Araya is a Chilean restaurant in Tanjong Pagar located inside the Mondrian Singapore Duxton on Neil Road. Our dining space centers around a long pink quartz counter alongside a private dining room, where we serve tasting menus and lunch courses inspired by South American culinary traditions.
Our kitchen presents indigenous Chilean produce and regional ingredients across dishes such as empanadas, sea bream, and traditional breads like chapalele. Guests can conclude their meal with selections from our dedicated chocolate cart.
Had an amazing wedding anniversary lunch at Araya!
We went with the Rápido set lunch, and the culinary highlights were incredible—the complimentary bread service set the bar high right from the start, and the sea bream course was sublime. The base menu is already so well-balanced that you really don’t need the beef top-up or extra empanadas to have a top-tier meal.
Water (still/sparkling) is priced at $15/pax. Overall, vibrant Latin American fine dining, warm hospitality, and a memorable celebratory meal. Highly recommended!
Claire Wonker
2 months ago
New restaurant in town and yes, we are game to try anything unusual and we made the reservation at the very last minute.
Our first visit starts with Tasting Menu of Chile and gosh, I don’t know where to start but we were very impressed with Chilean fine dining. This deserves more than one Michelin star.
Starting with steak drizzled in “pink potato” sauce, a bulk of seaweed that looks like thick pork slices, red spices that smells but does not taste acidic spicy, a whiff of Yerba Mate which football sensation Lionel Messi drank before every match, an Antarctica dessert, indescribably delicious breads (La panera) and many unheard ingredients. All-in-one introductory meal for the deserved and the curious.
One regret is not ordering the chocolate trolley but the Easter Island shaped chocolate reminded me that it is from Chile as well.
Non-alcoholic beverage prices are on a high side where I have ordered one mocktail Maqui & Merkén which required 3-5 sips to finish at a hefty SGD50. Usually I pair my dinner with alcohol but I was in a beer event prior to this dinner.
Every dollar is well spent on the food and the Chilean experience. Thank you for having us and we will visit again.
C Crumbs
3 months ago
The restaurant wasn’t as big as we thought from IG - it’s a long pink quartz table followed by a private dining room at the end.
Staff were all really nice and welcoming, the cutlery and glassware were the highlight of the meal for me but everything else was a touch too exotic.
I enjoyed the chocolate cart and the cacao sauce on the duck (main course) the most. They tried to incorporate a combination of South American and regional ingredients that made for interesting dishes. Definitely worth a visit to see what it’s like, I’m glad we had this experience
N. Heng
4 months ago
Had a lunch here, and I must confess myself wowed by their prowess in procuring Chilean produce, where we tried many ingredients endemic to that region.
The tasting menu was carefully curated and the bread basket wowed me, as all the buns were piping hot - my fave was the chapalele. I loved the scallop ceviche, the empanada, and the juice pairing. At the end of the meal, they wheel out a giant cart chocful of.. chocolates. You're spoiled for choice, though I think it'd be nice if they allowed you to take some away.
I loved the interior, and service was attentive.
Jia T
7 months ago
We visited Araya for a business lunch, and the experience felt like a thoughtful introduction to Chilean cuisine.
There’s clear intention behind the menu — from seaweed elements to raw preparations, each dish was presented with context, almost like a guided appreciation of ingredients and origin. Execution was strong: flavours were clean, precise, and well-balanced. The pan de la panera stood out as quietly delicious, while the overall meal showed a kitchen that knows its craft.
The setting reinforces this. The room is softly lit, almost meditative, with sculptural pink stone tables that anchor the space — their muted blush tones adding warmth against otherwise minimalist lines. It is a dining room that feels considered without trying too hard, quietly elegant rather than overtly theatrical.
Which makes the service feel, at times, slightly out of sync.
Despite a full house, the pacing occasionally leaned hurried, breaking the natural flow of what is otherwise a reflective meal. A small but telling moment came when we asked for a photo. It was kindly taken — but only at the entrance, rather than within the dining room where those pink stone tables and soft textures would have framed the experience more meaningfully. A missed instinct, perhaps, but one that speaks to the difference between service and hospitality.
A couple of dishes also didn’t quite land for us. The mushroom empanada felt underwhelming for its price point, and while the still water ($7) was presented without issue, the overall experience leaned a touch more formal than warm.
Because the food itself is not cold.
Araya leaves a strong impression: intelligent cooking, a clear narrative, and a beautifully considered space.
With service that leans more into warmth and anticipation — matching the care already evident on the plate — it could become not just thoughtful, but truly memorable.
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