Here is our TOP list of Dempsey Hill Restaurants 2023 with links to our reviews, menus with prices (where available). Whether for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner, we hope that this list of Dempsey restaurants will be useful to our readers as a guide to what and where to eat at Dempsey Hill.
Introduction to Dempsey Hill: Dempsey, Minden, Loewen and Tanglin Village
Tanglin Village is the collective description for the area which used to be the Central Manpower Base (CMPB), a group of buildings used for military’s administrative functions. This eateries in the area are commonly known as the Dempsey Hill restaurants. Within the Village, there are clusters of buildings known as the Dempsey, Minden and Loewen clusters. We are most familiar with the Dempsey and Minden clusters as these are where most of the restaurants are located. The Loewen cluster (former Loewen Road camp) is slightly detached from the others. It is a ten minute walk from PS Cafe. Its tenants include a few food outlets but are mostly retail and services such as Invictus International School, The Wagington Luxury Pet Hotel, Melbourne Specialist International School, and SWISH Swimming.
Information on Dempsey Restaurants
As restaurant details such as menus and opening hours often change, we recommend that you check with the restaurants for the current information. Where available, we have provided links to the Chope reservation system for the respective restaurants. With large open spaces and ground floor restaurants, the good accessibility and free parking at Dempsey are two attractions of dining at Dempsey. Reservations are recommended for weekends and even on weekdays for the popular restaurants.
TOP List of Dempsey Hill Restaurants 2023
New Dempsey Restaurant 2023
Tinto Restaurant Singapore is a new Spanish restaurant that opened at Dempsey Hill in May 2023. It is helmed by Chefs Daniel and Tamara Chávez, the couple behind Peruvian restaurant, Canchita which is also at Dempsey, a stone’s throw away. Read more.
Tinto Restaurant @ Dempsey
Blk 10 Dempsey Rd, #01-2
Singapore 247700
Opening Hours:
Monday – Sunday: 5.30 pm – 11 pm
Friday – Sunday: 11.30 am – 3.30 pm
Claudine – Most Beautiful Dempsey Restaurant
Opened at Dempsey Hill at the end of 2021, Claudine is the second Singapore restaurant by Chef Julien Royer. It has taken over the old chapel building along Harding Road which used to house the White Rabbit restaurant. It is the younger sister of an over-achiever sibling, the 3 Michelin Star Odette. We think that it is the most beautiful restaurant at Dempsey Hill. Read more.
Claudine Restaurant
39C Harding Road, Singapore 249541
Opening Hours:
Tuesday to Sunday
Lunch: 11.45am to 2pm (last seating)
Dinner: 6pm to 9pm (last seating)
Closed on Mondays
Burnt Ends
One Michelin Star restaurant Burnt Ends is one of the hottest restaurants at Dempsey, Singapore. Reservations for the main dining area are hard to get. It is described as “a modern barbecue restaurant in Singapore’s Dempsey Hill serving modern Australian barbecue and boutique wines and spirits in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. Read more.
Burnt Ends Bar & Grill
7 Dempsey Road, #01-04, Singapore 249671
Opening Hours:
Restaurant (Counter Seats / Main Dining)
Thursday to Saturday: 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM (Lunch)
Tuesday to Saturday: 6 PM – 11:00 PM (Dinner)
Cocktail Bar
Wednesday to Friday: 5 PM – 1 AM
Saturday and Eve of Public Hols: 5 PM – 2 AM
Burnt Ends Bakery
Next to the restaurant is the Burnt Ends Bakery which has quite different opening hours from the restaurant.
Opening hours:
Thursday – Sunday: 8am – 4pm
Monday – Wednesday: Closed
Pick-up Location:
7 Dempsey Road #01-01, Singapore 249671
Burnt Ends Bakery Website
Min Jiang Chinese Restaurant at Dempsey
Min Jiang Dempsey is the second outlet of famous Chinese restaurant of the Goodwood Hotel. The restaurant is situated at the end of Block 7B Dempsey Road. It is a tranquil area at the western end of the Dempsey Hill dining enclave, away from the hustle and bustle of the Dempsey crowd. Read more.
