Looking for authentic Peranakan food that tickles your taste buds? Visit Candlenut, the world’s first Michelin-starred Peranakan restaurant, in Singapore. Served in a contemporary dining ambience, their menu is a fusion of traditional and modern delicacies, using fresh ingredients and unique spices, providing an unforgettable dining experience.
What are the specials at Candlenut?
The 5 best specials at Candlenut are Bakwan Kepiting Soup, Snake River Farm Kurobuta Pork Neck Satay, Udang Sambal Petai, Blue Swimmer Crab Curry, and Westholme Wagyu Beef Rib Rendang. The menu features Peranakan cuisine with dishes such as Ngoh Hiang, Ikan Chuan Chuan, and Aunt Caroline’s Babi Buah Keluak, as well as homemade sambal and specialty beverages. Brown and white rice are also available as sides.
Candlenut Menu Singapore
| Menu | Price |
|---|---|
| Starters | |
| Bakwan Kepiting Soup Blue Swimmer crab chicken tofu balls, tofu puff, bamboo shoot, rich chicken broth boiled over 4 hours – individual serving. (contains pork) | S$14.00 |
| Snake River Farm Kurobuta Pork Neck Satay Glazed with kicap manis, grilled and smoked over charcoal -4 skewers (contains pork) | S$20.00 |
| Wing Bean Salad Baby red radish, lemongrass, cashew nuts, prawns, fried anchovies, calamansi lime dressing | S$20.00 |
| Ngoh Hiang Minced free range pork, prawns, shiitake mushrooms, and water chestnut wrapped in beancurd skin, deep fried till crispy | S$20.00 |
| Charcoal Grill & Chinese Wok | |
| Udang Sambal Petai Wok tossed tiger prawns with ikan bilis sambal, petai beans and chillis | S$32.00 |
| Assam Sotong Baby squid stir fried with squid ink, tamarind, shrimp paste, fried shallots, chillis | S$26.00 |
| Sambal Sotong Pedas My sister’s favourite dish,local squid fry with spicy sambal belachan,red onion,cherry tomatoes | S$26.00 |
| Sambal “Four Heavenly Kings” Baby okra, brinjal, long beans and kang kong wok fried with sambal and dried shrimp, sprinkled with crispy whitebait | S$24.00 |
| Chincalok Omelette Fermented tiny shrimp, also known as grago, Frenz organic egg, spring onion, crab meat | S$24.00 |
| Candlenut Buah Keluak Maggi Goreng Fried with rich Indonesian black nut sambal, chili, bombay onion and frenz organic sunny-side up egg. | S$26.00 |
| Candlenut’s Buah Keluak Fried Rice Fried with rich Indonesian black nut sambal, Frenz organic sunny-side up egg | S$26.00 |
| Curries & Braises | |
| Blue Swimmer Crab Curry A Candlenut signature, turmeric, galangal, coconut milk, kaffir lime leaf | S$45.00 |
| Westholme Wagyu Beef Rib Rendang Dry caramalised coconut curry with spices and turmeric leaf garnished with serunding | S$38.00 |
| Aunt Caroline’s Babi Buah Keluak Slow cooked Free- range Borrowdale Pork soft bone with an aromatic and intense “poisonous” black nut gravy | S$32.00 |
| Chef’s Mum’s Chicken Curry My mum’s signature, a must have at every family special occasion, Toh Thye San Chicken cooked with potato, kaffir lime leaf | S$26.00 |
| Ikan Chuan Chuan Local red lion snapper fillet fried and coated in an aromatic fermented soy bean and ginger sauce, fried ginger strips | S$32.00 |
| Chap Chye Cabbage, shiitake mushroom, pork belly, lily buds, black fungus, vermicelli braised in rich prawn and pork stock (contains pork) | S$22.00 |
| Rice & Sambal | |
| Brown Rice Per Bowl | S$3.80 |
| White Thai Hom Mali Rice Per Bowl | S$2.00 |
| Homemade Sambal Belachan Jar 100gm | S$12.50 |
| Beverages | |
| Candlenut Spritzer Rose syrup, Calamansi Lime, Blue Pea, Soda | S$9.00 |
| Limau Assam Boi Calamansi Lime, Dried Sour Plum, Sour Plum, Soda | S$9.00 |
| Coke 330ml | S$6.00 |
| Sprite 330ml | S$6.00 |
| Coke Light 330ml | S$6.00 |
| Yocha Kombucha Anti-Oxidant: PASSION BOOSTER Provide your body with essential nutrients, support your immune system and improve digestion. Extremely refreshing, the passion fruit will add a tangy, delicious taste to drink. | S$13.00 |
| Yocha Kombucha Immune Fighter: Hibiscus & Pineapple Brewed with live Kombucha culture, black tea, organic cane sugar, fresh pineapple and dried hibiscus. Hibiscus flower lends a natural floral tang and is a wonderful counterpart to the sweet pineapple flavour, improve digestion and reduce inflammation | S$13.00 |
| CANDLENUT BESPOKE BLUE PEA FLOWER LOOSE TEA (40g) An exquisite tea blend of oolong and butterfly pea flower with fragrant notes of jasmine and pandan that evokes the resplendence of the Peranakan heritage, giving a delicious golden hue and an elegant finish | S$32.00 |
Candlenut Location & Working Hours
| Location | Working Hours |
|---|---|
| 1. Candlenut Dempsey | Monday – Friday: 12pm to 3pm, 6pm to 10pm Saturday and Sunday: 12pm to 4pm, 6pm to 10pm |
| 2. Candlenut COMO Dempsey | Monday – Friday: 12pm to 3pm, 6pm to 10pm Saturday and Sunday: 11:30am to 4pm, 6pm to 10pm |
| 3. Candlenut Duo Galleria | Monday – Saturday: 11:30am to 3pm, 6pm to 10pm Closed on Sundays |