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Nasi Padang · Since 1920 · Kampong Glam

Wait patiently.
It's worth the queue.

Four 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
4
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 a Bussorah Street shophouse 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 Goreng
Classic

Ayam Goreng

Golden fried spiced chicken with a fierce house sambal.

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.

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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
737 North Bridge Road, Singapore 198705
Hours
Tue-Sun · 7:00am-5:00pm  ·  Mon closed
Call
+65 6291 0109
Sabar Menanti
Nasi Padang · Kampong Glam
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