Min Jiang Chinese Restaurant @ Dempsey
7A & 7B Dempsey Road
Singapore 249684
Operating Hours:
Monday to Sunday
Lunch & Dim Sum: 11.30am – 2.30pm
Dinner: 6.30pm – 10.30pm
Min Jiang Dempsey Menus
Mr Bucket Chocolaterie
Opened in early 2023, Mr Bucket Chocolaterie is the latest arrival at Dempsey Hill.
In the book, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Mr Bucket is Charlie’s father who works in a toothpaste factory. In Singapore, Mr. Bucket Chocolaterie in Dempsey makes and sells chocolates in many colours and flavours. Read more.
Mr. Bucket Chocolaterie
13 Dempsey Rd, #01-03/04, Singapore 249674
Opening Hours:
Tue to Thurs: 11am-7pm
Fri to Sun: 11am-11pm
Public Holidays: 11am-11pm
Closed on Mondays
Terra Madre Restaurant and Organic Food Store
Together with a retail store next to the restaurant, Terra Madre Dempsey is said to be Singapore’s largest organic and natural food store and restaurant. Opened in November 2021, it is situated in the Loewen cluster which is a short walk away from the usual restaurant places at Dempsey. Read more.
Terra Madre Restaurant
Block 71 Loewen Road
#01-02
Singapore (248847)
Opening Hours
Monday: 8:00 – 16:00
Tuesday to Thursday: 8:00 – 21:30
Friday: 8:00 – 22:00
Saturday: 8:00 – 22:00
Sunday: 8:00 – 21:30
Canchita Peruvian Cuisine
Opened in April 2021, Canchita Peruvian Cuisine occupies a small building at the edge of Dempsey Hill where its obscure location gives it a panoramic view of the surrounding forest. Our lunch at Canchita felt like dining in a treehouse. Read more.
Canchita Peruvian Cuisine
9A Dempsey Road
Singapore 247698
Lunch hours:
Thursday to Sunday: 11:30am to 3:00pm.
Dinner hours:
Monday to Sunday: 5:30pm to 10:30pm.
Last orders at 9:45pm
Baker & Cook and Plank Sourdough Pizza
Sister restaurants Plank Sourdough Pizza and Baker & Cook Dempsey combine to create a unique dining space in the Core Collective Dempsey area at the Loewen Road cluster of the Dempsey Hill dining enclave. Read more.
Plank, Baker & Cook @ Core Collective Dempsey
30C Loewen Road
Singapore 248839
Baker & Cook Open : 8am to 10pm
Tel: +65 6251 1108
Bombay Garden
The Bombay Garden is a modern Indian restaurant with a large patio and outdoor space. It takes over the space previously occupied by the Green Door bar.
Bombay Garden
13A Dempsey Road
Singapore 247694
Monday: Closed
Tuesday : 03:00 PM-12:00 AM
Wednesday : 03:00 PM-12:00 AM
Thursday : 03:00 PM-12:00 AM
Friday : 03:00 PM-01:00 AM
Saturday : 03:00 PM-01:00 AM
Sunday : 03:00 PM-11:30 PM
Dempsey Project
Several years ago, the former Jones the Grocer at Dempsey Hill was transformed into a new restaurant in a grocery store named The Dempsey Project. It retained roughly the same structure, but with some sprucing up. The space inside has shelves with colourful and appealing groceries and lots of green plants. Read more at our post The Dempsey Project – Keeping up with Joneses
The Dempsey Project
9 Dempsey Road
Singapore 247697
Opening Hours:
Sun-Thu: 8 am – 9pm
Fri-Sat: 8 am – 10:30 pm
Tel: +65 6476 1518
Hathaway
Hathaway is one of the newer restaurants at Dempsey HIll. Opened in October 2020, it is a modern local restaurant that combines traditional Singapore cuisines with contemporary dishes. Dishes such as Pengat Pisang French Toast, Ah Nya’s Fish Curry and Wagyu Tenderloin served with cincalok chilli are on the menu. Read more.
