29 restaurants · updated November 2026
The Best Indian Restaurants in Singapore
Indian food has been part of Singapore for well over a century, and you can eat it at every level, from hawker stalls in Tekka Centre to a two Michelin star tasting menu. This guide covers the best fine dining rooms, the Little India regulars, and the cheap thosai and biryani spots worth queueing for.
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Fine dining 8Regional specialists 14Casual and street food 7
Fine dining
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Thevar
2 Michelin stars (2026 guide)Chef Mano Thevar, who grew up in Penang, cooks Indian flavours with European technique on a set menu that changes often. It holds two Michelin stars and has a serious wine list.
Details, rating and dishesMapSources: guide.michelin.com, guide.michelin.com, misslobang.com
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The Raffles Hotel's classic North Indian dining room, known for its tiffin carrier sets and old-world colonial setting. The biryani and dal makhani are dependable.
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A hotel restaurant cooking dishes from Awadh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Kashmir with a modern touch. The smoked laal maas is a strong pick for spice lovers.
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A moody, music-filled restaurant where most dishes come off an open-fire grill. There is a tasting menu, and the counter seats give a good view of the kitchen.
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A theatrical, colonial-themed room serving reworked Indian classics, with plant-based versions of every dish. Fun for groups and a night out.
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A fine dining room inspired by royal hunting feasts, from the same chef behind GupShup. The lunch thali is a good way to try it.
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A polished Tanglin Mall restaurant mixing subcontinent cooking with Southeast Asian ingredients. The nihari and the Banaras-style chaat stand out.
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A long-running North Indian restaurant in Raffles City, known for slow-roasted raan and a good-value buffet.
Roti
Paneer Tikka
Bhindi Masala
Paneer Butter Masala
Lassi
Thali
Jalebi
Lamb Rogan JoshRegional specialists
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Lagnaa
Bib Gourmand (2026 guide)A Little India favourite that has held a Bib Gourmand in every edition of the guide. It covers both north and south, and lets you pick your own spice level.
Details, rating and dishesMapSources: guide.michelin.com, eatbook.sg, misslobang.com
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Muthu's Curry
Bib Gourmand (2026 guide)The best-known address for Singapore's fish head curry, a sharp, tamarind-heavy dish born from the city's South Indian community. Come with friends and share the big pot.
Details, rating and dishesMapSources: eatbook.sg, misslobang.com, therantingpanda.com
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Bismillah Biryani
Bib Gourmand (2026 guide), every edition since 2016A Hyderabadi-style biryani shop that has kept its Bib Gourmand every year since the guide arrived. The lamb shank biryani is the reason to go, and there are now several branches.
Details, rating and dishesMapSources: guide.michelin.com, eatbook.sg, misslobang.com
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One of the few places in Singapore cooking Bengali dishes, alongside Punjabi ones. The Kolkata biryani, with its potato, is the order.
Details, rating and dishesMapSources: thehoneycombers.com, sethlui.com
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Podi & Poriyal
Michelin Guide listedA vegetarian South Indian spot named after the spice powders and stir-fried vegetables of Tamil cooking. The podi-coated mini idlis are a great snack.
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A small Kerala restaurant for appam with stew and biryani cooked in bamboo.
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A vegetarian restaurant with a Gujarati set meal and a good sweets counter.
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The Singapore outpost of the Bengaluru vegetarian institution, best known for its rava idli. A good breakfast stop.
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A long-running vegetarian canteen good for South Indian thalis and vadai at low prices.
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A Punjabi dhaba with a daily changing menu and cheap set meals. The sarson ka saag set is a treat in season.
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A family-run banana leaf restaurant in leafy Dempsey, famous for fish head curry and masala chicken.
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A classic banana leaf restaurant and one of the big names for fish head curry in Little India.
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A long-standing South Indian restaurant known for its fish dishes and fish head curry.
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Delhi Lahori
Bib Gourmand (2026 guide)A hawker stall at Tekka Centre cooking naan and tandoor dishes to order. Cheap and very good.
Details, rating and dishesMapSources: guide.michelin.com, eatbook.sg, misslobang.com
Butter Chicken
Kadai
Nihari
Idli
Appam
Dosa
Medu Vada
Saag Paneer
Kati Roll
NaanCasual and street food
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Rajarani Thosai
Bib Gourmand (2026 guide, new)A hawker stall in Tampines that won a Bib Gourmand for the first time in 2026, with close to twenty fillings for its thosai and appam.
Details, rating and dishesMapSources: eatbook.sg, misslobang.com, therantingpanda.com
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Anglo Indian
Bib Gourmand (2026 guide)A CBD lunch favourite cooking Anglo-Indian dishes from colonial times. The chicken tikka is the standout.
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Springleaf Prata Place
Michelin Guide listedA prata specialist with more than twenty versions of the flaky flatbread and self-serve curries.
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A century-old Indian Muslim eatery opposite the Sultan Mosque, famous for its stuffed murtabak.
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A lively basement restaurant serving street food from Delhi, Bombay, Punjab and central India. The lotus papdi chaat is a must.
Details, rating and dishesMapSources: thehoneycombers.com, sethlui.com
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A vegetarian chain with a long list of thosai and North Indian snacks at friendly prices.
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One of Singapore's oldest vegetarian Indian chains, with several branches in Little India. Good for a quick, cheap meal.
Chicken Tikka
Kachori
Goat BiryaniHow we chose
Entries come from the Michelin Guide Singapore 2026 results and its Indian best-of page (updated April 2026), Eatbook's 2026 Bib Gourmand list, Miss Lobang's August 2026 Michelin roundup, Honeycombers' October 2026 Indian restaurants guide and Seth Lui's Little India guide. Restaurants change, close and lose or gain stars, so check before you travel. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
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