The best restaurants for large groups in Singapore are places with big dining halls, private rooms and sharing menus, such as Long Beach Seafood at Dempsey (seats 400), Wah Lok at Carlton Hotel (290 seats) and JUMBO Seafood at Riverside Point (five private rooms). Seafood restaurants, Cantonese and Teochew dining rooms, hotpot chains, dim sum halls and banana-leaf curry houses all handle big tables well. Prices range from about $15 to $30 per person at zi char, dim sum and nasi padang spots to $80 or more at crab and Cantonese banquet restaurants. Dempsey, Orchard and the Singapore River area have the most large-group venues. Book at least a few days ahead for 10 or more people, and ask about private-room minimum spends.
Last verified: October 2026. Hours and prices can change — we re-check our guides regularly, but do confirm before a special trip.
- Long Beach Seafood (Dempsey)
- Wah Lok Cantonese Restaurant
- JUMBO Seafood (Riverside Point)
- Red House Seafood (Grand Copthorne)
- Beauty in the Pot (The Centrepoint)
- Haidilao Hot Pot (313@Somerset)
- Crystal Jade Golden Palace
- Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine (ION Orchard)
- Min Jiang at Dempsey
- Peach Garden (Chinatown Point)
- Swee Choon Tim Sum Restaurant
- Keng Eng Kee (KEK) Seafood
- Candlenut
- Hjh Maimunah Restaurant
- The Banana Leaf Apolo
- Samy's Curry
- Alaturka
- The Coconut Club (Beach Road)
The list
Long Beach Seafood (Dempsey) Chinese seafood · $$$
The black pepper crab pioneer's Dempsey flagship has a pillarless dining hall seating up to 400 plus private dining space, and takes corporate and banquet bookings.
- Cuisine: Chinese seafood
- Price: $$$ · Live seafood priced by weight (seasonal); crabs are the splurge item
- Must-try: Black Pepper Crab, Chilli Crab
- Where: 25 Dempsey Road, Singapore 249670
- Area: Dempsey
- Hours: Mon-Fri 11am-3pm & 5pm-11:30pm; Sat, Sun & PH 11am-11:30pm
- Halal: No
Wah Lok Cantonese Restaurant Cantonese · $$$
A long-running Cantonese restaurant on level 2 of Carlton Hotel that seats 290 guests, with lunch dim sum, banquet-style dishes and complimentary corkage for the first two bottles.
- Cuisine: Cantonese
- Price: $$$ · Lunch dim sum and Cantonese a la carte; corkage free for the first two bottles
- Must-try: Lunch dim sum, Braised Bird's Nest, Lobster Vermicelli
- Where: 76 Bras Basah Road, Level 2, Carlton Hotel, Singapore 189558
- Area: City Hall / Bras Basah
- Nearest MRT: Bras Basah / City Hall
- Hours: Lunch Mon-Sat 11:30am-2:30pm, Sun & PH 11am-2:30pm; dinner Mon-Fri 6:30pm-10pm, Sat, Sun & PH 6pm-10pm
- Halal: No
JUMBO Seafood (Riverside Point) Chinese seafood · $$$
JUMBO's Singapore River outlet has a main dining hall plus five soundproof private rooms on its second storey, set up for big crab dinners and company meals.
- Cuisine: Chinese seafood
- Price: $$$ · Crab priced by weight at market rates
- Must-try: Chilli Crab, Black Pepper Crab
- Where: 30 Merchant Road, #01-01/02, Riverside Point, Singapore 058282
- Area: Clarke Quay
- Nearest MRT: Clarke Quay / Fort Canning
- Hours: Daily 11:30am-11pm (last order 10:15pm)
- Halal: No
Red House Seafood (Grand Copthorne) Chinese seafood · $$$
Seafood restaurant founded in 1976 whose Grand Copthorne Waterfront outlet has seven private rooms; its Clarke Quay and Esplanade branches have three and two rooms respectively.
- Cuisine: Chinese seafood
- Price: $$$ · Crab at market price
- Must-try: Chilli Crab, Creamy Butter Crab
- Where: 392 Havelock Road, Level 2, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore 169663
- Area: Robertson Quay / Havelock
- Nearest MRT: Havelock
- Hours: Daily 12pm-3pm & 5:30pm-10pm (last order 9:15pm)
- Halal: No
Beauty in the Pot (The Centrepoint) Chinese hotpot · $$$
Paradise Group's collagen-broth hotpot chain; The Centrepoint outlet has a main dining hall plus private rooms with their own menu, which makes it easy to book for big groups.
