The essential travel guide
Candlenut
A generous introduction to Peranakan cooking, with heritage dishes shared around the table in leafy Dempsey.
Highlights · Visit · Nearby · Questions
01 The experience
What to expect.
Malcolm Lee’s Candlenut brings a contemporary touch to Straits-Chinese family recipes. Choose the communal Ah-Ma-Kase menu to try a spread of dishes, or use the à la carte menu for a more flexible meal.
Choose it for
A generous introduction to Peranakan cooking, with heritage dishes shared around the table in leafy Dempsey.
Fit it around the racing
An arrival or extension-day meal pairs naturally with a Dempsey outing. Lunch is an option before race activity, provided you leave a separate transfer allowance. Dinner on 9–11 October overlaps the evening race programme.
Budget and time
Ah-Ma-Kase lunch S$108++; dinner S$138++; drinks and supplements are additional. ++ means service charge and government taxes are extra.
Allow a leisurely meal; agree the pace if returning to the circuit.
Look closer
Highlights worth your time.
The strongest reasons to include this place in your plans.Choose the dining experience
Communal Ah-Ma-Kase tasting menu
Taste the menu
Peranakan curries, heritage recipes and seasonal dishes
Plan your occasion
A spacious Dempsey dining room for couples or groups
03 / Before you go
Plan your visit
A generous introduction to Peranakan cooking, with heritage dishes shared around the table in leafy Dempsey.
Menu & drinks
- Ah-Ma-Kase lunch
- S$108++ per person
- Ah-Ma-Kase dinner
- S$138++ per person
Menu amounts are per person; drinks and any private arrangement are priced separately.
Service charge and government taxes are additional.
Opening & time
- Lunch · Daily
- 12:00–15:00
- Dinner · Daily
- 18:00–22:00
Allow a leisurely meal; agree the pace if returning to the circuit.
Arrival
Candlenut
17A Dempsey Road, Singapore 249676
Book transport to 17A Dempsey Road and leave extra time for returning to Marina Bay during road closures.
Before reserving
The Ah-Ma-Kase menu is intended for the whole table and served communally. Menu items change seasonally; service charge and taxes are extra.
The published tasting menus include pork, shellfish, egg and other ingredients; discuss dietary needs before choosing a whole-table menu.
Read the deposit and cancellation terms shown for your chosen booking before confirming.
Accessibility
Ask the restaurant for an appropriate step-free arrival route, seating and any assistance your party needs before reserving.
Participation requirements
The Ah-Ma-Kase menu is intended for the whole table and served communally. Menu items change seasonally; service charge and taxes are extra.
Food and budget
Ah-Ma-Kase lunch S$108++; dinner S$138++; drinks and supplements are additional. ++ means service charge and government taxes are extra.
- Ah-Ma-Kase lunch: S$108++ per person
- Ah-Ma-Kase dinner: S$138++ per person
Menu amounts are per person; drinks and any private arrangement are priced separately.
Service charge and government taxes are additional.
Opening times
- Lunch · Daily: 12:00–15:00
- Dinner · Daily: 18:00–22:00
Allow a leisurely meal; agree the pace if returning to the circuit.
Arrival
17A Dempsey Road, Singapore 249676
Book transport to 17A Dempsey Road and leave extra time for returning to Marina Bay during road closures.
Before visiting
The Ah-Ma-Kase menu is intended for the whole table and served communally. Menu items change seasonally; service charge and taxes are extra.
The published tasting menus include pork, shellfish, egg and other ingredients; discuss dietary needs before choosing a whole-table menu.
Read the deposit and cancellation terms shown for your chosen booking before confirming.
Around the Grand Prix
An arrival or extension-day meal pairs naturally with a Dempsey outing. Lunch is an option before race activity, provided you leave a separate transfer allowance. Dinner on 9–11 October overlaps the evening race programme.
Visit your way
Access and family planning.
Ask the restaurant for an appropriate step-free arrival route, seating and any assistance your party needs before reserving.
Around here
Make more of the area.
Good to know
Questions, answered.
01How should I book?
The Ah-Ma-Kase menu is intended for the whole table and served communally. Menu items change seasonally; service charge and taxes are extra.
02What does the menu cost?
Ah-Ma-Kase lunch S$108++; dinner S$138++; drinks are additional. ++ means service charge and prevailing government taxes are extra.
03How does it fit around the racing?
An arrival or extension-day meal pairs naturally with a Dempsey outing. Lunch is an option before race activity, provided you leave a separate transfer allowance. Dinner on 9–11 October overlaps the evening race programme.
Before you visit
Useful links.
Venue and visitor information
Visitor and location information reviewed on 6 October 2026.
Address, hours, booking link, exact Google Maps marker, cuisine and room
S$108++ price, communal whole-table format, fees and ingredients
S$138++ price, communal whole-table format, fees and ingredients
Race-area travel restrictions
Location and scope
Exact place marker !3d1.3058022!4d103.810095 in operator's 'Find Us' Google Maps link https://maps.app.goo.gl/fbhJD9AJJYmeNz9R8 . Pin represents Candlenut premises.
Named restaurant premises; not an audited doorway or circuit entrance.
No live booking or payment was made. Opening times are separate from last seating or stall hours. Visit allowances exclude transfers. Venue imagery awaits its own reference and review workflow.
Opening hours, prices, programmes and access arrangements can change. Confirm critical details with the venue.
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