The Dining Room
Gallery
Seventy Years In Pictures
A visual archive of the room, the bird, the people, and the dishes that have not changed since 1953.
The Room
Inside the Shophouse
Brass
Brass lamp, est. 1972
Terrazzo
Original terrazzo floor
Founder
Tan Senior · Master of the broth
Third Generation
Marcus · Third generation
The Plates
The Bird, The Bowl, The Sauces
The Carving
The carving
Broth
Master stock
Roasted
Charcoal-roasted
Rice
Pandan rice
Sauce
Chili-ginger sauce
The Kitchen
Five-thirty in the morning
Marcus arrives before sunrise. The first pot of broth begins at 5:45AM. By the time the door opens at 11:30, the master stock has reduced for six hours.
The Room
Thirty-eight seats. Four tables of two.
We restored the shophouse in 2019. We did not modernise it. The terrazzo, the teak, and the brass lamp are exactly as Tan Senior left them in 1972.
The Evening
Dinner is sixty minutes
Two services daily. Twelve tables turn twice. Tan Senior closed the kitchen at 8:30PM sharp. We still do.
Recognition
Bib Gourmand Contender 2024
Michelin Guide Singapore — “A reverent take on the national dish.”
Best Heritage Restaurant 2023
Tatler Dining Singapore — “Seventy years of unwavering craft.”
Top 50 Restaurants 2025
World’s 50 Best Discovery — “A pilgrimage worth making.”