The Banana Leaf Apolo has one restaurant, on Race Course Road in Little India, open daily from 10.30am to 10.30pm. Its official website has no online booking, so call 6293 8682 to reserve. Below: the address, phone, hours, signature dishes and map.
Quick answer: call 6293 8682 to book, or walk in. It’s at 54 Race Course Road. The official website is thebananaleafapolo.com: bananaleafapolo.com without “the” isn’t theirs.
The Banana Leaf Apolo: address, phone and map
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The Banana Leaf Apolo Race Course Road 54 Race Course Road, Singapore 218564
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Address, phone and hours are from The Banana Leaf Apolo’s official website (thebananaleafapolo.com), checked November 2026.
Booking The Banana Leaf Apolo
- By phone: call 6293 8682. The website has no online booking form.
- One restaurant: the official website lists only Race Course Road. An older Little India Arcade outlet on Serangoon Road isn’t listed any more.
- Hours: daily, 10.30am to 10.30pm.
What to order
The website highlights its fish head curry, flower crab, mutton briyani, naan, tandoori chicken and vegetarian meals.
The website doesn’t state whether the restaurant is halal-certified.
More curry: the best fish head curry in Singapore, how to book Muthu’s Curry and Indian food in Little India.
The story of The Banana Leaf Apolo
The Banana Leaf Apolo is a family-run South Indian restaurant in Little India that has been serving meals on banana leaves since 1974, and it is best known for its fish head curry. It grew from a small thosai stall on Cuff Road into a Race Course Road institution, and it now marks more than five decades in Singapore.
- 1974: Founder S. Chellappan began the business on Cuff Road in Little India, starting with a modest thosai stall before opening the first Banana Leaf Apolo restaurant there.
- 1983: The restaurant moved to 54 Race Course Road, still its home today, and widened its menu to cover both South and North Indian dishes.
Did you know?
- Founder S. Chellappan learned to cook from his father, who worked as a chef for the businessman and philanthropist P. Govindasamy Pillai.
- Its signature fish head curry uses a family recipe that the restaurant keeps secret, and it adds a touch of pineapple to balance the spice with a little sweetness.
Sources: 1, 2. Dates come from The Banana Leaf Apolo’s official channels and published reports.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I book The Banana Leaf Apolo?
- Call 6293 8682. Its official website has no online booking.
- Where is The Banana Leaf Apolo?
- At 54 Race Course Road, Little India. It's the only outlet on its official website.
- What are The Banana Leaf Apolo's opening hours?
- Daily, 10.30am to 10.30pm.
- What is The Banana Leaf Apolo known for?
- Its website highlights fish head curry, flower crab, mutton briyani and tandoori chicken.
- Is The Banana Leaf Apolo halal?
- Its official website doesn't say.
- When did The Banana Leaf Apolo start?
- Founder S. Chellappan started on Cuff Road in Little India in 1974 with a thosai stall before opening the first Banana Leaf Apolo there. The restaurant moved to 54 Race Course Road in 1983.
Last verified: November 2026 against The Banana Leaf Apolo’s official website (thebananaleafapolo.com). Prices, hours and booking rules can change, so check before you go. Where To Eat is independent and not affiliated with The Banana Leaf Apolo.