Candlenut
Peranakan · Singapore · Michelin One Star · Chef Malcolm Lee
Candlenut at COMO Dempsey is the world's first and only Michelin-starred Peranakan restaurant, helmed by Chef Malcolm Lee. The restaurant celebrates the rich, complex cuisine of Singapore's Straits Chinese heritage — blending Malay, Chinese, Indonesian, and colonial influences into refined dishes that honor traditional recipes while presenting them with modern sensibility.
COMO Dempsey, 17A Dempsey Road, Singapore 249676, Singapore
Menu
Dishes
- Ikan Bakar (40)
- Textures of Coconut (16) — coconut sorbet, grated coconut, jelly, fresh coconut flesh
- Jeju Black Pork Collar Satay (24) — charcoal grilled and glazed with kicap manis – 4 skewers
- Westholme Wagyu Beef Rib Rendang (48) — dry caramelized coconut curry with spices, turmeric leaf, serunding
- Chef Mum Chicken Curry (26) — Legacy item deactivated during refresh
- Babi Pongteh (38) — Legacy item deactivated during refresh
- Buah Keluak Ayam (30) — Legacy item deactivated during refresh
- Assam Sotong (32) — Legacy item deactivated during refresh
- Chendol (14) — Legacy item deactivated during refresh
- Beef Rendang (42) — Legacy item deactivated during refresh
Tasting Menu
- Lunch Tasting Menu (138)
- ‘ah-ma-kase’ (108) — Kueh Pie Tee, Boston Lobster, Rasam Dressing; Ngoh Hiang, Garlic Chilli Sauce; Charcoal Grilled Margaret River Beef Short Rib Satay, Buah Keluak Sauce; Bakwan Kepiting Soup (chicken and crab tofu ball, tofu puff, rich chicken broth boiled over 4 hours); Winged Bean Salad (baby red radish, lemongrass, cashew nuts, prawns, anchovies, calamansi dressing); Ikan Goreng Kunyit (red snapper, okra, dry turmeric curry, rambutan cacapan, curry leaf); Opor Udang (wild caught ang kar prawn, white curry, charred incubator pumpkin, kaffir lime leaf, fried shallots, grated coconut); Gulai Daging Sapi (smoked and spiced Hanwoo beef meatballs, bamboo shoots, turmeric leaf, baby potato, salted egg); Telur Bandung (deep fried free-range egg, Chitose cherry tomato, dried squid sambal, Sugata baby squid); Served with steamed fragrant ‘Thai Hom Mali’ rice; Ubi Kelapa (young coconut sorbet, sweet coconut milk and shaved ice, pandan tapioca, sago pearl); Purple Sweet Potato Kuih Kochi (glutinous rice dumpling
- > HSBC cardholders can access the Ah-Ma-Kase set menu at (108)
- Tasting Menu (138)
Wines
- Riesling by Glass (18) — Legacy item deactivated during refresh
- Champagne by Glass (28) — Legacy item deactivated during refresh
- Sauvignon Blanc by Glass (18) — Legacy item deactivated during refresh
- Merlot by Glass (18) — Legacy item deactivated during refresh
- Tempranillo by Glass (18) — Legacy item deactivated during refresh
- Chardonnay by Glass (20) — Legacy item deactivated during refresh
- Rosé by Glass (18) — Legacy item deactivated during refresh
- Cabernet Sauvignon by Glass (24) — Legacy item deactivated during refresh
- Shiraz by Glass (20) — Legacy item deactivated during refresh
Cocktails
- Pandan Colada (24) — Legacy item deactivated during refresh
- Malbec by Glass (20) — Legacy item deactivated during refresh
- Coconut Negroni (26) — Legacy item deactivated during refresh
- Laksa Sour (24) — Legacy item deactivated during refresh
- Lemongrass Collins (22) — Legacy item deactivated during refresh
- Tamarind Whisky Sour (26) — Legacy item deactivated during refresh
- Turmeric Daiquiri (24) — Legacy item deactivated during refresh
- Buah Keluak Espresso Martini (26) — Legacy item deactivated during refresh
- Galangal Sling (24) — Legacy item deactivated during refresh
- Gula Melaka Old Fashioned (26) — Legacy item deactivated during refresh
Set Menu
- Ah-Ma-Kase Dinner (138) — Thirteen-course Peranakan tasting menu served family style
- Ah-Ma-Kase Lunch (88) — Multi-course Peranakan tasting menu served family style
Phone: +65 1800 304 2288
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