Healthy Restaurants in Singapore: 11 Places Worth Booking

Last Updated on 19 Oct 2026 • By Adibah Isa

Eating well doesn't have to mean a sad salad. These are 11 restaurants where the lighter option is the good option, all bookable on Chope, with the dish worth ordering at each. The list runs from a plant-based kitchen inside a Duxton hotel and a meat-free restaurant at Millenia Walk to clean-eating bento in Novena, grain bowls in Tanjong Pagar and fresh pasta made without preservatives in Bukit Timah. Vegetarian, vegan, halal-friendly and simply lighter choices all sit side by side, so a mixed group can eat from the same menu.

Eating around the CBD? See our Tanjong Pagar guide. After something Japanese? Try our best Japanese restaurants. Feeding a crowd? Our buffet guide has the big spreads.

Cultivate Cafe
- $$$$$
- Duxton
- Vegetarian
Cultivate Food Menu

Plant-based, GMO-free and gluten-free restaurant set in a library-style room inside the Maxwell Reserve hotel, with organic produce sourced from small and family farms. The menu runs to poke bowls, salads, vegan sandwiches and soups, plus gluten-free breads and dairy-free ice cream.

Why we love it: Everything is pressed or brewed in-house, from juices made fresh each day to locally brewed kombucha, so even the drinks list stays plant-based.

Best for: A fully plant-based lunch or dinner near Tanjong Pagar and Maxwell.

Must try: Pad Thai rice noodles and the classic hummus with za'atar, the two top-voted dishes.

Location: 2 Cook Street, Maxwell Reserve, Singapore 078857

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Toriten
- $$$$$
- Novena
- Japanese
Novena counter serving Japanese-inspired meals built around clean eating: wholesome bento sets, customisable bowls and fresh salads, alongside noodle dishes and Japanese curry. The kitchen leans on protein-rich combinations designed to carry you through a working day, and it opens from mid-morning through to early evening.

Why we love it: It is the only venue here carrying Chope's Healthy Eats tag, and it is listed as both halal-certified and vegan-friendly, so mixed groups are easily catered for.

Best for: A quick, balanced weekday lunch near Novena and the hospital cluster.

Must try: A curry bento or a customisable bowl, with a fresh salad alongside.

Location: 103 Irrawaddy Road, #01-20, Singapore 329566

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elemen (Millenia Walk)
- $$$$$
- Marina Central
- Vegetarian
Menu

Meat-free restaurant at Millenia Walk whose motto is Love Self, Love Earth, cooking vegetarian dishes that cross Chinese and Western styles. Expect sizzling brown rice with red quinoa, tofu with black truffle wild rice, pesto linguine and double-boiled soups, with further outlets at HarbourFront, PLQ and Woodlands.

Why we love it: With 1,155 Chope reviews it is by far the most-reviewed restaurant on this list, and its top three dishes have drawn more than 300 votes between them.

Best for: Team lunches and family dinners where someone is vegetarian.

Must try: Seaweed tempura tofu with avocado roll, then blue flower tofu with black truffle wild rice.

Location: 9 Raffles Boulevard, #01-75/75A/76 Millenia Walk, Singapore 039596

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Original Sin
- $$$$$
- Holland Village
- Mediterranean
Long-running Chip Bee Gardens restaurant, open since 1997 under owner-chef Marisa Bertocchi, drawing on Mediterranean, Greek, Italian and Middle Eastern cooking. Diners choose between an indoor room dressed with glass murals and mosaic tables outside, and the kitchen is known for meze, pasta and baked dishes.

Why we love it: Its highest-voted dish is the mezze platter, the sort of shared, vegetable-led spread that makes a Mediterranean menu easy to eat lightly from.

Best for: Long, shared weekend lunches with friends in Holland Village.

Must try: The mezze platter to start, then Bosco Misto or the Magic Mushroom.

Location: Blk 43 Jalan Merah Saga, #01-62 Chip Bee Gardens, Singapore 278115

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COMO Cuisine at COMO Orchard
- $$$$$
- Orchard
- Modern European
All-day restaurant from COMO Hotels and Resorts, designed by Italian architect Paola Navone, serving signature dishes from COMO properties worldwide alongside Singapore-inspired plates such as laksa and tandoori. Breakfast runs through to dinner daily, and a long bar pours cocktails themed on each COMO property.

Why we love it: Its menu is built to be light rather than heavy: Epicure Asia notes the flavours stop short of a food coma, and raw salads and kingfish sashimi lead the list.

Best for: An early breakfast or a leisurely lunch off Orchard Road.

Must try: Our Big Raw Salad, or the kingfish sashimi if you want something lighter still.

Location: 30 Bideford Road, Level 2, COMO Orchard, Singapore 229922

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Old Hen Kitchen
- $$$$$
- Farrer Park
- Cafe
Menu

Bid adieu to heavy breakfast platters and embrace light and easy cafe fare at this quaint hideout.