Hathaway Restaurant
13 Dempsey Road
#01-07
Singapore (249674)
Mon-Sat: 9am-9pm
Closed Sunday
TUGA Singapore Portuguese Restaurant
TUGA Singapore is a Portuguese restaurant that hails from Taipei, Taiwan. The decor is tastefully laid out. A wide variety of Portuguese wine is available to go with the food Read about our lunch at TUGA here.
TUGA Portuguese Restaurant
Dempsey Hill, Block 8 #01-15
Singapore
Monday to Sunday
11AM to 11PM
Set Lunch Menu (Mon to Fri)
TUGA Singapore Facebook
SPRMRKT at Dempsey Hill
SPRMRKT Dempsey is an outlet of the smart, casual dining restaurant whose name does not have vowels. It is a name that we are familiar with having tried their past and current outlets at Robertson Quay and Cluny Court. Like TUGA, they were newcomers to Dempsey in 2020.
SPRMRKT at Dempsey Hill
Blk 8 Dempsey Rd, #01-15A
Singapore 247696
The Wine Company @ Block 8
In November 2019, Wine Company Dempsey moved to the present space in Block 8. Their initial outlet in Block 14D was one of the earliest restaurants to set up at Dempsey Hill. The same eclectic food menu is available at the new Wine Company Dempsey and so we had an Italian/Chinese/French/Japanese multicultural lunch with German wine. Read more.
The Wine Company
Block 8, #01-14
Dempsey Road
Singapore 249688
Da Paolo Dempsey
Da Paolo Dempsey opened their latest and biggest restaurant at Dempsey in late 2019. It offers “a modern twist to traditional Italian cuisine with a live pasta making counter, Italian wood-fired oven for handstretched pizza …”. They are located in the space that Culina used to occupy before they moved to Block 15. Read more.
8 Dempsey Road
#01-13
Singapore (247696)
Hours
Sun-Thu: 8am -10:30pm
Fri-Sat: 8am-11pm
Culina Bistro at COMO Dempsey
Popular bistro and fine foods store Culina Dempsey closed their original store at Dempsey Block 8 and reopened at Dempsey Block 15 in April 2019. It is now linked together with other outlets as a COMO Dempsey cluster of food and retail outlets. Read more.
Culina Bistro at COMO Dempsey
Blk 15 Dempsey Road Singapore 249675
Tel: +65 6474 7338
Bistro
Daily: 11am – 11pm (Last order: 10pm)
Market
Weekday: 10am – 10pm
Weekend & PH: 9am – 10pm
Siri House – a posh Dempsey Hill restaurant
Siri House is a posh restaurant and bar that is on the ground floor of Block 8D at Dempsey. According to its website, “SIRI HOUSE is a lifestyle, social and dining space bringing together people, art, design, food, and retail …”. Read more.
Siri House
Block 8D, #01-02
Dempsey Hill, Dempsey Road
Singapore 249672,
Tel: +65 9667 0533
Open: Tues – Thurs, Sun: 11:30 – 22:00
Fri – Sat: 11:30 – 23:30
Mon: Closed
Chang Korean BBQ
Chang Korean BBQ is a Korean restaurant at Loewen by Dempsey Hill. Read about our lunch at Chang here.
71 Loewen Road #01-01
Singapore 248847
Tel: +65 6473-9005
Open Daily: 12-3pm; 6-10pm
Atout @ Dempsey Hill
Atout is a French restaurant which took over the space from Au Petit Salut in early 2018. According to its website,“Atout is informal but not casual. It is a classic bistro but not the old-fashioned kind.” Read about our lunch at Atout here. The 40 garlic French chicken was the highlight of our meal.
Atout Restaurant
40C Harding Road
Singapore 249548
Opening Hours:
Monday to Saturday
12.00pm to 11.00pm
Sunday
Retail Store & Restaurant will be closed.
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Morsels – Cosy Dempsey Hill Restaurant
Morsels moved from their former location in Mayo Street (Little India) to Dempsey in early 2017. It is a small barnyard styled restaurant that is located in a quiet pocket of Dempsey Hill. We think that it is the most charming restaurant at Dempsey. The dishes there can be described in two words – delicious and small. Read our review here.
