OUR STORY. We hope you enjoy the food as much as we had fun putting this together.

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1 OUR STORY Baba Chews is a restaurant inspired by our neighbourhood. The name Baba Chews takes inspiration from Chew Joo Chiat, a wealthy Chinese landowner known as the King of Katong who in 1917 allowed the use of a road through his land for public, which is the Joo Chiat Road we know today. Various other roads and landmarks in the vicinity were also named after him, such as this very building, which was formerly the Joo Chiat Police Station ( ). Chew Joo Chiat married a Nonya, Tan Quan Neo, after moving to Singapore. Nonya or Nyonya is an honorific for Peranakan women and Baba for Peranakan men, a majority of whom are Straits Chinese - descendants of Chinese migrants who settled in the Malay archipelago and inter-marrying with local Malays. Smaller Peranakan communities of other ethnicities the Phuket Babas, Indian Hindu Peranakans, Indian Muslim Peranakans, Eurasian Peranakans exist as well. Paying homage to this unique culture, we have put together a menu of traditional and modern cuisines from places that have influenced Peranakan cooking, along with a small selection of Western favourites to cater to your preferences. We hope you enjoy the food as much as we had fun putting this together.

2 ALL-DAY DINING MENU SALADS & SMALL BITES Baba Chews House Green Salad $12 Selection of greens served with kalamata olives, avocado, sundried tomato and choice of lemon vinaigrette or mint chilli dressing Otah $14 Traditional mackerel fish Otah (spicy fish mousse in banana leaf) and homemade prawn and otah siew mai (dumpling) Satay Panggang $14 Choice of half dozen chicken or mutton satay served with peanut gravy, traditional condiments and ketupat (Malay rice cake) Chilli Crab Cake $15 Fried crab meat patty with Singapore s signature chilli crab sauce served with fried Bibik tuiles (Peranakan spiced wafers) Chews Salad $15 Sous vide egg and barbecued pork on a salad of lettuce, wheat noodles, cucumber and corn, sprinkled with emmenthal croutons and your choice of calamansi shoyu or sesame dressing Chef Sam Leong s Signature Wasabi Prawns $16 A dish by Chef Sam Leong Crispy fried prawns tossed with wasabi mayonnaise Roasted Duck Popiah $18 Roasted five spice duck roll filled with black fungus, vermicelli and vegetables, served with Chews sweet sauce Foie Gras Tau Kwa Pau $22 A typical Katong dish with Chef s twist of Foie Gras in Lor Chap (fragrant dark gravy of spices and soya sauce) topped onto a savoury fried beancurd with egg and coriander leaves Whenever you see this icon on one of our menus you can try one of a number of bespoke recipes designed for us by a panel of Culinary Ambassadors. Our IHG Culinary Ambassador programme was created through a partnership between the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), and a panel of celebrity chefs and masters of their cuisine. Please ask any of our colleagues for more information.

3 SOUPS Pong Tauhu $10 Traditional Peranakan soup with homemade prawn stock, pork meatballs and bamboo shoot Itek Tim Consomme $12 Double boiled duck soup with salted mustard leaves, seasoned with spices, tamarind and green chilli Soup Kambing $13 Traditional Indian mutton soup flavoured with cumin, coriander and potatoes VEGETARIAN Sweet and Sour Chicken with Fried Rice $16 Gluten balls with a sweet and sour sauce, served with vegetarian fried rice Assam Curry Noodle $17 Yellow noodles in an asam (tamarind) and coconut broth, with sliced eggplant, lady fingers and tomatoes Three Mushroom Penne $18 Penne with button mushrooms, king oyster mushrooms, shimeiji mushrooms in a fresh herbs cream

4 MAINS - ALL TO YOURSELF Penang Char Kway Teow $16 Penang s iconic dish of stir-fried flat rice noodles with prawns, fish cake, egg, beansprouts and chilli Vegetarian option available Nonya Fried Rice $16 Wok-fried sambal belacan (shrimp paste chilli) fried rice with grilled turmeric chicken and achar (pickles) on the side Vegetarian option available Hokkien Mee $16 An iconic Singaporean dish of rice vermicelli and yellow noodles cooked in a gravy of prawn stock with prawns, squid, fish cake and vegetable Vegetarian option available Hainanese Chicken Rice $17 Singapore s national dish of chicken slow-cooked to a tender finish and rice flavoured with chicken stock, served with a clear broth, achar (pickles) and condiments Nonya Laksa $18 Rice vermicelli in a broth of prawn stock and coconut cream with prawns, sea scallop, fish cake, cucumber and egg and a sprinkling of daun kesum (laksa leaves) Ayam Buah Keluak Burger $18 A Peranakan-inspired burger with grilled chicken patty, achar (Asian pickles) topped with puréed buah keluak (black nut) on a multigrain bun, accompanied with steak fries and salad Codfish Wonton Mee $29 Egg noodles with homemade pork and shrimp wontons and codfish baked char siew style, served tossed in sauce or in a clear broth

