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.

SOUP POTPong Tauhu $10Traditional Peranakan coup 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

Snow Crab Bakwan Kepiting $14Traditional Peranakan soup enhanced with Korean snow crab stock and tender meatballs of pork and crabmeat

SMALL BITESSteamed Clam with Vermicelli $6Sea-caught clam with vermicelli and calamansi chilli sauce (serves one)

Five Spice Ngoh Hiang $13Pork and prawn roll wrapped in a thin beancurd skin and fried to a golden crisp, served with sweet and sour sauce

Baba Chews Kueh Pie Tee $14A popular Peranakan dish of braised turnips with fried beancurd, prawns and sambal belacan (shrimp paste chilli) in a fried crispy shell

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

Cucur Ketam $15A take on the Peranakan prawn fritter with soft shell crab served with chilli chukka (Nonya chilli-vinegar sauce)

Iberico Pork Collar Babi Panggang $18Barbecued satay-marinated Iberico pork collar, served with peanut sauce

SOMETHING SWEETApom Balik $7Local traditional pancake filled with peanut, sesame, sugar and sweet cornOther fillings: Nutella and banana $10 Durian pengat $12

Chendol $8Shaved ice flavoured with fresh coconut cream and Gula Melaka (palm sugar)Add: One scoop of durian pengat $4

Ice Bubur Cha Cha $8A Peranakan‘sweet soup’of sago and cubes of yam and sweet potato in fresh coconut cream and Gula Melaka (palm sugar)

Kueh Durian $14A variation of the traditional kueh dadar, with homemade durian mousse and shredded coconut cooked in Gula Melaka (palm sugar) wrapped in pandan crepes and topped with a scoop of homemade Gula Melaka ice cream

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

D INNER MENUBIGGER BITES

MEAT & POULTRYAyam Curry Kapitan $17A dry chicken curry flavoured with lemongrass, salted fish and kaffir lime leaves

Ayam Buah Keluak $20A Peranakan signature dish of chicken stewed in a gravy of assorted spices and buah keluak (black nut) stuffed with minced porkExtra serving of stuffed buah keluak $8 (3 Pieces)

Itek Sio $20Slow-cooked tender duck leg with asam (tamarind) and ketumber (coriander) sauce

Iberico Pork Ribs Pongteh $26A variation of the Peranakan favourite, Iberico spareribs are slow-cooked for 12 hours at low temperature with fermented soya beans, mushrooms and potatoes

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

SEAFOODSambal Stingray $22Sea-caught stingray chargrilled and topped with homemade chilli sauce

Nonya Fried Seabass $28Fried whole seabass with nonya sauce

Barramundi Goreng Chilli $29Pan-fried seabass fillet coated with sambal chilli

Udang Masak Lemak $30A rich and spicy coconut cream based dish of fresh sea prawns, flavoured with coconut, chilli and shallot rempah (spice paste)

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

Fish Head Curry $38 (serves two)Fragrant curry asam (tamarind) gravy cooked with red snapper fish head, okra, onion, tomato and eggplant

VEGETABLES & RICESambal Terung $10Fried eggplant in asam sambal tumis (chilli paste flavoured with tamarind and spices) sauce

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

Telur Bawang $10Fried omelette with onions and chilli

Telur Dadar Udang $14Fried omelette with prawns and onions

Nonya Belachan Fried Rice $11Fried rice with sambal belacan (shrimp paste chilli) and chicken

Baba Keluak Rice $12Fried rice with pork charsiew and buah keluak (black nut)

X.O. Crabmeat Fried Rice $12A dish by Chef Sam LeongFried rice with premium X.O.(seafood) sauce and crabmeat

Add OnSteamed White Rice $1 / Hainanese Rice $3

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 Alcohol Contains Nuts Spicy Chef’s Recommendation