Xi Men Jie (西门街) is a Singapore Taiwanese food chain established in 2005 by a Singaporean founder who travelled to Taiwan to learn about its cuisine and culture before bringing those flavours home. Since then, the brand has built its menu around popular Taiwanese dishes including Mee Sua, Braised Pork Rice, Chicken Cutlet and Bubble Tea, and has continued expanding its menu with more items over the years.
Xi Men Jie operates multiple outlets across Singapore, including locations at Shaw Plaza, Funan Mall, Geneo, Downtown East E!Hub, Eastpoint Mall, Punggol Oasis Terraces, Bukit Panjang Plaza and Westgate, with slightly different menus offered at its Geneo and Rail Mall stores compared to its other outlets. The brand also previously operated an outlet at Raffles Place and has since updated its branding from an earlier design.
Beyond its physical outlets, Xi Men Jie offers delivery through GrabFood and Foodpanda, and runs a franchise programme for those interested in opening their own outlet.
Xi Men Jie's story starts with one Singaporean founder's strong passion for culinary arts, which took her to Taiwan to learn more about the country's cuisine and culture firsthand. Determined to bring that taste of Taiwan back home, she established Xi Men Jie in 2005, and the brand has been serving Singaporeans ever since.
From its early days, Xi Men Jie built its menu around dishes that have become the brand's calling cards: Mee Sua, Braised Pork Rice, Chicken Cutlet, and Bubble Tea. These are staples of everyday Taiwanese eating — comforting, familiar dishes rather than anything overly elaborate — and they remain central to what Xi Men Jie is known for today, even as the brand has expanded its menu with more items over the years to give customers more to choose from.
Xi Men Jie's own history includes a design change from an earlier brand identity to its current look, and the brand once operated an outlet at Raffles Place that has since closed. This kind of evolution reflects a business that has been refining itself over roughly two decades in the Singapore food scene rather than staying static.
Today, Xi Men Jie has outlets spread across Singapore's north, central, east and west regions, with locations including Shaw Plaza, Funan Mall, Geneo, Downtown East E!Hub, Eastpoint Mall, Punggol Oasis Terraces, Bukit Panjang Plaza and Westgate. Interestingly, the Geneo and Rail Mall outlets run a slightly different menu compared to the brand's other stores, so the exact dish selection can vary depending on which outlet you visit.
For customers who'd rather not visit in person, Xi Men Jie's food is available through both GrabFood and Foodpanda delivery platforms. The brand also takes customer feedback seriously, running a structured contact form that lets customers flag issues like slow service, wrong or missing items, food quality concerns, or staff and service feedback — as well as leave compliments — whether the issue happened at an outlet or through a delivery order.
For entrepreneurs interested in the Taiwanese food space, Xi Men Jie also runs a franchise programme, inviting prospective franchisees to get in touch and share details about themselves and their preferred location or region. This suggests a brand actively looking to grow its footprint further across Singapore beyond its current outlet list.
From its origins as one founder's passion project inspired by a trip to Taiwan, Xi Men Jie has grown into a recognisable multi-outlet Taiwanese food brand in Singapore, built around a small set of well-loved dishes and a willingness to keep refining both its menu and its brand over time.