Nong Geng Ji (农耕记湖南土菜) specialises in Hunan 'tu cai' — the rustic, home-style cooking of Hunan province — and its Orchard Gateway outlet brings that cooking to the heart of Orchard Road, located at #B1-13 of the mall at 277 Orchard Road.
The branch keeps a simple, consistent rhythm: pickup orders run from 11.30am to 9.00pm daily, while delivery stretches from 12.00pm to 10.00pm, seven days a week. Everything is ordered through Nong Geng Ji's official online ordering site, and the branch can be reached directly on +65 6908 0153 for questions about an order.
Orchard Gateway is one of eight Nong Geng Ji locations in Singapore, alongside Great World, Collyer Quay, VivoCity, City Square Mall, Changi City Point, Velocity @ Novena Square and Jewel Changi Airport — so wherever you are on the island, Hunan comfort food is rarely far away.
Nong Geng Ji @ Orchard Gateway brings Hunan rustic cooking to the basement of one of Orchard Road's busiest malls. Known in Chinese as 农耕记湖南土菜, the restaurant specialises in 'tu cai' — the earthy, homestyle food of Hunan province — and serves the Orchard neighbourhood daily through pickup and delivery.
Hunan cuisine is one of China's great regional styles, and it is famously hot. Hunan kitchens reach for fresh and dried chillies more readily than almost anywhere else in China, layering that heat with sour, smoky and savoury notes — a different character from the numbing tingle you find in Sichuan cooking. 'Tu cai' (土菜), which literally means 'earth dishes', points to the rustic end of that tradition: farmer-style stir-fries, stews and braises, the kind of food historically cooked in village kitchens from whatever the fields and smokehouse provided. It is hearty, chilli-laced food made to be shared over bowls of rice, and heat is part of the identity rather than an afterthought. That homestyle spirit is what Nong Geng Ji has built its name on — first in China, and now at eight locations across Singapore.
The Orchard Gateway branch keeps a straightforward daily rhythm. Pickup orders run from 11.30am to 9.00pm, seven days a week, while delivery stretches an hour later, from 12.00pm to 10.00pm. Both are handled through Nong Geng Ji's official online ordering site, where the menu is laid out for browsing so you can build a shared meal and choose whether to collect it yourself or have it brought to your door. Because everything runs through the same storefront, ordering feels the same whether it is a weekday lunch or a weekend dinner — and with pickup opening at 11.30am, an early lunch can be pre-ordered and collected without the wait.
The outlet sits at #B1-13 of Orchard Gateway, 277 Orchard Road — level B1 of the mall at the centre of the Orchard Road shopping belt, an easy detour while shopping or moving between the area's offices. Questions about an order can go straight to the branch on +65 6908 0153.
Part of Nong Geng Ji's appeal in Singapore is how reachable it is. Beyond Orchard Gateway, the group runs outlets at Great World, Collyer Quay, VivoCity, City Square Mall, Changi City Point, Velocity @ Novena Square, and Jewel Changi Airport — so if a craving for Hunan food strikes on the other side of the island, there is likely a branch within reach. Each location takes its own pickup and delivery orders, making it easy to order from wherever you are.
For anyone working, shopping or living around Orchard Road, the Orchard Gateway branch distils what Nong Geng Ji is about: honest Hunan home cooking, ordered in a few clicks on the official site, ready for pickup from late morning or delivered to your door until ten at night, every day of the week.