Anjappar Menu

By Sing | October 21, 2026

Anjappar is the Chettinad name most Singapore diners reach for when they want South Indian food with real heat, and this anjappar menu guide lays out what it serves, what it costs on the only Singapore price list we could verify, and where to find it. Be warned up front: no current official Singapore price list was found on the restaurant’s own site, so every price below comes from a dated Singapore menu published by Eatigo in January 2018, and in store prices today will differ. The dishes, the outlets and the Chettinad style are well documented, but the prices are history, not a promise.

What is Anjappar in Singapore?

Anjappar calls itself the pioneer in bringing the food of the famed Chettiars to people around the world, and its Singapore story fits that line. The brand began in Chennai in 1964, per its own brand text, and built its name on Chettinad cooking from Tamil Nadu, a style built on freshly ground spices, shallots, dried red chilli and a dry, fiery heat that is very different from creamy North Indian curries.

In Singapore the name is tied to Little India, where its two best known restaurants sit on Race Course Road and Syed Alwi Road, a short walk from Farrer Park MRT and from Mustafa. Guides keep naming the same signature dishes: mutton sukka varuval, a dry and spicy mutton dish, fish fry, and crab dishes, plus paper masala dosa and mutton biriyani. If you have never had Chettinad food, expect spice with depth, not just heat for its own sake.

What makes Chettinad cooking different

Chettinad masala is ground fresh and built on roasted spices, and the curries tend to be drier, darker and more peppery than the tomato and cream curries many diners know first. That is why Anjappar’s dry dishes, like pepper chicken and mutton sukka, are the ones reviewers name again and again. They show the spice blend without a sauce hiding it, and they pair best with plain rice, parotta or dosa to soak up the heat.

What are Anjappar starters and Chettinad mains?

The dated Singapore menu opens with the dishes that made the brand, and they are still the right place to start. Anjappar Chicken in dry or masala form, Chettinad Chicken, Country Chicken Roast, Pepper Chicken, quail, turkey and mutton dishes all sit in this section, with a Chettinad Platter for the table if you want to taste across them.

Read that table as a menu map, not a current bill. The dish names and the shape of the menu are the useful part, because they tell you what Anjappar does best. The prices are eight years old, and Singapore hawker and restaurant prices have moved a lot since 2018, so expect today’s in store prices to be higher. Ask at the counter or check the in store menu, and do not quote this page at the till.

The three dishes to try first

Mutton Sukka Varuval for the classic dry Chettinad hit, Anjappar Chicken Dry for the house signature, and Fish Fry for something crisp and simple alongside rice. Those three cover dry, signature and seafood, and they are the dishes guides name most often. Order them with plain rice or parotta, not with another heavy curry, or the spice will pile up.

What biriyani and set meals does Anjappar serve?

Biriyani is the other pillar of the Anjappar menu, cooked dum style with basmati rice, and the dated menu lists plain, egg, vegetable and paneer versions alongside the meat ones that diners praise most. Set meals are the value play in the same menu: a regular, popular or vegetarian set that bundles rice, vegetables, gravies, rasam, curd and papad into one plate.

The set meals deserve a second look if you are new here. A Chettinad curry on its own can be fiery, but a set meal wraps it in rice, vegetables, rasam and curd, which cool the heat and turn a single curry into a full lunch. The vegetarian set does the same job without meat, and it is one of the few set plates in the dated menu that is fully meat free.

Mutton biriyani, the dish guides name most

Mutton biriyani comes up in almost every guide to Anjappar Singapore, from Honeycombers to diner reviews, even though the dated Eatigo list prices the plain and vegetable versions rather than a separate mutton biriyani line. That gap is a good example of why the dated list is incomplete for today’s menu: the dish everyone talks about may be priced on the in store menu under a name this old list does not show. Ask for it by name at the counter.

What dosa and breads are on the Anjappar menu?

Dosa is the South Indian crepe made from rice and lentil batter, and Anjappar’s dated menu gives it a full section, from plain and masala versions to ghee, podi and egg topped ones. Parotta, the layered flaky flatbread, and chappati sit alongside, and they are the right partners for dry curries, since they scoop and soak without adding another sauce.

For a first dosa, Masala Dosa is the safe classic, and Ghee Podi Dosa is the upgrade if you like crisp edges and spice powder. Paper masala dosa, named in guides though not priced in the dated list, is the showpiece version, a huge crisp crepe that arrives rolled and crackling. Order it to share if you are with a group, since it is more fun that way.

Drinks and desserts to finish

The dated drinks list includes Fresh Lime Juice at $4.50, Mango Lassi at $6.50, Sweet Lassi and Salt Lassi at $5.50, Butter Milk at $4.00, and juices from $6.00 to $8.50. Guides also name Gulab Jamun and Ras Malai as desserts and Mango Lassi as the classic drink, though no dessert prices appear in the dated list, so this guide lists them without prices rather than guessing.

Where are Anjappar outlets in Singapore?

Anjappar lists five Singapore locations in its outlet guides: two in Little India, one in the west at Westgate, one in the east at Changi Business Park, and one at Changi Airport Terminal 1. Little India is the natural first visit, since both original style restaurants sit there and the area itself is part of the experience, with Mustafa and the Tekka area nearby.

Hours above come from business listings and may differ by day, so confirm before travelling, especially for the airport and business park outlets. The Race Course Road split hours, lunch then dinner with a break, are common for Little India restaurants, while Syed Alwi is listed as open straight through to midnight. If you are planning a late dinner, Syed Alwi is the safer bet on paper, but a quick call settles it.

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