Beauty World Korean Food Guide: Stalls, Menus, Hours
Anyone who has circled the hawker centre once, taken a second lap, and still left with takeaway already knows the Beauty World method: arrive curious, leave flexible. The Korean options around Bukit Timah range from the 40-dish menu at Pink Candy Korean Food inside the centre to braised pig’s trotters at Joo Mak Korean Restaurant upstairs, so the practical question is whether you want a S$8 snack or a S$36 feast.
Eatbook guide entries: 30, updated 9 Apr 2025 ·
HungryGoWhere guide entries: 15, published 13 Feb 2024 ·
Pink Candy menu count: 40+ Korean dishes ·
Korean restaurant in the top results: Joo Mak Korean Restaurant, Bukit Timah
Quick snapshot
- Pink Candy Korean Food operates at Beauty World Centre #04-60, 144 Upper Bukit Timah Road, with a menu of more than 40 Korean dishes (Eatbook (Singapore food guide)).
- Joo Mak Korean Restaurant is listed at Beauty World Centre #04-01 (Asia Voice SG (local Beauty World guide)).
- No official source in the top five organic results documents a permanent closure of Beauty World Food Centre; the top-result guides from Eatbook and HungryGoWhere both treat the centre as open. (HungryGoWhere (Singapore restaurant directory))
- Pink Candy’s pork army stew appears at both S$34.90 and S$22.90 in current guides, so the price depends on the portion or the date of the listing (HungryGoWhere (Singapore restaurant directory)).
- 13 Feb 2024 — HungryGoWhere publishes its 15-item Beauty World food guide.
- 9 Apr 2025 — Eatbook updates its 30-item Beauty World food guide.
- The two guides sit more than a year apart, so stalls from the 2024 list may no longer be running.
- Check stall-level notices before travelling; a guide update does not guarantee a stall is open today. (Asia Voice SG)
- Re-confirm prices at the counter, because two guides disagree on at least one Pink Candy dish. (Asia Voice SG)
- For a group meal, Joo Mak’s braised pig’s trotters and Jeju black pig are the full-service draw (Asia Voice SG).
Ten facts, one pattern: the useful numbers are scattered across guides published more than a year apart, so attach a date to every figure before you rely on it.
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Destination | Beauty World Food Centre, Bukit Timah, Singapore |
| Korean stall inside the centre | Pink Candy Korean Food, Beauty World Centre #04-60, 144 Upper Bukit Timah Road |
| Korean restaurant inside the centre | Joo Mak Korean Restaurant, Beauty World Centre #04-01 |
| Top organic food guide | Eatbook — 30 Beauty World food gems, updated 9 Apr 2025 |
| Second organic food guide | HungryGoWhere — 15 Beauty World food gems, published 13 Feb 2024 |
| Pink Candy operating schedule | Mon & Wed–Sun 10:30am–2:30pm and 5pm–9:30pm; Tue 5pm–9:30pm (per HungryGoWhere) |
| Nearby Korean restaurant | Myung Ga II, Bukit Timah Plaza (SethLui) |
| Smallest Korean order | S$8.50 kimbap at Pink Candy (Eatbook) |
| Largest listed Korean order | S$36 sweet-spicy fried chicken at Pink Candy (Eatbook) |
| Most dated review signal | Joo Mak’s “quite authentic” TripAdvisor review from Aug 2016 (TripAdvisor) |
Is Beauty World Food Centre closed?
No official operator statement or Singapore government source in the top five organic results declares Beauty World Food Centre permanently closed. The most recent published signal that the centre is working comes from Eatbook, which refreshed its 30-item Beauty World guide on 9 Apr 2025.
Current operating status
- No closure notice appears in the top five organic results for Beauty World Korean food.
- The 9 Apr 2025 update of Eatbook’s guide treats the centre as an active hawker destination with 30 food gems.
- HungryGoWhere’s 15-item guide, published 13 Feb 2024, also treats the centre as open.