- Cuisine: Chinese hotpot
- Price: $$$ · A la carte hotpot: soup base plus ingredients
- Must-try: Beauty Collagen Broth, Spicy Nourishing Broth
- Where: 176 Orchard Road, #05-14/16, The Centrepoint, Singapore 238843
- Area: Orchard
- Nearest MRT: Somerset
- Halal: No
Haidilao Hot Pot (313@Somerset) Sichuan hotpot · $$$
The Sichuan hotpot chain is known for long tables and attentive service, which suit birthday groups; the 313@Somerset branch stays open until almost midnight.
- Cuisine: Sichuan hotpot
- Price: $$$ · A la carte hotpot
- Must-try: Four-flavour soup base, Hand-pulled noodles
- Where: 313 Orchard Road, #04-23/24, 313@Somerset, Singapore 238895
- Area: Orchard
- Nearest MRT: Somerset
- Hours: Daily 10:30am-11:45pm (per mall directory)
- Halal: No
Crystal Jade Golden Palace Cantonese / Teochew fine dining · $$$$
Crystal Jade's upmarket Cantonese-Teochew restaurant in Paragon, used for celebratory dinners, banquets and private-room bookings.
- Cuisine: Cantonese / Teochew fine dining
- Price: $$$$ · Higher-end Cantonese; set menus available for groups
- Must-try: Roasted Baby Suckling Pig, Steamed Pomfret in Teochew Style, Dim sum
- Where: 290 Orchard Road, #05-21/22/23, Paragon, Singapore 238859
- Area: Orchard
- Nearest MRT: Orchard
- Hours: Mon-Fri 11am-3pm & 6pm-10pm; Sat, Sun & PH 10:30am-3:30pm & 6pm-10pm
- Halal: No
Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine (ION Orchard) Teochew · $$$$
Refined Teochew restaurant in ION Orchard that seats 190, with five private rooms and a wine cellar.
- Cuisine: Teochew
- Price: $$$$ · Teochew fine dining; set menus and a la carte
- Must-try: Teochew cold crab, Braised duck, Dim sum
- Where: 2 Orchard Turn, #03-05, ION Orchard, Singapore 238801
- Area: Orchard
- Nearest MRT: Orchard
- Hours: Mon-Fri 11:30am-3pm & 6pm-11pm; Sat 11am-3pm & 6pm-11pm; Sun & PH 10:30am-3pm & 6pm-11pm
- Halal: No
Min Jiang at Dempsey Sichuan / Cantonese · $$$$
Goodwood Park Hotel's Cantonese and Sichuan restaurant in a standalone Dempsey building, with three private rooms, a bar and an alfresco verandah alongside the main dining room.
- Cuisine: Sichuan / Cantonese
- Price: $$$$ · Hotel-restaurant pricing; set menus available
- Must-try: Wood-fired Beijing Duck, Dim sum
- Where: 7A & 7B Dempsey Road, Singapore 249684
- Area: Dempsey
- Hours: Daily lunch & dim sum 11:30am-2:30pm; dinner 6:30pm-10:30pm
- Halal: No
Peach Garden (Chinatown Point) Cantonese / dim sum · $$
The casual-dining branch of the Peach Garden Chinese restaurant group, serving dim sum and Cantonese sharing plates in Chinatown Point; it takes reservations by phone.
- Cuisine: Cantonese / dim sum
- Price: $$ · Dim sum and Cantonese sharing plates; a la carte
- Must-try: Dim sum, Roast meats
- Where: 133 New Bridge Road, #02-36, Chinatown Point, Singapore 059413
- Area: Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Chinatown
- Hours: Mon-Fri 11am-10pm; Sat, Sun & PH 10:30am-10pm
- Halal: No
Swee Choon Tim Sum Restaurant Dim sum · $$
Heritage dim sum restaurant (since 1962) spread across six Jalan Besar shophouses, open until 2am or 4am, so it suits big late-night groups.
