Besides their masterful use of spices, Indian food is also a celebration of sweets. The cuisine has found ingenious ways to make use of sugar, milk and ghee to create a plethora of treats that will satisfy just about any dessert cravings you have. From syrup-soaked gulab jamuns to indulgent laddoos, here are 10 places to get Indian desserts and sweets in Singapore.
Ask around for Indian sweets and the place you’re most likely recommended is Moghul Sweet Shop. Moghul has been around since 1996 and self-proclaims to be the first and oldest Indian sweet shop in Singapore. North Indian sweets are the focus here, with offerings of laddoo, gulab jamun, burfi and more.
48 Serangoon Rd, #01-16 Little India Arcade, Singapore 217959
Formed in 1952, Kailash Parbat is a brand formed by the Mulchandani brothers that hail from India. They are most known for their chaat but many return for their sweet treats. Choose between the likes of gulab jamun, kulfi falooda and kulfi.
3 Belilios Rd, #01-03 Hilton Garden Inn, Singapore 219924
Moghul Mahal prides itself on celebrating North Indian food since its inception in 1983. Easily located within the Singapore Khalsa Association, round out your meal on a high with jalebis, gulab jamun and laddoos.
2 Tessensohn Rd, #03-01 Khalsa Association, Singapore 217646
Bikanervala is another restaurant belonging to a chain that originated in India. The brand is celebrated as much for its vegetarian food as its wide range of sweets including dhoda burfi, pista chakar, kala jamun and much more.
253 Tanjong Katong Rd, Singapore 437041 and Singapore Changi Airport, Terminal 3 Level 4 (Viewing Mall, Singapore 819663
Komala Vilas is a stalwart in the Singapore Indian vegetarian food scene since its formation in 1947 by Murugiah Rajoo. They serve both South and North Indian food and even have a bakery branch dedicated to just offering sweets and savouries in Upper Dickson Road. Favourites here include milk kova and mysore pak.
76-78 Serangoon Rd, Singapore 217981
Established in 1971, Indian fine dining restaurant Rang Mahal aims to serve cuisines from across the nation with the freshest ingredients. Situated within the Pan Pacific Singapore hotel, pick from lychee kulfi, ras malai and gulab jamun with chikki ice cream to complete your treat here.
7 Raffles Blvd, Level 3 Pan Pacific, Singapore 039595
Adda is a modern Indian restaurant headed by Michelin-starred chef Manjunath Mural. As such, you can expect unique takes on traditional Indian foods and flavours that are also presented in its dessert menu. Alphonso mango pistachio kulfi, vegan carrot halwa, gulab jamun cheesecake are among them.
7500E Beach Rd, #01-201 Diners Club Building, Singapore 199595
Located within the heritage Raffles Hotel is the Tiffin Room restaurant that has been around since 1892. Chef Kuldeep Nagi is currently at the helm of the century-old restaurant that specialises in North Indian food. There are four desserts to choose from: pistachio gulab jamun, kesar ramalai, pineapple halwa and kulfi falooda.
1 Beach Rd, Raffles Hotel, Singapore 189673
Adyar Sweets & Snacks is part of the Ananda Bhavan family of Indian vegetarian restaurants established in 1924. Adyar serves up a wide variety of Indian sweets ranging from mysore pak to milk burfi and much much more.
276-278 Serangoon Road, Singapore 218105 and 1 Dalhousie Lane, Singapore 209664
Jaggi’s is another restaurant that serves authentic Punjabi and Northern Indian food and is nestled within the Little India district. Here, tuck into sweets such as besan barfi, kheer and kala jamun.
36 Race Course Rd, Singapore 218554