A full hawker centre closure is a building-level decision that would surface in official notices; a single stall closing is a routine event that no food guide can predict. The two are different questions, and only the second one is realistic at Beauty World right now.
How to check before you visit
- Read the date on any guide: a 2024 list cannot confirm what is open in 2025.
- Check the stall’s own signage or social media for same-day closures.
- If you are travelling for one dish, message the stall directly before you go.
Nothing in the published record says the centre is closed. The realistic risk is a single stall’s quiet retirement, which an updated guide cannot fully prevent.
The implication: treat “closed” as a question about one specific stall, not about the whole building, and the answer becomes much easier to verify.
What are the opening hours of Beauty World Food Centre?
Hawker centres set hours stall by stall, so a single published time rarely applies to every vendor. The only Korean stall inside Beauty World Centre with a full schedule in the cited guides is Pink Candy Korean Food.
Pink Candy’s published schedule
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday — 10:30am to 2:30pm and 5pm to 9:30pm.
- Tuesday — 5pm to 9:30pm only.
This schedule comes from HungryGoWhere’s Beauty World guide (Singapore restaurant directory).
Why the online hours may not match what you find
- Weekend and public holiday hours at hawker centres can differ from weekday hours.
- A stall can close early when it sells out, and small-batch items go first.
- Joo Mak and Myung Ga II have no consolidated schedule in the top guides, so call ahead for both.
Pink Candy’s two-meal schedule is the only complete Korean timetable in the cited guides; even then, the 2:30pm–5pm gap means the kitchen closes between lunch and dinner.
What this means: plan around the 10:30am–2:30pm lunch window or the 5pm–9:30pm dinner window, treat Tuesday as dinner-only, and confirm Joo Mak or Myung Ga II before you arrive.
Which Beauty World restaurants serve Korean food?
Two of the three Korean options sit inside the food centre building; the third is a short walk away at Bukit Timah Plaza. The distinction changes how you order, how you pay, and how long you stay.
Inside Beauty World Food Centre
- Pink Candy Korean Food — Beauty World Centre #04-60, counter service, more than 40 dishes, including kimbap, bibimbap, rice cakes, stews and fried chicken (per Eatbook).
- Joo Mak Korean Restaurant — Beauty World Centre #04-01, full-service Korean restaurant best known for braised pig’s trotters and Jeju black pig (per Asia Voice SG).
If you want the whole stall-by-stall roster, our dedicated guide to Beauty World Korean Food: Best Stalls, Dishes & Tips covers the non-Korean options too.
Near Bukit Timah, not inside the hawker centre
- Myung Ga II — Bukit Timah Plaza, a Korean restaurant that serves Korean diners and local customers, according to SethLui (Singapore food editorial).
Stall or restaurant: why the label matters
- Hawker stalls use counter service: order, pay, sit, clear your own tray.
- Restaurants add table service, shared side dishes, and usually a larger time commitment.
- The same Korean dish can cost roughly twice as much in a restaurant version.
Pink Candy is the budget workhorse, Joo Mak is the sit-down specialist in the same building, and Myung Ga II pulls the Korean crowd to Bukit Timah Plaza — three options, three entirely different receipts.
The pattern: the setting decides the receipt, so choose the venue before you choose the dish.
What is on the Korean food menu at Beauty World?
The menu data splits into three price towers: Pink Candy’s hawker-style range, Joo Mak’s full-service dishes, and Myung Ga II’s Korean-home classics. Prices below come from the cited guides and can drift.
Pink Candy Korean Food: one menu, three price levels
- Kimbap — S$8.50
- Black-bean noodles — S$12.90
- Bibimbap — S$12.90
- Spicy rice cake — S$12.90
- Spicy cold beef noodles — S$14.90
- Kimchi pancake — S$21.90
- Original sweet-spicy fried chicken — S$36
- Pork army stew — S$34.90
Eatbook (Singapore food guide) lists the whole set. HungryGoWhere lists the same army stew at S$22.90, so confirm the portion at the counter before ordering. HungryGoWhere’s listing also highlights Pink Candy’s apple kimchi at S$8 for a 500g tub — the one item worth taking home.