Must-Try Dish: Pork Belly Rice Bowl or Salmon & Soba

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The Populus Coffee & Food Co.
- $$$$$
- Tanjong Pagar
- Cafe
Menu

Gastro-cafe on Neil Road founded with Department of Caffeine and roasters 2Degrees North, pairing a house coffee blend and Tea Bone Zen Mind teas with all-day brunch. Weekday plates lean lighter, while weekends turn to richer dishes like pistachio French toast and seafood linguine.

Why we love it: Its own listing splits the menu by occasion, flagging the roast chicken grain bowl and buckwheat pancakes as the healthier weekday alternatives.

Best for: A working breakfast or grain-bowl lunch in Tanjong Pagar.

Must try: Roast chicken grain bowl on a weekday, or the buckwheat pancakes.

Location: 146 Neil Road, Singapore 088875

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Pasta Fresca Da Salvatore (Bukit Timah)
- $$$$$
- Bukit Timah
- Italian
Menu

Endorsed by the Health Promotion Board, this hot spot churns out the best Italian dishes in town!

Must-Try Dish: Rucola, Mozzarella Fresca E Pomodorini

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Akasa - Authentic North Indian Restaurant
- $$$$$
- Telok Ayer
- Indian
Food Menu

North Indian restaurant in CapitaSky led by Kolkata-born Chef Akhilesh, whose menu draws on royal kitchen and heritage recipes. Dishes range from Awadhi dum biryani to charcoal-roasted tiger prawns with Sankeshwari chilli and tandoori pomfret, with an al fresco section and a bar alongside.

Why we love it: Its signature kebab is meat-free: the Akasa E Galouti rebuilds the classic from finely minced mushrooms with saffron and house galouti masala.

Best for: A CBD business lunch or an al fresco dinner with colleagues.

Must try: Akasa E Galouti, then the Akasa E Dum Biryani with kathal or chicken.

Location: 79 Robinson Road, #01-03 CapitaSky, Singapore 068897

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Rang Mahal
- $$$$$
- Marina Central
- Indian
All Day Dining Menu

Indian fine-dining room at the Naumi Hotel, open since 1971, drawing dishes from across India's regions, from Konkan prawn curry with appam to Kashmiri dum ghosht biryani. There are private rooms for larger parties, a full wine list and a vegetarian-friendly menu.

Why we love it: Its most-voted dish is a vegetable one, the avocado kebab, and thecha bhindi gives the menu a second vegetable-led option worth ordering.

Best for: A special-occasion Indian dinner or a private-room celebration.

Must try: Avocado kebab to start, then Konkan prawn curry with appam.

Location: 41 Seah Street, Naumi Hotel, Singapore 188396

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KOMYUNITI
- $$$$$
- Orchard
- Fusion
Food Menu

Bar and restaurant on the tenth floor of YOTEL Singapore, set back from Orchard Road, with menus led by Executive Chef Benny Lim. It works as a business lunch spot by day and a social one by night, serving fusion plates from nasi goreng to Korean fried chicken until late.

Why we love it: It is a GSTC-certified venue, so the sustainability standards behind the kitchen are independently audited rather than self-declared.

Best for: Kid-friendly dinners and casual drinks just off Orchard Road.

Must try: Nasi goreng istimewa, its highest-voted dish by some distance.

Location: 366 Orchard Road, Level 10, YOTEL Singapore, Singapore 238904

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Where can I eat plant-based or vegan in Singapore?

Cultivate Cafe at Maxwell Reserve is plant-based, GMO-free and gluten-free, with juices pressed daily and dairy-free desserts. elemen at Millenia Walk is entirely meat-free and has further outlets at HarbourFront, Paya Lebar Quarter and Woodlands, so there is usually one near you.

Are any of these healthy restaurants halal-friendly?

Toriten in Novena carries both halal-certified and vegan-friendly tags on Chope, alongside the Healthy Eats tag, and its menu is built around bento sets, bowls and salads. As with any halal claim, check the current certificate with MUIS if it matters for your group.

Where can I get a healthy lunch in the CBD?

The Populus on Neil Road flags its roast chicken grain bowl and buckwheat pancakes as the healthier weekday choices. Cultivate Cafe sits a few minutes away in Duxton, and Akasa in CapitaSky offers vegetarian kebabs and biryani for a working lunch.

Can Italian or Indian food be a healthy choice?

Yes. Pasta Fresca Da Salvatore makes its pasta fresh daily without preservatives or additives, and its dishes carry a Health Promotion Board endorsement. At Rang Mahal and Akasa, two of the highest-voted dishes are an avocado kebab and a galouti kebab built from minced mushrooms, both vegetable-led.

Which of these restaurants suit groups or families?

elemen takes team lunches and family dinners, with a 90-minute dining limit at busy times. Rang Mahal has private rooms for celebrations, and KOMYUNITI at YOTEL is listed as kid-friendly. Akasa and Original Sin both have alfresco seating for larger, more relaxed tables.

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