Morsels
25 Dempsey Road, #01-04
Singapore 249670
Tue-Thu: 12-3pm, 6-10pm
Fri-Sat: 12-3pm, 6-10:30pm
Sun: 11am-3pm
Closed Monday
Tel: +65 6266 3822
COMO Dempsey Restaurants
The end of 2016 saw the opening of the new COMO Dempsey cluster of retail and restaurants. They occupy Blocks 17 and 18 at Dempsey Road. The four new restaurants are: Candlenut, Ippoh Tempura, Dempsey Cookhouse and Como Cuisine. Culina Bistro moved into a neighbouring block in 2019.
Candlenut
Candlenut Dempsey is a refined Peranakan restaurant. They have been awarded a one Michelin Star in the Singapore Michelin Guide. It is said to be the only Peranakan restaurant in the world with the coveted star. Read more.
Candlenut
Block 17A Dempsey Road,
Singapore 249676
Opening Hours:
LUNCH, MON – SUN
12:00PM – 3:00PM
(Last seating 2PM; last order 2:30PM)
DINNER, MON – SUN AND EVE OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
6:00PM – 10:00PM
(Last seating 9PM; last order 9:30PM)
Tel: +65 6486-1051
+ 65 8121 0176 (For takeaway orders)
Ippoh Tempura Bar
Ippoh Tempura Bar is a small Japanese restaurant at the new Como Dempsey lifestyle cluster. Ippoh is said to be Osaka’s oldest premium tempura restaurant. The Dempsey restaurant in Singapore is their first outlet in South-East Asia (read more).
Ippoh Tempura Bar
Block 17B Dempsey Road,
Singapore 249676
LUNCH, MON – SUN
12:00PM – 3:00PM
(Last seating 2:00PM)
DINNER, MON – THU AND SUN
6:00PM – 10:00PM
(Last seating 9:00PM)
DINNER, FRI, SAT, EVE OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
6:00PM – 11:00PM
(Last seating 10:00PM)
Dempsey Cookhouse & Bar
In early March 2017, DEMPSEY Cookhouse and Bar by Jean-Georges Vongerichten started operations. Prior to that, the only place we could try the creations of celebrity chef was the Paddock Club during the Singapore Formula One GP races. His restaurant was usually the best of the many F&B offerings at the F1 weekend.
The DEMPSEY Cookhouse and Bar is a beautiful place that looks like a big air-conditioned patio. Our favourite dish there is the black truffle pizza. Read about our brunch here.
Dempsey Cookhouse and Bar
18 Dempsey Road
Singapore 249676
Mon-Thu: 12-2pm, 6-9pm
Fri: 12-2pm, 6-9:30pm
Sat: 11:30am-3pm, 6-9:30pm
Sun: 11:30am-3pm, 6-9pm
Como Cuisine
Como Cuisine is a modern contemporary Dempsey Hill restaurant that opens early. The philosophy underpinning the cooking at COMO Cuisine is said to be “clean, contemporary, and healthful.”
Como Cuisine was the last of the four new restaurants to open at the Como cluster. Together with hip clothing store Dover Street Market, these two openings finally completed the lifestyle and dining concept of Club 21 at Dempsey Hill. Read about our lunch and see some pictures of the Dover Street Market next door here.
Como Cuisine
Block 18A Dempsey Road
Singapore 249677
Opening Hours:
Monday – Tuesday
08:00 AM-03:00 PM
Wednesday – Thursday
08:00 AM-10:00 PM
Friday – Saturday
08:00 AM-10:30 PM
Sunday
08:00 AM-10:00 PM
Blu Kouzina
Many fans of popular Greek restaurant Blu Kouzina were happy to hear that they had moved from Bukit Timah Road to Dempsey Hill on 13 April 2016. At Dempsey, parking is no longer a challenge and their wonderful moussaka will be more accessible to those who do not live in Bukit Timah. Read Greek Restaurant Blu Kouzina, now at Dempsey.