Joo Mak Korean Restaurant: the sit-down list
- Joomak Gukbap — S$21.90
- Jaengban Jjajangmyeon — S$29.90
- Seafood pancake — approximately S$20.90 to S$21.90
- Kimchi soup — from S$19.90 (per a secondary guide)
- Jjajangmyeon — from S$15.90 (per a secondary guide)
The first three items come from Asia Voice SG (local Beauty World guide), which also notes that Joo Mak specialises in Korean braised pig’s trotters and Jeju black pig — not the standard Korean barbecue franchise menu. A secondary Maxthon blog guide (secondary source) reports the lower kimchi soup and jjajangmyeon prices and describes the seafood pancake as fluffy with a noticeable seafood sweetness.
Myung Ga II: the Bukit Timah Plaza option
- Seafood leek pancake — S$20
- Seafood tofu stew — S$17, served with rice
SethLui (Singapore food editorial) lists both dishes and says Myung Ga II draws Korean diners and locals alike.
Vegetarian and spice-level options
- No cited guide confirms a dedicated vegetarian section at Pink Candy or Joo Mak.
- Spice level is not listed per dish; the spicy rice cake and spicy cold beef noodles are the menu items that advertise heat by name.
The trade-off is simple: Pink Candy lets you eat well for S$12.90, while Joo Mak pushes the same meal toward S$22 and above. For a solo diner, the hawker stall wins; for a group that wants Korean BBQ and table service, the restaurant does.
The implication: the menu is wide enough for both budgets, but Pink Candy’s prices stay low only if you skip the large-format stews and fried chicken.
What do reviews say about Beauty World Korean food?
Review coverage clusters around two poles: Joo Mak’s TripAdvisor history and the editorial lists from Eatbook and HungryGoWhere. The dates are the real story.
- Aug 2016 — A TripAdvisor review describes Joo Mak as “quite authentic Korean cuisine” and lists Korean BBQ pork and beef, grilled mackerel, jia jang noodles, seafood pancake and steamed egg (TripAdvisor (review platform)).
- 13 Feb 2024 — HungryGoWhere’s 15-item guide describes Pink Candy as homestyle Korean food with rooftop and alfresco seating.
- 9 Apr 2025 — Eatbook’s updated guide presents Beauty World as a 30-gem hawker destination and leads its Korean coverage with Pink Candy’s 40-dish menu.
The pattern: reviewers consistently call Pink Candy generous and homestyle, and they treat Joo Mak as the serious sit-down option. The freshest editorial signal is Eatbook’s Apr 2025 update; everything older should be dated before you trust it.
The catch: a 2016 “authentic” review is a menu clue, not a current quality verdict. Use it to decide what to order, not what to expect today.
Can you make Beauty World Korean food recipes at home?
None of the cited guides publishes a recipe from Pink Candy or Joo Mak, so treat any home version as “inspired by” the hawker classics rather than a faithful copy. The good news: the dishes people actually order at Beauty World are among the easiest Korean recipes to reproduce.
Dishes that translate to a home kitchen
- Korean BBQ pork and beef — the Joo Mak review’s anchor dish; a grill pan and gochujang marinade covers most of it.
- Seafood pancake — the fluffy version described by the secondary guide; flour, egg, spring onion and squid are the base.
- Jia jang noodles — black-bean sauce over noodles, the same dish Pink Candy sells at S$12.90.
- Steamed egg — the side dish that appears in the TripAdvisor review; five minutes in a hot bowl.
Ingredients to prep
- Gochujang and gochugaru for the marinades and stews.
- Black-bean paste for jia jang noodles.
- Kimchi — Pink Candy’s apple kimchi (S$8 for 500g) is the readymade option at the stall.
