OUR STORY

Baba Chews is a restaurant inspired by our neighbourhood. The name ‘Baba Chews’ takes inspiration from Chew Joo Chiat, a wealthy Chinese landowner known as the ‘King of Katong’ who in 1917 allowed the use of a road through his land for public, which is the Joo Chiat Road we know today. Various other roads and landmarks in the vicinity were also named after him, such as this very building, which was formerly the Joo Chiat Police

Station (1928 – 1987).

Chew Joo Chiat married a Nonya, Tan Quan Neo, after moving to Singapore. Nonya or Nyonya is an honorific for Peranakan women and Baba for Peranakan men, a majority of whom are Straits Chinese - descendants of Chinese migrants who settled in the

Malay archipelago and inter-marrying with local Malays. Smaller Peranakan communities of other ethnicities – the

Phuket Babas, Indian Hindu Peranakans, Indian Muslim Peranakans, Eurasian Peranakans exist as well.

Paying homage to this unique culture, we have put together a menu of traditional and modern cuisines from places that have influenced Peranakan cooking, along with a small selection of

Western favourites to cater to your preferences.

We hope you enjoy the food as much as we had fun putting this together.

ALL -DAY D IN ING MENU

SALADS & SMALL BITESBaba Chews House Green Salad $12Selection of greens served with kalamata olives, avocado, sundried tomato and choice of lemon vinaigrette or mint chilli dressing

Otah $14Traditional mackerel fish Otah (spicy fish mousse in banana leaf) and homemade prawn and otah siew mai (dumpling)

Satay Panggang $14Choice of half dozen chicken or mutton satay served with peanut gravy, traditional condiments and ketupat (Malay rice cake)

Chilli Crab Cake $15Fried crab meat patty with Singapore’s signature chilli crab sauce served with fried ‘Bibik’ tuiles (Peranakan spiced wafers)

Chews’Salad $15Sous vide egg and barbecued pork on a salad of lettuce, wheat noodles, cucumber and corn, sprinkled with emmenthal croutons and your choice of calamansi shoyu or sesame dressing

Chef Sam Leong’s Signature Wasabi Prawns $16A dish by Chef Sam LeongCrispy fried prawns tossed with wasabi mayonnaise

Roasted Duck“Popiah”$18Roasted five spice duck roll filled with black fungus, vermicelli and vegetables, served with Chews’sweet sauce

Foie Gras Tau Kwa Pau $22A typical Katong dish with Chef’s twist of Foie Gras in Lor Chap (fragrant dark gravy of spices and soya sauce) topped onto a savoury fried beancurd with egg and coriander leaves

Whenever you see this icon on one of our menus you can try one of a number of bespoke recipes designed for us by a panel of Culinary Ambassadors. Our IHG Culinary Ambassador programme was created through a partnership between the

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), and a panel of celebrity chefs and masters of their cuisine.

Please ask any of our colleagues for more information.

All prices are quoted in Singapore dollars and are subject to prevailing government taxes and 10% service charge.

Healthy Option Vegetarian Contains Pork Contains Nuts Spicy Chef’s Recommendation

SOUPSPong Tauhu $10Traditional Peranakan soup with homemade prawn stock, pork meatballs and bamboo shoot

Itek Tim“Consomme”$12Double boiled duck soup with salted mustard leaves, seasoned with spices, tamarind and green chilli

Soup Kambing $13Traditional Indian mutton soup flavoured with cumin, coriander and potatoes

VEGETARIANSweet and Sour“Chicken”with Fried Rice $16Gluten balls with a sweet and sour sauce, served with vegetarian fried rice

Assam Curry Noodle $17Yellow noodles in an asam (tamarind) and coconut broth, with sliced eggplant, lady fingers and tomatoes

Three Mushroom Penne $18Penne with button mushrooms, king oyster mushrooms, shimeiji mushrooms in a fresh herbs cream

All prices are quoted in Singapore dollars and are subject to prevailing government taxes and 10% service charge.

Healthy Option Vegetarian Contains Pork Contains Nuts Spicy Chef’s Recommendation

MAINS - ALL TO YOURSELFPenang Char Kway Teow $16Penang’s iconic dish of stir-fried flat rice noodles with prawns, fish cake, egg, beansprouts and chilli Vegetarian option available

Nonya Fried Rice $16Wok-fried sambal belacan (shrimp paste chilli) fried rice with grilled turmeric chicken and achar (pickles) on the side

Vegetarian option available

Hokkien Mee $16An iconic Singaporean dish of rice vermicelli and yellow noodles cooked in a gravy of prawn stock with prawns, squid, fish cake and vegetable Vegetarian option available

Hainanese Chicken Rice $17Singapore’s national dish of chicken slow-cooked to a tender finish and rice flavoured with chicken stock, served with a clear broth, achar (pickles) and condiments

Nonya Laksa $18Rice vermicelli in a broth of prawn stock and coconut cream with prawns, sea scallop, fish cake, cucumber and egg and a sprinkling of daun kesum (laksa leaves)

‘Ayam Buah Keluak’ Burger $18A Peranakan-inspired burger with grilled chicken patty, achar (Asian pickles) topped with puréed buah keluak (black nut) on a multigrain bun, accompanied with steak fries and salad

Codfish Wonton Mee $29Egg noodles with homemade pork and shrimp wontons and codfish baked char siew style, served tossed in sauce or in a clear broth

All prices are quoted in Singapore dollars and are subject to prevailing government taxes and 10% service charge.

