Best Of Singapore Hawkers & Casual Dining: Naan

Best Of Singapore Hawkers & Casual Dining: Naan

Naan

Nothing was sponsored, we visited as regular paying customers. Photos in this post were taken between 2000 and 2025 (across 25 years!), as such, the quality of photos varies drastically due to advances in camera technology. Mobile smartphones were in their infancy and had yet to become widespread.

Also Known As:
Naan, Nan, Naan Plain, Roti Naan,
Naan Garlic, Naan Butter, Naan Pudina / Naan Mint, Naan Coriander, Naan Methi / Naan Fenugreek, Naan Laccha,
Naan Paneer / Naan Cheese, Naan Aloo, Naan Keema, Naan Onion, Naan Chili, Naan Kashmiri, Naan Peshwari

Average Price Per Serving:
SGD $2 - $13

List in alphabetical order - click the links to jump to entry

1. Al-Ameen Eating House / Ameen Makan House
2. Al-Azhar Restaurant
3. Bar Bar Black Sheep
4. Daawat Tandoori
5. Jaggi’s Northern Indian Cuisine
6. Khuxi Corner
7. Kurry Korner
8. Madura's Restaurant
9. Peacock Restaurant
10. The Banana Leaf Apolo
11. Zaffron Kitchen
~~ABC Nasi Kandar Restaurant~~
~~Myra's Beach Club~~

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Description:
The Naan is a Singaporean Indian dish, featuring a tandoor oven baked leavened flatbread, sometimes garnished with aromatic herbs, or stuffed with various simple ingredients. Also known as Nan, Naan Plain, or Roti Naan, the Naan dish is usually priced around SGD $2 to $13 per serving or per piece. A typical stall will usually offer between 3 to 14 varieties of Naan, averaging around 5 varieties. It's commonly eaten for either lunch or dinner, typically accompanied by a variety of curries.

The dough is common to all varieties of Naan flatbread, with the standard dough usually made from all-purpose flour or bread flour or wheat flour, baking yeast or baking powder, water, salt, white sugar, ghee / clarified butter, and plain yoghurt. Once combined, the ingredients are kneaded, left to rest, then finally baked in a tandoor oven. This Naan Plain will have a soft fluffy chewy texture, with smoky bready sweet savoury flavour, and crisp charred spots or edges from the oven. A Naan Plain can also act as a canvas for garnishing or stuffing, and the following are the 5 most common Naan varieties available, of which 3 are garnished and 2 are stuffed.

The garnished Naan will include the Naan Garlic which has finely minced garlic and additional savoury spice flavour, the Naan Butter which is brushed with additional ghee / clarified butter and has deeper buttery salty savoury flavour, and the Naan Pudina / Naan Mint which has finely chopped mint leaves and additional minty herbal flavour. The stuffed Naan will include the Naan Paneer / Naan Cheese with gooey cottage cheese and additional milky cheesy salty flavour, and the Naan Kashmiri with chewy dried fruits (cherries, apricots, black raisins, golden raisins, cranberries) and additional fruity candied sweet flavour.

The Naan is usually served as a staple to a meal, accompanied by various curries, and used as a replacement to utensils for scooping up food. Regarded amongst the world's most popular flatbreads, the Naan today is still being used to push culinary boundaries, with experimental versions that feature modern ingredients such as chicken, spinach, mushrooms, cinnamon sugar, avocado, or truffle.

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1. Al-Ameen Eating House / Ameen Makan House
@ 4 Cheong Chin Nam Road
Opening Hours: Daily 8am – 3am

Taken in 2010

Taken in 2010

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Naan (SGD $4) @ Al-Ameen Eating House / Ameen Makan House.

Established in April 1992, this 2nd-generation stall is popular for its wide variety of tasty and value-for-money dishes, served in a casual setting.

Their rendition is slightly crisp towards the edges, while being fluffy soft towards the center. The plain version has smoky bready sweet flavour, while the garlic version has smoky bready savoury salty spice flavour.

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2. Al-Azhar Restaurant
@ 201D Tampines Street 21 #01-1155
Opening Hours: Daily 8am – 11:30pm

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Naan (SGD $7) @ Al-Azhar Restaurant.

Established in December 2000, this 2-decade-old casual eatery is known for their vast range of North and South Indian dishes, as well as other international offerings.

Their rendition is partly crisp, partly fluffy soft, tearing apart with a firm pull. The plain version carries smoky bready sweet savoury flavour, while the garlic version carries smoky bready savoury salty spice flavour.

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3. Bar Bar Black Sheep
@ 879 Bukit Timah Road
Opening Hours: Mon - Thu 3:30pm – 12am, Fri 3:30pm – 1am, Sat 12pm – 1am, Sun 12pm – 12am

Taken in 2015

Taken in 2015

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Naan (SGD $9) @ Bar Bar Black Sheep.

With 3 independent kitchens, including a North Indian focused kitchen, this watering hole is a relaxed night-time dining spot.

Their rendition is soft fluffy chewy in texture, tearing apart easily. While the plain version exudes smoky bready sweet savoury flavour, the garlic version studded with minced garlic and fresh coriander exudes smoky bready savoury vegetal bitter herbal spice flavour.

