 8am even Sunday, but no one here is the store at 9:30 am
Hemanth
They said they open around 8 AM, even on Sunday, but no one is here at the store at 9:30 AM.
Shyla Flores
Nice big buns, big enough to share. When in SG, try them!
Plumeria Sage
The char siu pau is very delicious.
Siew Ing
I’ve been here several times. I always get the chwee kueh, and sometimes get their bao. They are both very delicious! The chwee kueh is bouncy and flavorful. Their chili is super tasty. The bao is very large, even the regular size, and is soft and tasty (the picture is accurate; there's a large piece of boiled egg inside too). Love it here. I go every time I’m in Bugis.
Daren Mark Neo
I generally like Nam Kee paus and noodles. I don't know why the reviews are so low. But today I was surprised after many years of eating pau. It's called pointy pau. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Our Menu
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Menu Highlights
Pau
AMY YIP BIG PAU
$5.00BIG PAU
$2.30TAU SAR PAU
$1.20LOTUS PAU
$1.00Dim Sum
GLUTINOUS RICE
$2.50SIEW MAI
$1.10
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Big Pau
AMY YIP BIG PAU
$4.50BIG PAU
$1.90
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CHAR SIEW PAU
$1.00TAU SAR PAU
$0.80
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CHWEE KUEH
$3.20CHU CHANG FEN
$3.20
Menu Highlights
Pau
AMY YIP BIG PAU
$5.00叶子楣大包
BIG PAU
$2.30大包
CHAR SIEW PAU
$1.20叉烧包
TAU SAR PAU
$1.00豆沙包
LOTUS PAU
$1.00莲蓉包
Dim Sum
GLUTINOUS RICE
$2.50糯米鸡
SIEW MAI
$1.10烧卖
Menu Highlights
Pau
AMY YIP BIG PAU
$4.50叶子楣大包
BIG PAU
$1.90大包
CHAR SIEW PAU
$1.00叉烧包
TAU SAR PAU
$0.80豆沙包
LOTUS PAU
$0.80莲蓉包
Rice
GLUTINOUS RICE
$2.00糯米鸡
Dim Sum
SIEW MAI
$0.90烧卖
Menu Highlights
Pau
YIP YIP BIG PAU
$4.50叶子媚大包
BIG PAU
$1.90大包
CHAR SIEW PAU
$1.00叉烧包
TAU SAR PAU
$0.80豆沙包
LOTUS PAU
$0.80莲蓉包
Rice
GLUTINOUS RICE
$2.00糯米鸡
Dim Sum
STEW MAI
$0.90烧类
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