The original Ayam Bakar since 1983. Halal Nasi Padang and Padang-inspired bowls with islandwide delivery & self pick-up. Order fresh & hot online.
Walk into Basement 1 of Junction 8 and you will find a kitchen with a very clear sense of identity. Serangoon BBQ & Curry — known online by its handle SBC1983 — is a halal eatery that puts two things front and centre: Nasi Padang-inspired bowls and ayam bakar, the Indonesian-style grilled chicken the restaurant itself leads with. Add the curries and barbecue implied by its name, and you have a compact, focused menu aimed squarely at anyone craving bold, spiced comfort food in Bishan. It is the kind of menu that makes sense the moment you read it: West Sumatran flavours, grilled chicken off the fire, and rice to tie it all together.
Nasi Padang is one of the most beloved rice traditions in Indonesian cooking. Born in West Sumatra, it is built on rice served with an array of deeply spiced dishes — rich curries, chilli-forward gravies and slow-simmered meats. It is food with real depth, and it is exactly the flavour language Serangoon BBQ & Curry works in.
What makes this Bishan stall interesting is the format. Rather than presenting Padang cooking as a sprawling spread, the kitchen translates it into bowls: complete, single-portion meals that carry the spices and gravies of the tradition in a form suited to mall dining. For shoppers on a break, office workers on a tight lunch hour, or residents picking up dinner, it is Nasi Padang flavour without the ceremony.
If the bowls carry the Padang side of the house, ayam bakar carries the grill. The dish is one of Indonesia's best-loved plates: chicken marinated in a fragrant spice paste, cooked over fire and typically finished with a glossy, gently sweet glaze. At Serangoon BBQ & Curry it is named right alongside the bowls in the restaurant's own description of what it does — which tells you where its confidence lies.
Between grilled chicken, curry and rice, the menu covers the classic anchors of a Padang-style meal, and because everything is halal, it is a dependable choice for Muslim diners and mixed groups alike.
You will find the stall at unit #B1-26 on the basement level of Junction 8, the shopping centre at 9 Bishan Place in the heart of Bishan. It is a practical location — close to the mall's shops and a natural stop for anyone running errands or meeting friends in the neighbourhood. The basement food setting suits the cooking, too: hearty, generous plates that are as comfortable at a quick lunch as they are at a leisurely dinner.
Serangoon BBQ & Curry keeps things convenient with its own website, which handles both ordering and reservations. If you know what you want, placing an order online before you head down can save you a wait at the counter; if you are coming with a group or aiming for a busy mealtime, the reservation option lets you lock in a table in advance. The site runs on Oddle, a platform built for restaurant ordering, so the process is familiar and straightforward.
A couple of practical notes: the kitchen is halal, so it works for diners keeping to halal requirements, and opening hours for the Junction 8 branch are not published on the online ordering page — worth confirming with the store before a long trip. Beyond that, the advice is simple. Come hungry, start with the two dishes the restaurant leads with — the Nasi Padang-inspired bowls and the ayam bakar — and let the curries do the rest. In a neighbourhood full of eating options, this is a stall that knows exactly what it cooks best.