5 MAINS - SHARE THE LOVE X.O. Crabmeat Fried Rice $12 A dish by Chef Sam Leong Fried fragrant rice, premium X.O. sauce (dried scallop sauce) with crabmeat Chap Chye $12 Peranakan mixed vegetable stew Nai Bai with Garlic $12 Chinese milk cabbage stir-fried with garlic French Beans with Dried Shrimps $13 Stir-fried with dried shrimps, garlic and oyster sauce Vegetarian option available Sweet and Sour Pork Belly $18 A dish by Chef Sam Leong Wok-fried pork belly with green apple and sweet and sour sauce Sambal Stingray $22 Sea-caught stingray char-grilled and topped with home-made chilli sauce Beef Short Ribs Rendang $29 Beef short ribs stewed in a rich gravy of coconut cream, spices, Gula Melaka (palm sugar)and turmeric leaf Udang BBC Tiga Rasa $32 Baba Chews special three-flavour (sweet, sour and savoury) stir-fried fresh sea prawns with chopped truffle and pickled ginger Whenever you see this icon on one of our menus you can try one of a number of bespoke recipes designed for us by a panel of Culinary Ambassadors. Our IHG Culinary Ambassador programme was created through a partnership between the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), and a panel of celebrity chefs and masters of their cuisine. Please ask any of our colleagues for more information.

6 WESTERN FAVOURITES Baked Asparagus $13 With sea salt and hollandaise Baba Chews Club Sandwich $18 Local toast with Cajun chicken breast, Bombay onion omelette and grilled streaky bacon, served with steak fries and salad Hamburger $20 8oz grilled beef patty topped with a sunny-side-up egg, cheddar cheese and grilled streaky bacon on a multigrain bun Beef Meatball Baba-Biata $20 Spaghetti in a spicy tomato sauce with beef meatballs Chicken Breast $22 Pan-fried chicken breast marinated with pandan and ginger paste, served with mashed potatoes, market greens and ginger chicken sauce Butter-Seared Salmon $26 With carrots and asparagus vichy, served with a kaffir lime sauce Beef Ribeye $37 Char-grilled black angus beef served with steak fries, market greens and beef jus

7 KIDS MENU Mushroom Soup $6 Cream soup of assorted mushrooms with herb croutons Chicken Nuggets $8 Deep-fried chicken nuggets with tomato ketchup on the side Fish and Chips $10 Deep-fried fish fingers in homemade batter with French fries and tartar sauce Macaroni and Cheese $10 Elbow macaroni in mozzarella and Parmigiana cheese Mini Beef Burger $12 Beef patties topped with cheese and tomato in a mini bun

8 DESSERT Ice Cream $6 Single scoop of Cempedak (tropical fruit from the jackfruit family), Teh Tarik ( pulled milk tea) or Gula Melaka (palm sugar) ice cream Chendol $8 Shaved ice flavored with fresh coconut cream and Gula Melaka (palm sugar) Seasonal Fruit Platter $10 Freshly cut seasonal fruits Sour Plum Ice $10 Shaved ice flavoured with sour plum, lychee jello and calamansi ice cream Lychee Crème Brulée $11 The traditional French dessert given a tropical infusion of lychee Chocolate Banana Cake $13 Layered cake of banana sponge, mousse and custard, served with chocolate sauce and banana ice cream Nangka Cheese Cake $14 Cream cheese cake with caramelized nangka (jackfruit), buttered crumbs and pulut hitam (black glutinous rice) ice cream Teh Lah - Milo $14 A local take on tiramisu with iced Teh (milk tea) mascarpone with soda cracker, dusted with milo on top and accompanied with a scoop of peanut ting ting (local slang for ice cream sold by street peddlers) ice cream Selection of Artisanal Cheese Board $24 Artisanal cheese platter with fig jam, grapes and roasted nuts

Buffet Style / Standard Lunch / Dinner S1 $15.00 PER PERSON 6 Item

Buffet Style / Standard Lunch / Dinner S1 $15.00 PER PERSON 6 Item Please select / tick ONE item from each category. Category 1 Sweet Sour Fried Chicken Chicken Cutlet with Honey Lemon Sauce Curry Flavoured