Khao Hom by Rung Mama at Djitsun Mall serves authentic Thai food in the Ang Mo Kio neighbourhood — the same kind of Thai dishes you would get in Thailand, true to its spice and true to its taste. Every recipe originated in Rung Mama's own home kitchen, and from her home the food has built nostalgic feelings among Singapore diners since the 1980s, with the team committed to keeping the quality the same as when Rung Mama used to cook for the family.
The kitchen turns out an array of Thai salads, curries and soups alongside a set of signature plates regulars keep coming back for: the best-selling Basil Creamy Omelette Rice, the Barramundi Clear Tom Yum, Tod Kratiem Goong (tiger prawns tossed with Thai garlic), homemade Thai Ngoh Hiang packed with crab, golden crispy pork jowl, and fried chicken coated in the house-made Thai chilli.
The restaurant's cooking has been featured on Thai Select from the Thai Embassy in Singapore and covered by local food media including Daniel Food Diary, Miss Tam Chiak, Lady Iron Chef, The Ranting Panda, The Wacky Duo and Singapore Foodie, and it is listed among Three Best Rated Thai restaurants. Open daily from 11am to 10pm, the Ang Mo Kio branch takes reservations online and offers delivery and advance orders.
Khao Hom by Rung Mama has made a name among Singapore's Thai food lovers by doing something deceptively simple: cooking the kind of Thai food you would actually eat in Thailand. The Ang Mo Kio outlet at Djitsun Mall, #01-06 of 5 Ang Mo Kio Central 2, is one of three Khao Hom branches alongside Katong Square and Pasir Ris Mall, and it carries the same kitchen philosophy that has defined the brand from its earliest days — true to its spice, true to its taste.
Every recipe on the menu originated in Rung Mama's own kitchen. From her home, the food has been building nostalgic feelings among Singapore diners since the 1980s, and the team is explicit about the standard it holds itself to: keeping the quality the same as when Rung Mama used to cook for the family. That house-made spirit runs through the menu — the fried chicken arrives coated in a house-made Thai chilli, the ngoh hiang is rolled in-house with plenty of crab inside, and the pork jowl comes with a homemade sauce packed with Thai flavours.
The welcome is as Thai as the food — Sawaddee Kha — and the menu covers the spread of a Thai home table: salads, curries and soups, alongside rice plates and fried sharing snacks.
Start with the dish everyone talks about: the Basil Creamy Omelette Rice, Khao Hom's best seller. It pairs Thai basil with a soft, creamy omelette, and the kitchen keeps expanding its topping options — basil pork belly is a favourite — with meat and meat-free versions both delicious, according to the restaurant.
Seafood fans have two standout picks. The Barramundi Clear Tom Yum is a customer favourite, often photographed and shared on review sites; it is tom yum in its clearer, brighter form, built around barramundi fish. Tod Kratiem Goong is simpler and just as memorable: juicy tiger prawns fried to perfection and tossed with fragrant Thai garlic.
For the table, order the homemade Thai Ngoh Hiang — there are loads of crab inside, the restaurant cheerfully warns — and the pork jowl, fried until golden and crispy. The fried chicken coated in house-made Thai chilli needs, in the restaurant's own words, no further explanation.
During festive seasons the kitchen also rolls out special sets, such as the CNY Prosperity Set Menu for Chinese New Year.
Khao Hom's cooking has been featured on Thai Select from the Thai Embassy in Singapore, and the restaurant has been covered widely by local food media, including Daniel Food Diary, Miss Tam Chiak, Lady Iron Chef, The Ranting Panda, The Wacky Duo and Singapore Foodie, plus a listing among Three Best Rated Thai restaurants. For a neighbourhood mall restaurant, that is an unusually heavy shelf of press clippings — and it reflects how rare it is to find food this faithful to its source.
Dining at the Ang Mo Kio branch is casual and unfussy: a neighbourhood mall setting at Djitsun Mall, open every day from 11am to 10pm. Walk in for a quick solo plate of omelette rice or gather a group and order across the menu — the sharing plates make that easy. Reservations can be made online through the restaurant's website, which is worth doing at peak dinner hours, and delivery is available if you would rather have the food come to you. For advance orders or enquiries, the restaurant directs diners to +65 9626 1913; the Ang Mo Kio outlet itself can be reached at +65 8202 2512.
Whether you are an Ang Mo Kio regular or making a dedicated trip, the promise is the same one Rung Mama set at her own stove decades ago: Thai food the way it tastes at home in Thailand — nostalgic, generous and honestly spiced.