Blu Kouzina
10 Dempsey Road (Blk 10)
Singapore 247700
Lunch Service
Monday to Sunday
11:30pm – 3:30pm
Dinner Service
Monday to Sunday
5:30pm – 10:00pm
Open Farm Community
Open Farm Community is a contemporary restaurant that opened in 2015, with an emphasis on freshness of ingredients. Read Open Farm Community – the new restaurant at Dempsey. It used to have a large compound, but in 2018, part of it was carved out to be used as the space for Tiong Bahru Bakery Safari.
Open Farm Community
130E Minden Road
Singapore 248819
Tel: +656474 5964
Opening Hours:
Lunch
Mon – Fri: 12pm – 3pm
Last order for food and drinks: 2:30pm
Brunch
Sat – Sun: 11am – 4pm
Last order for food and drinks: 3:30pm
Dinner
Mon – Sun: 6pm – 11pm
Last order for food: 9.30pm
Last order for drinks: 10:45pm
Tiong Bahru Bakery Safari
Tiong Bahru Bakery Safari is located right next to the Open Farm Community and sits on the compound that used to be part of OFC. The dining area is a tent without air-con, so light clothing is recommended.
Tiong Bahru Bakery Safari
130E Minden Road, Singapore 248819
Tel: +65 6877 4876
Opening Hours: 8am – 6pm
Walk-Ins only
Jumbo Seafood Dempsey Hill Restaurant
Jumbo Seafood Restaurant at Dempsey has a casual rustic atmosphere. A popular place in the evenings, locals and tourists alike flock here for seafood dishes such as the famous Singapore Chilli Crab. Read more: Jumbo Seafood Restaurant at Dempsey Hill.
Jumbo Seafood Restaurant at Dempsey Hill
Block 11 Dempsey Road #01-16
Dempsey Hill
Singapore 249673
Tel : +65 6479-3435
Opening Hours:
Mon-Sun: 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30-10.30pm
Jumbo Restaurant Dempsey a la carte menu
Long Beach Seafood
Long Beach Seafood has the largest signboard at Dempsey. You can spot it from a distance while driving along Napier Road. It claims to be Singapore’s leading seafood restaurant and also the creator of “the Original and Best Black Pepper Crab in Singapore”. They started in 1946 with a restaurant in Bedok. We can only say that the black pepper crab was indeed very good. Read more.
Long Beach Seafood
25 Dempsey Road
Left turn to Dempsey
via Holland Rd
(before Peirce Rd)
Singapore 249670
Website
Mon – Friday: 11am-3pm | 5pm – 11:30pm
Sat, Sun & PH: 11am – 11:30pm
Tel: 6323 2222
Chopsuey Cafe
It is best to describe the cuisine served at Chopsuey Cafe by quoting from their own description. They serve “… an array of Chinese comfort favourites and new interpretations of traditional foods influenced by the Anglo-Chinese experience in the UK, US and Australia”. Read Chopsuey Cafe Dempsey by PS Cafe – new interpretations of Chinese and Local food.
Chopsuey Cafe at Dempsey
Block 10, Dempsey Road
#01-23
Singapore 247700
Opening Hours:
Sunday – Thursday
11.00am – 11.00pm (Last order at 9.30pm)
Friday – Saturday & Eve of Public Holidays
11.00am – 11.30pm (Last order at 9.30pm)
(From 4.00pm – 6.00pm daily, only Dimsum is available)
Jim Thompson Thai Restaurant @ Dempsey Singapore (Closed)
Jim Thompson Thai Restaurant was one of the oldest restaurants at the Dempsey cluster. After a run of 14 years, this grand dame of a restaurant ceased business at the end of December 2022. Notwithstanding its closure we have retained its entry in our TOP list of Dempsey Hill restaurants 2023 in case any of our readers are looking for information on this restaurant.
45 Minden Road
Singapore (248817)
Facebook Announcement On Jim Thompson Restaurant Closure
Samy’s Curry
Samy’s Curry Indian Restaurant at Dempsey is one of the most well-known restaurants in Singapore. Founded by Mr M Veerasamy as a roadside stall in Tank Road, it is now a 300 seat restaurant which is almost always packed. It is the place to go for good affordable Indian food. Read about our lunch at Samy’s here.