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4. Daawat Tandoori
@ 207 Upper Thomson Road
Opening Hours: Tue - Sun 11am – 3pm, 4:30pm – 10:30pm, Closed Mon

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Naan (SGD $8) @ Daawat Tandoori.

Established in March 2005, this long-serving North Indian restaurant is well-regarded for its delicious and consistently executed dishes.

Their rendition is baked in a tandoor oven, resulting in crispy edges with a fluffy soft center. Being gently brushed with ghee / clarified butter, their plain version holds smoky bready sweet buttery savoury flavour, while the garlic version studded with minced garlic holds smoky bready salty savoury spice flavour. Nice char on some of the surfaces, lending a depth of smoky aroma.

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5. Jaggi’s Northern Indian Cuisine
@ 36 Race Course Road
Opening Hours: Daily 11am – 10:30pm

Taken in 2012

Taken in 2012

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Naan (SGD $7) @ Jaggi’s Northern Indian Cuisine.

Established in September 1995, this casual eatery is known for its authentic and homely North Indian dishes, made fresh daily.

Their rendition is baked in a tandoor oven, with a signature light and fluffy soft texture, great for scooping up curries. Their plain version is large and filling with smoky bready sweet flavour, while their garlic version is big and filling with smoky bready savoury salty spice flavour. Bits of fresh coriander lend a mild vegetal bitter herbal flavour, a touch of freshness.

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6. Khuxi Corner
@ 519A Tampines Central 8 #01-01
Opening Hours: Daily 7:45am – 9:30pm

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Naan (SGD $6) @ Khuxi Corner.

Opened in July 2025, this humble stall is well-regarded for their tasty, authentic, home-style North Indian dishes.

Their rendition has textures of crisp fluffy soft, warm and comforting. Their plain version is straightforward, carrying smoky bready sweet flavour. But their garlic version is luxurious with brushings of ghee / clarified butter and generously sprinklings of minced garlic and fresh coriander, carrying smoky bready savoury spice vegetal bitter herbal buttery salty flavour.

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7. Kurry Korner
@ ESR BizPark At Changi, 8 Changi Business Park Avenue 1 #01-37
Opening Hours: Daily 11:30am – 3:30pm, 5:30pm – 10:30pm

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Naan (SGD $8) @ Kurry Korner.

Established in June 2013, this casual eatery is well regarded for their authentic North Indian curries, cooked with fresh spices and boasting complex flavours.

Their flatbread is shaped in a more circular round shape as compared to elsewhere, and is slightly more firm crispy chewy in texture. The plain version is typical with its smoky bready sweet flavour. The garlic version is enhanced with ghee / clarified butter, minced garlic and fresh coriander, bursting with smoky bready savoury spice vegetal bitter herbal buttery salty flavour.

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8. Madura's Restaurant
@ Paya Lebar Square, 60 Paya Lebar Road #01-08
Opening Hours: Daily 10am – 10pm

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Naan (SGD $11) @ Madura's Restaurant.

Incorporated in July 2007, this casual restaurant is known for delicious traditional North Indian and South Indian dishes, paired with friendly and attentive service befitting of more upmarket places.

Their flatbread is nicely oval shaped, with alternating textures of crispy fluffy chewy soft throughout. Their plain version carries smoky bready sweet flavour, while their garlic version carries smoky bready buttery salty savoury spice flavour.

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9. Peacock Restaurant
@ NEWest, 1 West Coast Drive #01-95
Opening Hours: Daily 11am – 3pm, 5pm – 11pm

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Naan (SGD $11) @ Peacock Restaurant.

Opening in September 2021, this restaurant may be out-of-the-way, but it also goes out-of-its-way in service and food quality. A reliable hidden find.

Served in a basket, their plain version is smoky bready sweet in flavour with chewy fluffy soft texture. Their garlic version is smoky bready buttery salty savoury spice vegetal bitter herbal in flavour with chewy fluffy oily soft texture.

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10. The Banana Leaf Apolo
@ 56 Race Course Road
Opening Hours: Daily 10:30am – 10:30pm

Taken in 2012

Taken in 2012

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Naan (SGD $10) @ The Banana Leaf Apolo.

This long-serving brand was established in October 1974 by Chellappan Sankaranathan, who named the casual restaurant after the Apollo 11 moon landing, with the hope that the restaurant would 'take-off' like a rocket.

Their plain version is amongst the best around, with smoky bready sweet savoury flavour and crisp chewy fluffy texture, with decent char-brown colour from high heat in the tandoor oven. By contrast, their garlic version is amongst the more straightforward around, with smoky bready savoury spice flavour and crisp chewy fluffy texture.

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11. Zaffron Kitchen
@ RELC International Hotel, 30 Orange Grove Road #04-02
Opening Hours: Daily 11am – 7:30pm

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Taken in 2025

Naan (SGD $12) @ Zaffron Kitchen.

Originally founded by Joseph Lee in May 2011 and operated by the First Gourmet Group, this casual restaurant is known for serving authentic North Indian dishes, being awarded the Michelin Bib Gourmand a total of 5 times (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022).

Their rendition has crisp edges with a fluffy chewy soft center. The plain version has smoky bready sweet flavour, while the garlic version has smoky bready savoury buttery salty spice vegetal bitter herbal flavour. Great at picking up curries.