Ramadan 2025: The best menus for iftar in Singapore this year

Restaurant Espoir is a great spot to chow down on Spanish-inspired dishes. Chef Nelson Chua, formerly of Tapas24, accents his menu with local flavours, promising a wide selection of small plates, paellas, and desserts. The bottomless tapas buffet entices with clams escabeche with wasabi vinaigrette, fresh squid with lime zest and turmeric mayonnaise, and agria potatoes with sambal ijo and cornichons. There are two paella options: the paella de marisco with bomba rice, a selection of fresh seafood with laksa broth, and the paella con pollo, bomba rice, chicken, capsicums, and salted egg chicken crackling. End your meal on a sweet note with the creamy burnt cheesecake with mango and passionfruit compote. 

Restaurant Espoir
Address: 70 Amoy Street, S(069889), +65 8860 5935

Serving classic Indonesian food since 1985, you can count on Kintamani Restaurant to know it best when it comes to spice. The hearty spread has its very own sambal selection, including sambal hijau, sambal belado, and sambal belacan. In addition to that, the restaurant is also upping the ante when it comes to spice, with other delights such as the rajungan saus Padang (spicy flower crab Padang style) and the udang Belado (chilli prawn Belado style). Carnivores are sure to enjoy the lapis daging (Indonesian braised beef with spices), the spicy yet subtle ayam mesak lemak, and roasted lamb. Dessert features the decadent black forest classic and a smooth and luxurious durian pengat. 

Kinatamani Restaurant
Address: 405 Havelock Road, Level 3 Furama Riverfront, S(169633), +65 6739 6463

As the sun sets, Asian Market Café comes to life with an extensive selection of dishes, including a live kitchen station where you can watch chefs prepare your meal to perfection. The buffet takes guests on a culinary tour with dishes inspired by Singapore’s neighbourhoods–Joo Chiat, Serangoon, Pasir Panjang, and Geylang. Revel in seafood-on-ice selections like venus clams and slipper lobsters; freshly chucked oysters are available every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. You can also make your very own laksa bowl and pair it with a tender oven-baked barramundi rubbed in tikka spice and mint yoghurt sauce. The slow-roasted spiced whole lamb is a signature dish, paired with savoury green peppercorn sauce, expertly prepared to perfection. 

The spice corner offers Singapore’s best dishes, including chilli crab, mee goreng, and wok-fried prawn with a medley of capsicums and onions in sweet, spicy sauce. Ramadan sweets such as spicy prawn rolls, sugee cakes, and an assortment of fresh dates complete the evening of feasting. 

Asian Market Café
Address: 80 Bras Basah Road, Level 2 Fairmont, S(189560), +65 6431 6156

This year, Atrium Restaurant is focused on celebrating Singapore’s rich culinary heritage alongside a selection of international dishes. Indulge in the tender, slow-cooked wagyu beef cheeks rendang or try the chempedak masak lemak, comprising jackfruit simmered in coconut milk gravy and spices. Seafood lovers will be happy to find favourites such as fresh oysters, baby abalone, and blue mussels at the seafood-on-ice station. Down at the chef’s carving station, savour the impressive giant lamb kebab that’s jam-packed with flavour. The restaurant’s all-time favourite barbecue, featuring otah-otah, honey chicken wings, and grilled squid, is also ready to impress. And no meal is complete without something sweet. Tuck into crispy banana and jackfruit fritters and ice kacang with durian paste alongside other decadent treats for a pleasing finale.

Atrium Restaurant
Address: Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium, Level 4, +65 3138 2530

Chefs Mohamad Mohamed Abdelmoety Ahmed, Khairul Akmal Bin Zakaria, and Nelson Wong certainly know how to do Iftar right. From March 2 to 31, the Ramadan menu at Straits Kitchen at Grand Hyatt Singapore invites guests for Iftar in a setting that celebrates the partnership between Singaporean flavours and Middle Eastern fare. Guests are spoiled with a vibrant selection of dishes, ranging from traditional mezze such as creamy and savoury baba ghanoush and hummus with warm pita to local favourites like Ayam Buah Keluak. The menu is divided into four distinct categories: Malay, Chinese, Indian, and Warm, with slight variations to its offerings every week.

Each category features familiar favourites, including Ayam Masak Merah, double-boiled chicken soup with sea cucumber and dried scallop, Tandoori Murgh with yoghurt and spices, and goreng pisang. Desserts deserve a fanfare of their own, with selections such as a desiccated coconut with mixed dried fruits and arabic syrup; soft, moist, and fully rip date types, and a colourful assortment of Nyonya kueh. 

Straits Kitchen
Address: 10 Scotts Road, Grand Hyatt Singapore, S(228211), +65 6732 1234

Stalwart steakhouse Picanhas’ has been a recurring name at Kampong Gelam’s bazaar since its early days. Like its namesake, the restaurant offers exceptionally tender and marbled picanha cut steaks in different preparations, mainly a dry-brined, slow-cooked, and grilled-to-perfection steak to enhance its natural flavours and an umami-flavoured Japanese-style dish with grilled picanha slices resting on a bed of steaming Japanese rice cooked from local butterfly pea flower. Steaks at Picanhas’ are enjoyed best with its signature mocktails and thirst-quenching soda, namely a tart and fragrant apple yuzu mocktail and a sweet and tangy raspberry lemonade. 

Picanhas’
Address: 92 Club Street, S(069460), +65 9754 1909

Chef Ahmet Akpinar at Carousel brings his vast experience and passion for Turkish cuisine to Carousel this Ramadan. Calling on diners to partake in a feast of vibrant Turkish spices and recipes, a delectable mix of bold spices and exquisite flavours awaits at this renowned buffet restaurant. Start with a generous selection of mezzes and salads like the marinated seabass and bulgur with vegetables and sour cherries. The main highlights include a homely kebab dish crafted from smoked and spiced pureed eggplant, grilled and topped with cubes of sautéed beef. There’s also the Iskender kebab, which arrives with tender kebab slices over pita bread, drizzled with rich tomato sauce and melted butter, paired with creamy yoghurt. For dessert, the decadent Künefe is a warm, syrupy bite with shredded kadayif pastry and melted cheese, drizzled with sweet syrup. 

Carousel
Address: 25 Scotts Road, Royal Plaza, S(228220), +65 6219 3780

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