- Cuisine: Dim sum
- Price: $$ · Dim sum priced per plate; one of the cheaper ways to feed a big table
- Must-try: Mee Suah Kueh, Liu Sha Bao (salted egg custard bun)
- Where: 183/185/187/189/191/193 Jalan Besar, Singapore 208882
- Area: Jalan Besar
- Nearest MRT: Jalan Besar
- Hours: Sun-Thu 7am-2am (last order 1:30am); Fri, Sat & eve of PH 7am-4am (last order 3:30am)
- Halal: No
Keng Eng Kee (KEK) Seafood Zi char (Chinese stir-fry) · $$
Long-running Alexandra Village zi char restaurant built for group feasts of classic sharing dishes at neighbourhood prices.
- Cuisine: Zi char (Chinese stir-fry)
- Price: $$ · Coffee pork ribs from around $19.80++; claypot seafood from around $43.80++
- Must-try: Moonlight Hor Fun, Coffee Pork Ribs, Chilli Crab
- Where: 124 Bukit Merah Lane 1, #01-136, Singapore 150124
- Area: Bukit Merah / Alexandra
- Nearest MRT: Redhill
- Hours: Daily 11am-1:45pm & 5pm-10pm
- Halal: No
Candlenut Peranakan · $$$$
Chef Malcolm Lee's one-Michelin-starred Peranakan restaurant (Michelin Guide Singapore 2026) at COMO Dempsey, with family-style sharing dishes suited to a group table.
- Cuisine: Peranakan
- Price: $$$$ · Fine-dining prices; a la carte sharing dishes and set menus
- Must-try: Chef's Mum's Chicken Curry, Blue Swimmer Crab Curry, Babi Buah Keluak
- Where: 17A Dempsey Road, Singapore 249676
- Area: Dempsey
- Halal: No
Hjh Maimunah Restaurant Malay / Indonesian nasi padang · $$
Malay nasi padang institution (since 1992) with more than 100 kampung-style dishes, so groups can build a shared spread; the official site describes it as a halal restaurant.
- Cuisine: Malay / Indonesian nasi padang
- Price: $$ · Pay by the dishes you pick; budget-friendly per person
- Must-try: Beef Rendang, Ayam Bakar, Tahu Telur
- Where: 11 Jalan Pisang, Singapore 199078 (also 20 Joo Chiat Road, Singapore 427357)
- Area: Kampong Glam / Bugis
- Nearest MRT: Bugis
- Hours: Jalan Pisang: Mon-Sat 7:30am-7pm (closed Sun); Joo Chiat: Tue-Sun 8am-7pm (closed Mon)
- Halal: Halal-certified (official site)
The Banana Leaf Apolo South Indian · $$
Little India stalwart (since 1974) famous for fish head curry and banana-leaf spreads made for a group around one table.
- Cuisine: South Indian
- Price: $$ · Fish head curry priced by size for sharing
- Must-try: Fish Head Curry, Mutton Biryani, Tandoori Chicken
- Where: 54 Race Course Road, Singapore 218564
- Area: Little India
- Nearest MRT: Little India
- Hours: Daily 10:30am-10:30pm
- Halal: No
Samy's Curry South Indian · $$
Family-run banana-leaf curry house dating to the 1960s, set in a colonial-era building at Dempsey and known for fish head curry ordered to share.
- Cuisine: South Indian
- Price: $$ · Banana-leaf meals; fish head curry sized for sharing
- Must-try: Fish Head Curry, Chicken Masala
- Where: Block 25 Dempsey Road, Singapore 249670
- Area: Dempsey
- Hours: 11am-3pm & 6pm-10pm; closed Tuesdays
- Halal: No
Alaturka Turkish / Mediterranean · $$
Turkish restaurant on Bussorah Street near Sultan Mosque whose mezze and mixed-grill platters suit a shared group meal; it takes reservations by phone and WhatsApp.
- Cuisine: Turkish / Mediterranean
- Price: $$ · Mezze and mixed-grill platters built for sharing
- Must-try: Meze platter, Mixed grill, Kunefe
- Where: 15 Bussorah Street, Singapore 199436
- Area: Kampong Glam
- Nearest MRT: Bugis
- Hours: Daily 11:30am-10:30pm (last order 10pm)
The Coconut Club (Beach Road) Malay / Mod-Sin · $$
Premium nasi lemak specialist whose Beach Road flagship in Kampong Gelam serves sharing plates and takes reservations via WhatsApp and online booking.
