Sichuan Tianfu Restaurant has been serving authentic Sichuan cuisine in Singapore since 2005, describing itself as Singapore's Original Sichuan House. The kitchen is led by Sichuanese chefs with years of experience, who focus on capturing the bold, spicy and mouth-numbing flavours that Sichuan cooking is known for — built around the fiery heat of red chillies and the distinctive numbing sensation of Sichuan peppercorns.
The restaurant states its commitment to using only the finest, freshest ingredients to stay true to authentic Sichuan flavours and cooking methods, rather than adapting the cuisine for local tastes. Alongside its food menu, Tianfu offers a curated drinks menu spanning traditional Chinese teas, beers and báijiǔ (Chinese liquor), meant to complement the dining experience.
Tianfu operates two outlets in Singapore — at Grantral Mall in Clementi and on Beach Road — and offers delivery options, table reservations, and a membership programme for regular diners. During Chinese New Year, the restaurant switches to a dedicated CNY Festive Menu for a set period to accommodate the extra ingredient sourcing and manpower this requires, before returning to its regular menu.
Long before mala and mouth-numbing Sichuan peppercorn became a Singapore dining trend, Sichuan Tianfu Restaurant was already serving it. Established in 2005, Tianfu describes itself as Singapore's Original Sichuan House, built around a simple idea: bring the real flavours of Sichuan province to the island, without softening them for local palates.
At the centre of Tianfu's kitchen are Sichuanese chefs with years of hands-on experience in the cuisine's home region. The restaurant is explicit about what it's chasing — the fiery heat of red chillies balanced against the numbing tingle of Sichuan peppercorns, the combination that gives Sichuan food its signature 'mala' character. Ingredients are sourced fresh, and the cooking methods are kept close to tradition rather than adapted for convenience.
The restaurant frames every meal as 'a celebration of tradition and the love for good food' — an approach summed up in its Chinese-language description of offering diners an immersive journey into authentic Sichuan food culture, whether they're lifelong fans of the cuisine or trying it for the first time.
Tianfu runs separate food and drinks menus, both accessible online. The food menu covers the restaurant's Sichuan dishes, while the drinks list is built to complement the spice of the meal — spanning traditional Chinese teas through to beers and báijiǔ, the strong traditional Chinese spirit, so there's something to pair with the heat whichever way a diner prefers to cool down (or lean into it).
Each year, Tianfu switches over to a dedicated CNY Festive Menu for the Chinese New Year period, reflecting the extra ingredient sourcing and manpower that festive dining demands. The regular menu resumes once the festive period concludes, so it's worth checking which menu is running if you're planning a visit around the new year.
Tianfu operates from two locations in Singapore: the Clementi outlet at Grantral Mall on Commonwealth Avenue West, and a second outlet on Beach Road. Both outlets are open daily, and the restaurant supports delivery for those who'd rather enjoy Tianfu's Sichuan cooking at home, alongside dine-in reservations for those visiting in person.
Regular diners can join Tianfu's membership programme, and the restaurant also keeps in touch with its community through a mailing list and social channels, including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — useful for keeping an eye on promotions, festive menu dates, and what's new at either outlet.