Authentic Malay, Peranakan, and Indonesian cooking in the heart of Joo Chiat
Family-run restaurant in Joo Chiat serving authentic Malay, Peranakan, and Indonesian dishes made from generations-old recipes. Warm hospitality, bold flavours, and a dining room that feels like coming home.
Menu
The heart of our kitchen — slow-cooked rendang, fragrant nasi lemak, rich ayam buah keluak, and more. Each dish made from scratch daily.
Nonya recipes passed down through three generations. Complex spice pastes ground fresh daily, authentic rempah techniques.
Perfect for sharing — crispy roti canai, handmade popiah, sambal kangkong, and our legendary tahu goreng.
Traditional kueh, chendol, teh tarik, and our house-made bandung rose. Sweet endings to a proper meal.
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Our signature nasi lemak with coconut rice, ikan bilis, sambal, egg, and your choice of rendang or ayam goreng.
The iconic Peranakan dish — chicken braised with buah keluak nuts in a rich, earthy tamarind gravy.
A colourful selection of handmade Nonya kueh — kueh lapis, ondeh-ondeh, kueh salat, and ang ku kueh.
Testimonials
"This is the real deal. The rendang alone is worth the trip to Joo Chiat. You can taste the hours of love in every spoonful. Nusantara Kitchen is a treasure."
"My family has been eating here every Sunday for two years. The Peranakan specials remind me of my late grandmother's cooking. It's comfort food at its finest."
"Our hotel concierge recommended Nusantara and it was the best meal of our entire Singapore trip. The hospitality was incredible — they treated us like family."
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