Elite Bistro & Bar

About Elite Bistro & Bar

Elite Bistro & Bar is a Dunlop Street restaurant in the heart of Little India, serving South Indian and Indo-Chinese food alongside a bar. Open daily from 12:00 PM to 11:00 PM, it covers a wide menu: tandoori chicken in full and half portions, chicken, fish, prawn and paneer tikkas, Tamil-style specials like Madurai Chicken, Chinthamani Chicken and Chicken 65, seafood from Boneless Fish 65 to Fish Sambal, mutton boti, egg classics and vegetarian favourites such as Gobi Manchurian, Chilli Mushroom and Mushroom Tikka.

The kitchen also makes room for kothu — Idiyappam Kothu and a curry-leaf version — plus chicken and egg fried rice, Chilli and Garlic Idly, and easy snacks like Masala Papad and French Fries.

Orders can be placed online for home delivery or pick-up from the store at 70 Dunlop Street, Singapore 209398. Enquiries: +65 8989 2468.

Elite Bistro & Bar: South Indian and Indo-Chinese Flavours on Dunlop Street, Little India

Elite Bistro & Bar sits on Dunlop Street in the heart of Little India, one of Singapore's most characterful food neighbourhoods, and its name sets out the offer plainly: a kitchen that cooks South Indian and Indo-Chinese food with conviction, paired with a bar. The doors are open every day of the week from 12:00 PM to 11:00 PM, so whether it is a long lunch, an early dinner before the evening crowd or a late, spicy plate after wandering the district, the timing works.

The menu is broader than the word bistro suggests. It is organised across chicken, egg, mutton, seafood, vegetable, snack, main course and salad sections, and two distinct culinary currents run through it. One is Tamil and South Indian cooking — the kind of food with roots in Madurai, Chinthamani and the coastal fish-fry traditions. The other is the Indo-Chinese wok kitchen: manchurians, chilli dishes, salt-and-pepper stir-fries and fried rice. Between the two, a lot of ground is covered, and the tandoor sits at the centre of it.

From the Tandoor

The tandoori list is where many tables start. Chicken Tandoori comes in full and half portions, the whole bird being the obvious choice when there are four or more of you. Around it sits a proper run of tikkas: Chicken Tikka; Hariyali Chicken Tikka with its green herb marinade; and Malai Chicken Tikka, which trades heat for cream. The same treatment extends to the sea with Hariyali Fish Tikka, Malai Fish Tikka and Malai Prawn Tikka, and to the vegetarian side of the menu, where Ajwaini Paneer Tikka — one of the newer additions — and Mushroom Tikka hold their own against the meat.

South Indian Soul, Street to Sea

The Tamil heart of the menu beats loudest in the chicken section. Chicken 65 is the deep-fried classic everyone expects; Madurai Chicken and Chinthamani Chicken go further into regional territory; Kozhi Uppu Curry (dry) rounds out a list built for sharing plates. Mutton Boti represents the mutton side of the kitchen, and the seafood list runs from Boneless Fish 65 and Kelangan Fish Fry to Fish Sambal and Chilli Fish.

There are quieter pleasures too. Egg dishes — Half Boil, Full Boil, Egg Bhurji and Egg Mass — are everyday Tamil cooking done plainly, and the idly gets a party spin with Chilli Idly and Garlic Idly. The most distinctive orders may be Idiyappam Kothu and Curry Leaves Idiyappam Kothu: string hoppers chopped and tossed kothu-style the way street vendors do it, with a curry-leaf perfumed version for good measure.

The Indo-Chinese Side

If the tandoor is one pole and the Tamil kitchen the other, the Indo-Chinese wok is the third force at work. Gobi Manchurian, Baby Corn Manchurian and Chicken Manchurian cover the tangy end; Chilli Chicken, Chilli Gobi, Chilli Mushroom, Chilli Garlic Fish and Fish Salt & Pepper cover the fiery one. Dragon Chicken, Ginger Chicken and Mushroom Pepper keep things interesting, and Chicken Fried Rice and Egg Fried Rice give the table a starchy anchor. For easy snacking, there is Masala Papad and French Fries.

Ordering In, or Sitting Down

The restaurant runs its own online ordering through its website: choose home delivery or pick up from the store, both handled from the same kitchen at 70 Dunlop Street, Singapore 209398. Prefer to talk to a person? The number is +65 8989 2468. The bar element in the name gives evenings here a slightly different rhythm than a straightforward South Indian eatery, and the late 11:00 PM close means Little India's evening crowd has somewhere solid to land. Order a spread — a tikka, a Tamil chicken, a chilli gobi and a kothu — and you will have covered most of what this kitchen does well.

