Ember lamb shoulder
S$48Eight hours in the dying embers, finished hot. Pomegranate molasses, smoked yoghurt, charred spring onion. Serves two.
Keong Saik Road · Tanjong Pagar
Cooked over fire, meant for sharing.
Mediterranean plates from a 450°C oak-fired oven — blistered flatbreads, slow-charred lamb and the best olive oil we can find — in a shophouse a few minutes from Outram Park MRT.
The oven is lit from 11:00, Tuesday to Sunday
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Hours
Tue–Sun · 12:00–14:30, 18:00–22:30
Closed Mondays
From the oven
Signature dishes
Three plates our regulars order before they sit down. Everything leaves the kitchen with a little smoke on it.
Za'atar flatbread
S$19Two-day fermented dough, blistered in 90 seconds. Za'atar, whipped feta, Kalamata olives and a pour of Cretan olive oil.
Charred octopus
S$32Braised, then kissed by the fire. Smoked paprika potatoes, salsa verde and a squeeze of grilled lemon.
Our story
A shophouse, an oak fire and a long table
“We wanted the kind of place we missed from summers on the Aegean — loud, generous, smelling of woodsmoke.”
Ember & Olive started with one oven, hand-built from Neapolitan clay and fired with seasoned oak. There is no gas line to the kitchen. Everything — bread, fish, vegetables, the lamb we are known for — is cooked by fire and judgement.
We pair Mediterranean technique with what Singapore does brilliantly: produce from local farms in Lim Chu Kang, fish landed at Jurong, and neighbours on Keong Saik who have become friends and regulars.
Nikos AndreouChef & co-founder
Inside Ember & Olive
A look around the room
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Guest reviews
What our guests say
The lamb shoulder is the best thing I have eaten on Keong Saik — and that is a street full of good food. Sit at the counter and watch the oven.
Priya N.Tiong Bahru
We booked the long table for my father's 70th. The team handled twelve of us without a hitch, and the flatbreads kept coming.
Marcus T.Birthday dinner
Proper vegetarian options, not an afterthought. The charred cauliflower with tahini is worth the trip from the east side on its own.
Sarah L.Weekday lunch
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