Healthy Option Vegetarian Contains Pork Contains Nuts Spicy Chef’s Recommendation

MAINS - SHARE THE LOVEX.O. Crabmeat Fried Rice $12A dish by Chef Sam LeongFried fragrant rice, premium X.O. sauce (dried scallop sauce) with crabmeat

Chap Chye $12Peranakan mixed vegetable stew

Nai Bai with Garlic $12Chinese milk cabbage stir-fried with garlic

French Beans with Dried Shrimps $13Stir-fried with dried shrimps, garlic and oyster sauce Vegetarian option available

Sweet and Sour Pork Belly $18A dish by Chef Sam LeongWok-fried pork belly with green apple and sweet and sour sauce

Sambal Stingray $22Sea-caught stingray char-grilled and topped with home-made chilli sauce

Beef Short Ribs Rendang $29Beef short ribs stewed in a rich gravy of coconut cream, spices, Gula Melaka (palm sugar)and turmeric leaf

Udang BBC Tiga Rasa $32Baba Chews’special three-flavour (sweet, sour and savoury) stir-fried fresh sea prawns with chopped truffle and pickled ginger

Whenever you see this icon on one of our menus you can try one of a number of bespoke recipes designed for us by a panel of Culinary Ambassadors. Our IHG Culinary Ambassador programme was created through a partnership between the

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), and a panel of celebrity chefs and masters of their cuisine.

Please ask any of our colleagues for more information.

All prices are quoted in Singapore dollars and are subject to prevailing government taxes and 10% service charge.

Healthy Option Vegetarian Contains Pork Contains Nuts Spicy Chef’s Recommendation

WESTERN FAVOURITESBaked Asparagus $13With sea salt and hollandaise

Baba Chews Club Sandwich $18Local toast with Cajun chicken breast, Bombay onion omelette and grilled streaky bacon, served with steak fries and salad

Hamburger $208oz grilled beef patty topped with a sunny-side-up egg, cheddar cheese and grilled streaky bacon on a multigrain bun

Beef Meatball“Baba-Biata”$20Spaghetti in a spicy tomato sauce with beef meatballs

Chicken Breast $22Pan-fried chicken breast marinated with pandan and ginger paste, served with mashed potatoes, market greens and ginger chicken sauce

Butter-Seared Salmon $26With carrots and asparagus vichy, served with a kaffir lime sauce

Beef Ribeye $37Char-grilled black angus beef served with steak fries, market greens and beef jus

All prices are quoted in Singapore dollars and are subject to prevailing government taxes and 10% service charge.

Healthy Option Vegetarian Contains Pork Contains Nuts Spicy Chef’s Recommendation

KIDS MENUMushroom Soup $6

Cream soup of assorted mushrooms with herb croutons

Chicken Nuggets $8Deep-fried chicken nuggets with tomato ketchup on the side

Fish and Chips $10Deep-fried fish fingers in homemade batter with French fries and tartar sauce

Macaroni and Cheese $10Elbow macaroni in mozzarella and Parmigiana cheese

Mini Beef Burger $12Beef patties topped with cheese and tomato in a mini bun

All prices are quoted in Singapore dollars and are subject to prevailing government taxes and 10% service charge.

Healthy Option Vegetarian Contains Pork Contains Nuts Spicy Chef’s Recommendation

All prices are quoted in Singapore dollars and are subject to prevailing government taxes and 10% service charge.

Healthy Option Vegetarian Contains Pork Contains Nuts Spicy Chef’s Recommendation

DESSERTIce Cream $6Single scoop of Cempedak (tropical fruit from the jackfruit family), Teh Tarik ( ‘pulled’ milk tea) or Gula Melaka (palm sugar) ice cream

Chendol $8Shaved ice flavored with fresh coconut cream and Gula Melaka (palm sugar)

Seasonal Fruit Platter $10Freshly cut seasonal fruits

Sour Plum Ice $10Shaved ice flavoured with sour plum, lychee jello and calamansi ice cream

Lychee Crème Brulée $11The traditional French dessert given a tropical infusion of lychee

Chocolate Banana Cake $13Layered cake of banana sponge, mousse and custard, served with chocolate sauce and banana ice cream

Nangka Cheese Cake $14Cream cheese cake with caramelized nangka (jackfruit), buttered crumbs and pulut hitam (black glutinous rice) ice cream

‘Teh Lah’ - Milo $14A local take on tiramisu with iced Teh (milk tea) mascarpone with soda cracker, dusted with milo on top and accompanied with a scoop of peanut ting ting (local slang for ice cream sold by street peddlers) ice cream

Selection of Artisanal Cheese Board $24Artisanal cheese platter with fig jam, grapes and roasted nuts