Ghost kitchens built from the ground up
Our ghost kitchens are created to give you the ultimate in speed and efficiency. This way, you can focus on making the food and building the business you’ve always dreamed of.
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Who should be starting a ghost kitchen?
The meaning of a ghost kitchen can be generally described as “a commercial cooking facility dedicated to food preparation for delivery”, making it an ideal solution for traditional restaurants and F&B businesses starting food delivery services.
It provides numerous advantages and innovative opportunities for these businesses, including overhead cost reduction, management of a higher volume of orders, and even the ability to experiment with multiple brands. With a low-risk, high-reward nature, it can help meet the ever-growing demand for food delivery.
The ghost kitchens provided by Smart City Kitchens are pre-approved for Food Processing Licences (FPL) and meet SFA food processing standards, helping operators save time on licensing and compliance while staying fully aligned with food safety regulations.
Why use a ghost kitchen?
Low risk, high reward
Less upfront cost, lower operational fees, and the potential for rapid growth — ghost kitchens are the formula for a truly profitable restaurant business.
Receive and fulfil more orders
Our ghost kitchens are strategically located in prime areas of Singapore, providing access to consumers who regularly order takeout food.
Hire fewer employees
There’s no need to worry about hiring front-of-house staff. Spend money on what directly impacts the growth of your business.
Experiment with multiple brands
Starting multiple restaurants or brands out of a single kitchen while trying out different recipes and cuisines can come with minimal risk.
Enjoy unmatched flexibility and scalability
Expanding your business can still be an uphill battle. However, with a ghost kitchen, expansion is considered a natural business progression.
Coordinate with several delivery platforms
The more delivery platforms, the merrier. Use our custom technology to keep everything organised, neat, and running like a well-oiled machine.
How we’re different from offline traditional restaurants
Ghost Kitchen
Traditional Restaurant
Real Estate
Avoid large rent payments for the bigger space that you don't necessarily need to operate.
Ghost Kitchen
165
sq ft avg.Traditional Restaurant
1000
sq ftEmployees
Work with a much smaller team while we provide on-site support staff to help you run more smoothly.
Ghost Kitchen
2-3
peopleTraditional Restaurant
~10
peopleInvestment
We have a much smaller startup cost, so you can start seeing profits and results faster.
Ghost Kitchen
S$10k
Traditional Restaurant
S$200k
Weeks to launch
Open a restaurant quickly while we work through all the construction, permits, and bureaucratic red tape.
Ghost Kitchen
2-4
weeksTraditional Restaurant
24
weeksTo break even
It only takes 6 months to make a 10% profit.
Ghost Kitchen
6
monthsTraditional Restaurant
48
monthsWe're with you every step of the way
Success for you is success for us. This is why we’re wholly committed to seeing you grow, expand, and quickly find your feet in this new era of food delivery.
Swift setup
Our ghost kitchens are turnkey solutions, meaning you can open your doors in weeks rather than months. We handle the time-consuming construction, permitting, and installation, so you can launch without the delays that come with a traditional restaurant build-out.
Seamless support
We'll handle everything that doesn't require you to be in the kitchen. This includes logistics coordination, batch production workflows, packaging, and access to cold chain and frozen storage, all of which are essential for scaling production efficiently and safely. That way, you can focus on creating food and building your brand.
Streamlined management
Manage your entire restaurant business through a single tablet. Our app lets you access all your orders, combine multiple delivery platforms, and get valuable sales and inventory data in real time. This helps you minimise errors, reduce waste, and keep operations running smoothly.
Business scaling
To make scaling more manageable, our business team is here to support you when it comes to expanding into larger spaces, launching new concepts under the same roof, or moving into new neighbourhoods across Singapore. We’ll also help you stay cost-efficient through supplier connections and logistics planning.
Your ghost kitchen, made to order
We provide ghost kitchens designed for all kinds of chefs and any type of restaurant. Each space is generously outfitted with all the basic essentials. Bring whatever equipment you have and love, and our experts will help you mix and match to create your dream kitchen. Our facilities are regularly inspected to ensure ongoing compliance with SFA standards, giving you the confidence that food safety is maintained as production increases.
The word on the street
We opened our first ghost kitchen with Smart City Kitchens because of strong demand in these locations [Tampines and Clementi]. With more people now working from home, demand in residential zones has grown significantly, and we are happy to be serving these areas.
”Tampines Food Co., Clementi Collective
Alex Serrano
Country Operations Head, Jollibee Singapore
Your business at your fingertips
Run your entire restaurant from a single tablet in your ghost kitchen. Seamlessly sync all your orders in one easy-to-see screen, manage multiple restaurants, and get all the data that lets you run your business more smoothly and efficiently.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is a Ghost kitchen?
Ghost kitchens are commercial cooking facilities that cater to F&B businesses focused on preparing food mainly for takeaway or delivery. As they usually do not have a storefront or seating area, they are often referred to as ghost restaurants. They have become increasingly popular as of late with newcomers to the F&B industry and veterans in the sector due to their cost-effectiveness and quick start-up time.
How much does it cost to rent a ghost kitchen?
Ghost kitchens use much less space than regular brick-and-mortar restaurants, which usually include a large dine-in area. Since Smart City Kitchens provides kitchen spaces of varying sizes and locations, the cost can range from S$3,500 to S$5,000.
How do you start / set up a ghost kitchen?
Ghost kitchens work on a low-cost, high-efficiency model, meaning it is necessary to pick the right area for your business. Smart City Kitchens spoils you for choice with its strategic locations throughout Singapore and has different-sized kitchens available for companies that are just starting and those who are looking to expand their operations to new markets.
Having the right number of staff and kitchen equipment, including specialist tools, is also important to keep in mind when starting a ghost kitchen. In addition, make sure any renovations that need to be done, no matter how small or big, are completed prior to the launch.
Once all these pieces are in place, you can open for business and begin your exciting food-filled adventure from the facility. You can find more information about starting and setting up a ghost kitchen here.
How much does it cost to start/set up a ghost kitchen?
The cost for the setup depends on the individual restaurateurs. Staff, equipment, and ingredients are some of the key areas of investment, as they are vital to the success of a ghost kitchen business. Ultimately, as long as all the major components are in place, there is nothing stopping an eatery from reaching new, unprecedented heights.
What is the difference between a ghost kitchen and a cloud kitchen?
The term “ghost kitchen” is often used interchangeably with “cloud kitchen”, but there are subtle differences between the two.
A ghost kitchen typically focuses solely on delivery, whereas a cloud kitchen may also support virtual brands and additional retail or processing functions. Cloud kitchens also tend to offer shared infrastructure and technology for multiple brands, while ghost kitchens can be tailored to a single operator’s delivery business.
With Smart City Kitchens, operators can explore both options and select the setup that best aligns with their long-term goals.
Are ghost kitchens sustainable?
Yes. Ghost kitchens can reduce food waste, optimise energy use, and cut down on transport emissions by consolidating orders in centralised locations. Facilities managed by Smart City Kitchens are designed with long-term efficiency in mind, incorporating eco-friendly practices that help businesses grow responsibly.
For example, batch production and cold chain storage reduce unnecessary trips, while energy-efficient equipment lowers overheads and environmental impact. This creates a model that benefits both businesses and the planet.
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