Tarboush is a 100% halal, Muslim-owned restaurant serving Turkish, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Western cuisine from the hotel lobby level of Village Hotel Bugis at 390 Victoria Street, steps from the Arab Street and Kampong Glam quarter. The warm, Turkish and Middle Eastern-themed dining room seats around 140 guests, with live band performances on weekends and private dining rooms available for more intimate occasions.
The kitchen offers more than 60 dishes, spanning charcoal-grilled kebabs, Lamb & Beef Ribs, and the Mixed Charcoal Grilled Platters sized for two to ten diners, alongside rice classics like the Mandi Lamb Shank, Kabsa and Makloubah. The mezze line-up is a highlight in itself — Mezzeh Appetiser Platter, Palestinian Hummus, Beetroot Hummus, Avocado Hummus, Hummus with Mince Lamb and Crispy Falafel — while soups, salads, Turkish breads and pide, wraps, pasta, burgers and desserts round out the menu.
Beyond the dining room, Tarboush offers fast islandwide delivery with online ordering, runs takeaway promotions on its Mandi and Mixed Kebab platters, and welcomes online table reservations for everything from casual meals to larger celebrations.
Tarboush's Arab Street address places it at the meeting point of two of Singapore's great food stories: the heritage shophouses and spice-scented lanes of Kampong Glam, and the hotel-dining corridor around Bugis. The restaurant sits on the hotel lobby level of Village Hotel Bugis — unit #03-12A at 390 Victoria Street — where a warm, Turkish and Middle Eastern-themed interior seats around 140 guests. It is 100% halal and Muslim-owned, a point the team makes proudly, and part of a small Tarboush family that also runs a second branch at Orchard Rendezvous Hotel.
The restaurant frames itself as a culinary celebration: an expert chef working with premium ingredients, bold spices and traditional techniques to create dishes full of soul and flavour. That spirit shows in the pacing of a meal here — Middle Eastern food the way it is best enjoyed, shared generously and without hurry. Dining is pitched as a kind of Arabian dream: warm, attentive service, a mesmerizing ambiance and a weekend soundtrack from live bands, with private dining rooms offering a quieter, more personal setting for close friends and family.
Meals at Tarboush tend to begin cold. The Mezzeh Appetiser Platter gathers the starters into a single spread, and hummus gets a chapter of its own: the signature Palestinian Hummus, a Beetroot Hummus, an Avocado Hummus and a Hummus with Mince Lamb for heartier appetites. It is a fitting opening for a menu the restaurant describes as Mediterranean and Arabic at heart, where the mezze table sets the tone for everything that follows.
Hot starters follow — Crispy Falafel is the order of the day — before the charcoal takes over. And the grill is where Tarboush flexes: kebabs come off the coals in the Mixed Grill Kebab Platter, Lamb & Beef Ribs satisfy the serious carnivores, and the Mixed Charcoal Grilled Platter scales from a two-pax portion to a full ten-pax feast, effectively a built-in banquet for large tables. Little wonder the platters are billed as the most popular items on the site.
Ask what makes Tarboush's rice different and the answer is Mandi: fragrant spices, tender meat and the traditional techniques behind it. The Mandi Lamb Shank is the showcase — a yielding shank set over spiced rice — while the Mandi Platter has become the takeaway favourite, alongside the Mixed Kebab Platter, for feasts at home. Kabsa and Makloubah round out the rice chapter.
There is breadth beyond the signatures, too: soups, salads, Turkish breads and pide, wraps and rolls, pasta, burgers and desserts. With more than 60 dishes in total, mixed groups with mixed appetites rarely leave anyone out — though it is worth saving a glance for the dessert section before you order.
Tarboush leans into the Middle Eastern gift for hospitality. Rice dishes exist because they feed crowds; grill platters are sized by pax because the team expects tables of friends, families and colleagues. The Bugis dining room's 140 seats absorb everything from date nights to office dinners, private dining rooms give celebrations a space of their own, and weekend live bands provide the soundtrack. It is a format that suits birthdays, reunions, corporate dinners and festive celebrations alike.
Reservations can be made online, and the Bugis team also answers WhatsApp on +65 8322 0477. If you would rather feast at home, Tarboush runs fast, reliable islandwide delivery with online ordering, and keeps takeaway promotions going on the Mandi Platter and Mixed Kebab Platter. Cards and digital wallets — Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Union Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay — are accepted.
Whether you come for the charcoal grill, the Mandi rice or simply a plate of excellent hummus in the Arab Street quarter, Tarboush Bugis offers a version of the Middle East that is halal, welcoming and thoroughly made for sharing.