- Cuisine: Malay / Mod-Sin
- Price: $$ · A la carte nasi lemak and sharing plates; reservations carry a minimum spend of $30++ (lunch) / $40++ (dinner) per person
- Must-try: Nasi Lemak, Chendol
- Where: 269 Beach Road, Singapore 199546
- Area: Bugis / Beach Road
- Nearest MRT: Bugis / Nicoll Highway
- Hours: Mon-Fri 11am-3:30pm & 5:30pm-10:30pm; Sat, Sun & PH 11am-10:30pm; closed first Monday of the month (except PH)
- Halal: No
At a glance: compare every spot
| Spot | Cuisine | Price | Area | Halal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach Seafood (Dempsey) | Chinese seafood | $$$ | Dempsey | No |
| Wah Lok Cantonese Restaurant | Cantonese | $$$ | City Hall / Bras Basah | No |
| JUMBO Seafood (Riverside Point) | Chinese seafood | $$$ | Clarke Quay | No |
| Red House Seafood (Grand Copthorne) | Chinese seafood | $$$ | Robertson Quay / Havelock | No |
| Beauty in the Pot (The Centrepoint) | Chinese hotpot | $$$ | Orchard | No |
| Haidilao Hot Pot (313@Somerset) | Sichuan hotpot | $$$ | Orchard | No |
| Crystal Jade Golden Palace | Cantonese / Teochew fine dining | $$$$ | Orchard | No |
| Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine (ION Orchard) | Teochew | $$$$ | Orchard | No |
| Min Jiang at Dempsey | Sichuan / Cantonese | $$$$ | Dempsey | No |
| Peach Garden (Chinatown Point) | Cantonese / dim sum | $$ | Chinatown | No |
| Swee Choon Tim Sum Restaurant | Dim sum | $$ | Jalan Besar | No |
| Keng Eng Kee (KEK) Seafood | Zi char (Chinese stir-fry) | $$ | Bukit Merah / Alexandra | No |
| Candlenut | Peranakan | $$$$ | Dempsey | No |
| Hjh Maimunah Restaurant | Malay / Indonesian nasi padang | $$ | Kampong Glam / Bugis | Halal-certified (official site) |
| The Banana Leaf Apolo | South Indian | $$ | Little India | No |
| Samy's Curry | South Indian | $$ | Dempsey | No |
| Alaturka | Turkish / Mediterranean | $$ | Kampong Glam | — |
| The Coconut Club (Beach Road) | Malay / Mod-Sin | $$ | Bugis / Beach Road | No |
Your questions answered
Which restaurants in Singapore can seat large groups?
Large-capacity options include Long Beach Seafood at Dempsey (up to 400 seats), Wah Lok Cantonese Restaurant at Carlton Hotel (290 seats), Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine at ION Orchard (190 seats and five private rooms) and JUMBO Seafood at Riverside Point (five soundproof private rooms).
Which restaurants have private rooms for big groups?
Red House Seafood at Grand Copthorne has seven private rooms, JUMBO Riverside Point has five, Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew at ION Orchard has five and Min Jiang at Dempsey has three. Beauty in the Pot at The Centrepoint and Crystal Jade Golden Palace also offer private dining, and Long Beach Dempsey has a private dining space. Ask about minimum spends when booking.
How much does a large group dinner cost in Singapore?
Zi char, dim sum and nasi padang spots such as KEK Seafood, Swee Choon and Hjh Maimunah typically cost about $15 to $30 per person. Crab restaurants and Cantonese or Teochew fine dining usually cost $80 or more per person once crab or set menus are added, and private rooms often carry a minimum spend, so ask when booking. Seafood is usually priced by weight.
Are there halal restaurants for large groups?
Hjh Maimunah in Kampong Glam is a halal nasi padang restaurant with more than 100 dishes, and its spreads suit groups. Certification status can change, so confirm the current halal certificate when booking.
Do I need to book ahead for a large group?
Yes. For 8 or more people, reserve a few days ahead, and book private rooms earlier, especially on weekends and around Chinese New Year. Most of these restaurants take reservations by phone or online. Swee Choon, which is open until 2am or later, is easier for walk-in groups late at night.
Which restaurants are open late for big groups?
Swee Choon in Jalan Besar is open until 2am (4am on Fridays, Saturdays and eves of public holidays), Haidilao at 313@Somerset until 11:45pm, and JUMBO Seafood at Riverside Point and Long Beach at Dempsey until 11pm or later.
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