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Nasi Padang · Since 1920 · Kampong Glam

Wait patiently.
It's worth the queue.

Three generations of Minangkabau cooking from West Sumatra, ladled over rice on Kandahar Street since 1920, Singapore's most-loved nasi padang.

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Est. 1920
Kampong Glam
100+
Years at the table
3
Generations
30+
Padang dishes daily
Sabar Menanti heritage shopfront on Kandahar Street Kandahar Street · Est. 1920
Our Story

Sabar Menanti, “wait patiently.”

The name was a gift. A sailor friend painted it on a signboard for a young couple's push-cart stall, and it came true at every lunch rush since.

In the 1920s, Haji Marlian Athar and Hajjah Rosmah Mailu arrived in Singapore and sold nasi padang from a push cart in Kampong Glam. The food was so good the queue never shortened, so “wait patiently” it was. From a cart to their first restaurant at the tip of Kandahar Street to today's kitchen on North Bridge Road, the recipes have never left the family.

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From the counter

Signature dishes

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Beef Rendang
Signature

Beef Rendang

Slow-cooked for hours in coconut and spice until dark, tender and deep.

Ayam Opor
Classic

Ayam Opor

Indonesian charcoal grill chicken curry braised in fragrant, rich coconut milk.

Sambal Goreng
Padang

Sambal Goreng

Tempeh, tofu and long beans tossed in a glossy chilli sambal.

Sayur Lodeh
Vegetable

Sayur Lodeh

A gentle yellow coconut curry of garden vegetables.

Telur Balado
Classic

Telur Balado

Boiled eggs blanketed in bright, smoky red chilli.

Ikan Bakar
Seafood

Ikan Bakar

Turmeric-marinated fish, grilled and glazed with sambal.

The ritual

How nasi padang works

No menu to memorise. Just point at what looks good, it's been drawing a crowd for a century.

01

Point & choose

Survey the counter of freshly-cooked dishes and pick whatever calls to you, rendang, sambal, greens, egg.

02

Piled over rice

Everything is heaped, sauces and all, over a mound of fragrant steamed rice on a single plate.

03

Eat, the Padang way

With your hands or a spoon, unhurried. Good things come to those who wait patiently.

“Masakan yang dimasak dengan sabar, dinikmati dengan syukur.”

Cooked with patience · savoured with gratitude
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What people say

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★★★★★

Food is awesome, good variety for a full meal or a quick snack. Good for a quiet breakfast, before stepping into the daily storm called the office. Or life.

Heiril OsmanGoogle Review
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★★★★★

Breakfast as early as 7am? You won't be disappointed. Came by twice during our staycay at the nearest hotel. Service was fast and friendly. Recommended.

Nike CloonerGoogle Review
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★★★★★

For some local experience, try this place near Arab Street. A good variety of dishes, kuih-kuih and local drinks, and they are tasty.

Erni M. KasimGoogle Review
Visit us

Come hungry. Leave happy.

Find us in the heart of Kampong Glam, a few steps from the Sultan Mosque. Dine in, take away, or order islandwide.

Where
719 North Bridge Road, Singapore 198687
Hours
Tue-Sun · 7:00am-5:00pm  ·  Mon closed
Call
+65 6291 0109
Sabar Menanti
Nasi Padang · Kampong Glam
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