Signature items

• Chicken 65
• Chicken Tandoori (Full)
• Ajwaini Paneer Tikka
• Idiyappam Kothu
• Madurai Chicken
• Mutton Boti

Menu

Egg

• Boiled Egg With Pepper — Boiled eggs dressed with cracked pepper
• Chilli Egg — Eggs tossed in a spicy chilli coating
• Egg Bhurji — Indian-style spiced scrambled eggs
• Egg Mass — Eggs folded through a spiced masala
• Full Boil — A whole boiled egg, done simply
• Half Boil — Runny-yolked half-boiled egg, a local favourite

Mutton

• Mutton Boti — Spice-marinated mutton pieces for hearty appetites

Chicken

• Chicken 65 — Fiery deep-fried chicken bites, a South Indian classic
• Chicken Lollipop — Crisp frenched winglets with a spicy coating
• Chilli Chicken — Wok-tossed chicken in a spicy chilli sauce
• Dragon Chicken — Crisp chicken strips in a bold red sauce
• Chicken Manchurian — Indo-Chinese chicken in a tangy manchurian sauce
• Chinthamani Chicken — Fiery Tamil-style dry chicken
• Madurai Chicken — Robust Madurai-spiced chicken with deep flavour
• Kozhi Uppu Curry dry — Tamil-style dry chicken curry, salt-and-spice forward

Seafood

• Boneless Fish 65 — Boneless fish fried in the fiery 65 style
• Chilli Fish — Crisp fish tossed in a spicy chilli sauce
• Chilli Garlic Fish — Fish with a punchy chilli-garlic kick
• Fish Salt & Pepper — Wok-fried fish with salt-and-pepper seasoning
• Fish Sambal — Fish simmered in a fiery sambal
• Kelangan Fish Fry — Classic Tamil-style fish fry

Vegetarian

• Baby Corn Manchurian — Crisp baby corn in tangy manchurian sauce
• Baby Corn Salt & Pepper — Baby corn tossed with salt-and-pepper seasoning
• Chilli Gobi — Cauliflower florets in a spicy chilli sauce
• Gobi 65 — Cauliflower fried in the fiery 65 style
• Gobi Manchurian — Cauliflower in a tangy manchurian sauce
• Chilli Mushroom — Mushrooms wok-tossed in chilli sauce
• Mushroom Pepper — Mushrooms with cracked black pepper
• Mushroom Salt & Pepper — Mushrooms with salt-and-pepper seasoning

Snacks & Sides

• Masala Papad — Crisp papad dressed with a tangy masala topping
• French Fries — Golden fried potato fingers

Tandoori & Tikka

• Chicken Tandoori (Full) — Whole chicken marinated in spices and roasted in the tandoor
• Chicken Tandoori (Half) — Half portion of clay-oven roasted spiced chicken
• Chicken Tikka — Boneless chicken chunks charred in the tandoor
• Hariyali Chicken Tikka — Chicken tikka in a green herb marinade
• Malai Chicken Tikka — Creamy, mildly spiced tandoori chicken tikka
• Ajwaini Paneer Tikka — Carom-seed spiced paneer charred in the tandoor
• Mushroom Tikka — Marinated mushrooms grilled tandoor-style
• Hariyali Fish Tikka — Fish tikka in a green herb marinade
• Malai Fish Tikka — Creamy marinated fish tikka from the tandoor
• Malai Prawn Tikka — Prawns in a creamy, mildly spiced tandoori marinade

Kothu, Rice & Idly

• Idiyappam Kothu — String hoppers chopped and tossed kothu-style
• Curry Leaves Idiyappam Kothu — Idiyappam kothu fragrant with curry leaves
• Chicken Fried Rice — Wok-fried rice with chicken
• Egg Fried Rice — Wok-fried rice with egg
• Chilli Idly — Idly pieces tossed in a spicy chilli sauce
• Garlic Idly — Idly tossed with a garlicky seasoning

Frequently asked questions

Where is Elite Bistro & Bar located?

70 Dunlop Street, Singapore 209398, in the Little India neighbourhood.

What are the opening hours?

Elite Bistro & Bar is open Monday to Sunday, 12:00 PM to 11:00 PM.

What kind of food does Elite Bistro & Bar serve?

South Indian and Tamil-style dishes such as Chicken 65, Madurai Chicken and tandoori, alongside Indo-Chinese favourites like Chilli Chicken, Gobi Manchurian and fried rice, plus seafood, egg and vegetarian dishes.

Can I order delivery or takeaway?

Yes. The restaurant's website lets you order for home delivery or pick up from the store at 70 Dunlop Street.

Are there vegetarian options?

Yes. Vegetarian choices include Ajwaini Paneer Tikka, Gobi Manchurian, Gobi 65, Chilli Mushroom, Mushroom Tikka, Baby Corn Manchurian and Masala Papad.

How do I contact the restaurant?

Call +65 8989 2468 or use the contact form on the website.

Is there a full tandoori chicken on the menu?

Yes — Chicken Tandoori is available as a full bird or a half portion.

Tips

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Good to know

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