Eleven Nonya kitchens across Dempsey Hill, Armenian Street, Orchard Road and Katong.
The Peranakan food Singapore offers is easiest to find in four places: Dempsey Hill, the Armenian Street museum quarter, Orchard Road and the Katong shophouses, and The Blue Ginger on Tanjong Pagar Road is the nearest to the hotel. From Mondrian Singapore Duxton, it is 180 metres south-east in a straight line.
Dempsey Hill and the Botanic Gardens
Violet Oon at 7 Dempsey Road serves kueh pie tee, satay and craft cocktails in a restored heritage building. Candlenut at 17a Dempsey Road serves refined Peranakan cooking with an ample wine list.
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Pangium in the Botanic Gardens offers contemporary tasting menus of heritage Peranakan and Straits dishes under Chef Malcolm Lee.
Museum quarter and the Gallery
National Kitchen by Violet Oon inside the National Gallery serves classic Singaporean and heritage dishes.
Orchard Road
Bonding Kitchen at 277 Orchard Road cooks barramundi assam fish, ayam curry, ngoh hiang and chinchalok omelettes.
Katong and Joo Chiat
Rumah Bebe bakes kueh salat with butterfly pea glutinous rice and serves laksa and popiah. Old Bibik's Kitchen is halal and has served beef rendang and ayam buah keluak since 2010.
Chilli Padi on Joo Chiat Place serves sharing plates such as sotong hitam and kueh pie tee. Peranakan Inn serves Nonya chap chye with chendol for dessert.
What to order
Start with kueh pie tee, share a rendang and an ayam buah keluak, and finish with chendol.
The neighbourhood context is in the Katong and Joo Chiat food walk. More areas are in the Singapore overview by district.
Frequently asked questions
Published September 28, 2026