Samy’s Curry Restaurant
25 Dempsey Road
Singapore 247691
Tel: +65 6472 2080
Opening Hours:
Lunch: 11 am – 3 pm
Dinner: 6 pm – 10 pm
Closed: Tue
RedDot BrewHouse
Located next to Samy’s Curry is RedDot Brewhouse @ Dempsey. It is a large restaurant with both indoor and al fresco seating, with the latter said to resemble a charming Bavarian beer garden. Fresh beer from RedDot Brewhouse, Singapore’s first locally owned, independent commercial microbrewery, is served here.
Shown here are pictures of RedDot Brewery @ Dempsey with 2021 CNY decorations.
RedDot BrewHouse @ Dempsey Hill
25A Dempsey Road
Singapore (247691)
Weekdays Lunch: 11.30am to 3pm
Mon: 11.30am to 10pm
Sun, Tue-Thu: 11.30am to 10.30pm
Fri-Sat: 11.30am to 11pm
Margarita’s Mexican Restaurant at Dempsey Hill
Margarita’s is our favourite Mexican Restaurant in Singapore. It is a dimly lit place that feels warm and cosy. The must try dish here is the chicken fajitas. Read Margarita’s Restaurant, Mexican food in Dempsey, Singapore.
Margarita’s Restaurant
11 Dempsey Road #01-19
Singapore 249673
Mon-Sun: 11:30am-10.30pm
PS.Cafe – Most Stylish Dempsey Hill Restaurant 2023
PS.Cafe is the definition of a hip cafe. With an interior that looks like picture from a mid century decor magazine. it is one of the most stylish Dempsey Hill restaurants. Read more.
PS.Cafe at Harding Road
28 Harding Road, Dempsey Hill
Singapore 249549.
Tel: +65 9070 8782
Opening Hours:
Sunday – Thursday
8.00am – 10.30pm (Last order at 9.30pm)
Friday – Saturday & Eve of Public Holidays
8.00am – 11.00pm (Last order at 9.30pm)
Huber’s Bistro
Huber’s Bistro takes up a small part of the large complex that makes up Huber’s Butchery & Bistro. This simple and casual Dempsey Hill cafe is a convenient place to get a quick meal, downed with a pint from its list of beers. Read Huber’s Bistro – new location at 22 Dempsey Road.
Huber’s Butchery & Bistro
22 Dempsey Road
Singapore 249679.
Tel: +65 6737 1588
Bistro opening hours:
Mon Closed
Tues – Fri: 11.00am to 10.00pm
Sat, Sun & public holidays: 9.30am to 10.00pm
Tel: 6737 1488
La Forketta Dempsey Italian Restaurant
La Forketta is an Italian restaurant serving traditional authentic wood-fired baked sourdough pizza and fresh homemade organic Pasta.
La Forketta
9 Dempsey Road, #01-09
Singapore (247697)
Opening Hours
Weekdays:
Lunch: 12 PM – 3 PM
Dinner: 6 PM – 10 PM
Weekends:
Lunch: 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Dinner: 6 PM – 10 PM
Rakuichi Japanese Dempsey Hill Restaurant
Most of the Dempsey Hill restaurants serve Western cuisine. Rakuichi is the rare Japanese restaurant at Dempsey.
Rakuichi Japanese Restaurant
10 Dempsey Road #01-22
Singapore 247700
Tel: +65 6474 2143
Open: Mon-Sun: 11:30am-2:30pm, 6-10pm
Red Sparrow Vietnamese Dempsey Hill Restaurant
Rounding up our TOP list of Dempsey Hill restaurants 2023 is a quaint Vietamese restaurant, Red Sparrow. It features Vietnamese classics like fresh pho noodles, Vietnamese spring rolls and pancakes on its menu.
11 Dempsey Road #01-18
Singapore 249673
Wed to Mon : 11:45 – 15:00; 17:00 – 22:30pm
Tuesday : 11:45 – 15:00pm
We hope you will find our TOP list of Dempsey restaurants useful. Happy Eating!
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