- Pork belly or beef short rib for the BBQ dishes.
The Singapore shopping shortcut
Everything you need for these recipes is standard stock at Singapore supermarkets; the apple kimchi at Pink Candy is the one item worth buying at the source.
Stocking a pantry costs more than one S$12.90 bibimbap, so home cooking only pays off if you make Korean food more than once a week. Otherwise, let the hawker centre do the work.
Home cooking removes the queue but not the shopping list: the Beauty World menu is a better inspiration board than a strict recipe source, so keep the seasoning simple and save the specialities like pig’s trotters for the restaurant.
Korean Stalls vs Korean Restaurants: The Decision Table
Five decision points, one pattern: the hawker stall wins on price and speed, the restaurants win on menu depth and comfort.
| Decision point | Korean hawker stall | Full-service Korean restaurant |
|---|---|---|
| Anchor example | Pink Candy Korean Food, #04-60 | Joo Mak Korean Restaurant, #04-01 · Myung Ga II, Bukit Timah Plaza |
| Entry price | S$8.50 kimbap | S$17 seafood tofu stew with rice |
| Menu ceiling | S$36 sweet-spicy fried chicken | S$29.90 Jaengban Jjajangmyeon |
| Service style | Counter order, takeaway friendly | Table service, group friendly |
| Best move | Quick solo lunch or takeaway | Korean BBQ and pig’s trotters dinner |
The trade-off is clear on paper: the stall feeds you for S$8.50, the restaurant starts at S$17 and climbs to S$29.90 and beyond. For a solo weekday lunch, Pink Candy is the rational choice; for a group that wants to sit, share, and take its time, Joo Mak earns the premium.
The Upsides and Downsides of Choosing Korean at Beauty World
Upsides
- Low entry price: kimbap at S$8.50 and bibimbap at S$12.90 at Pink Candy.
- Menu size: more than 40 Korean dishes at a single counter.
- Choice of settings: counter service at the centre or table service at Joo Mak and Myung Ga II.
- Rooftop and alfresco seating at Pink Candy, per HungryGoWhere.
Downsides
- Price conflicts between guides: the same Pink Candy army stew is listed at S$34.90 and S$22.90.
- No consolidated stall directory with current operating hours for every Korean vendor.
- Older reviews, like the 2016 TripAdvisor post, may not reflect current quality.
- Group-sized dishes (fried chicken S$36, army stew S$34.90) push the bill well past hawker-budget territory.
The trade-off: Pink Candy wins on price and speed; Joo Mak wins on experience and group comfort. The deciding variable is the size of your party and the size of your appetite.
How to Plan a Beauty World Korean Food Run
Five steps turn the guide data into a plan that survives contact with a hungry crowd.
- Pick your lane. Stall (Pink Candy) if you are solo, budget-conscious, or in a hurry; restaurant (Joo Mak or Myung Ga II) for groups and sit-down meals.
- Lock the hours. Pink Candy runs 10:30am–2:30pm and 5pm–9:30pm Monday and Wednesday to Sunday, and 5pm–9:30pm on Tuesday.
- Set a budget. S$8.50 to S$14.90 keeps you in the hawker range; S$17 to S$36 covers the restaurant and large-format dishes.
- Confirm the price at the counter. The army stew alone has two published prices, so ask before committing.
- Time the visit. Go for the lunch window right at 10:30am or the dinner window right at 5pm to dodge the queue, and use takeaway as the fallback.
The pattern: the cheapest option is also the fastest, but the restaurant premium buys time and table service, so decide which one the occasion demands.
What’s Confirmed and What’s Still Unclear
The available sources split cleanly into two piles: facts with a named source and gaps with no source at all.
Confirmed
- Beauty World Food Centre is a working hawker destination in Bukit Timah, Singapore, with an active guide presence as of Apr 2025 (Eatbook).
- Pink Candy Korean Food operates at #04-60 with more than 40 dishes on its menu (Eatbook).
- Joo Mak Korean Restaurant is at #04-01 and specialises in braised pig’s trotters and Jeju black pig (Asia Voice SG).
- Myung Ga II operates at Bukit Timah Plaza and serves both Korean and local diners (SethLui).
Unclear
- No official source in the top five organic results documents a permanent closure of the centre.
- Pink Candy’s army stew has two published prices (S$34.90 and S$22.90) with no consensus on portions.
- Stall-level hours for Korean vendors are not consolidated in one directory.
- Which stalls from the Feb 2024 HungryGoWhere list are still operating today is not confirmed.
- Joo Mak’s secondary-guide prices (kimchi soup from S$19.90, jjajangmyeon from S$15.90) are unverified against the restaurant’s current menu.
The pattern: the building and the three Korean anchors are confirmed, but the details — prices, hours, current stall status — are where the sources split. Plan around the confirmed anchors and verify the details last.
What People Say About Beauty World Korean Food
Three voices, three different angles: a reviewer’s verdict, a blogger’s plate-level note, and an editor’s description of a neighbourhood institution.
“Quite authentic Korean cuisine” — Korean BBQ pork and beef, grilled mackerel, jia jang noodles, seafood pancake and steamed egg.
— TripAdvisor review of Joo Mak Korean Restaurant, Aug 2016 (TripAdvisor (review platform))
Fluffy, with noticeable seafood sweetness.
— Maxthon blog guide on Joo Mak’s seafood pancake (Maxthon blog (secondary source))
Myung Ga II serves Korean food to Korean diners and local customers alike.
— SethLui’s Beauty World guide (SethLui (Singapore food editorial))
The pattern across the voices: the food is described as homestyle and generous, while the practical details — prices, hours, current status — are described as unstable. Trust the adjectives, verify the numbers.
The Takeaway for Your Beauty World Korean Food Run
Beauty World’s Korean corner works best when you treat it as two separate decisions: the quick hawker meal at Pink Candy and the sit-down Korean dinner at Joo Mak or Myung Ga II. The guides disagree on details, so confirm the price of the army stew before ordering it, and treat any review older than a year as a menu clue rather than a quality verdict. For the first-time visitor in Bukit Timah, the decision is clear: go to Pink Candy before 12:30pm for a solo lunch under S$13, or point the group toward Joo Mak’s Korean BBQ and pig’s trotters if the evening has room for a proper table.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where exactly is Beauty World Food Centre located?
144 Upper Bukit Timah Road, with Pink Candy Korean Food at #04-60 and Joo Mak Korean Restaurant at #04-01 inside the centre.
How do I get to Beauty World Food Centre by MRT?
Alight at Beauty World MRT and walk toward Upper Bukit Timah Road; the food centre address is 144 Upper Bukit Timah Road.
Do Korean food stalls at Beauty World take reservations?
None of the cited guides mentions reservations for Pink Candy. Joo Mak, as a full-service restaurant, is the more likely booking candidate, but the guides do not list a booking link — check directly with the restaurant.
Are there halal-certified Korean food stalls at Beauty World Food Centre?
None of the cited guides confirms halal certification for Pink Candy, Joo Mak, or Myung Ga II. If halal matters to you, confirm with the stall before ordering.
What should I eat if I only have time for one Korean dish at Beauty World?
Kimbap at S$8.50 is the fastest and cheapest option at Pink Candy. If you want a sit-down version, Joo Mak’s seafood pancake sits around S$20.90 to S$21.90 and is the menu item reviewers mention most warmly.
Can I order takeaway from Korean stalls at Beauty World?
Yes — hawker counter service is takeaway-friendly, and Pink Candy’s kimbap is the most portable dish on the menu. If you want a larger takeaway order, confirm the portion of the army stew first, because published prices disagree.
If you only remember one thing: Pink Candy is the solo-lunch answer, Joo Mak is the group dinner answer, and the prices in between need a counter check.
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