Omar Shariff has been serving authentic Indian cuisine in Singapore since 1996, built around the motto "Eatin' best curry in the neighborhood" and "Love All Serve All". Over the years it has built a reputation among expatriates, the local community and local businesses as one of Singapore's best fine dining Indian restaurants, with thousands of returning VIP customers.
The restaurant's kitchen is fitted with state-of-the-art equipment including a Tandoor (traditional Indian clay oven), freezers, coolers and microwaves, supporting a menu of authentic Indian dishes. To meet demand, Omar Shariff has extended its services well beyond dine-in, offering catering for indoor and outdoor events, curry home delivery, takeaway, and a packet service via Bento Box, alongside a more recently launched online food ordering system. The dining room itself is described as well renovated, offering a romantic ambience with a comfortable, cosy dining experience.
A separate office building, located a block away from the restaurant, handles management, marketing, accounting and warehousing functions, and the business runs its own supporting vehicles and equipment for catering and delivery operations. Over the years, Omar Shariff has picked up a string of accolades, including Top Restaurant Award (Wine & Dine, 1997/1998/2000/2001), Singapore's Finest Restaurant (Royal Copenhagen, 1997/98), Best Restaurant (Singapore Tatler, 1998), Excellent Food Award (Leading Gourmet Guide, 2002; Where To Eat, 2013), Healthier Restaurant Award (NEA, 2005-2012), and recognition as a Heritage Restaurant at the Singapore Restaurant Festival 2017.
For nearly three decades, Omar Shariff has been serving authentic Indian cuisine in Singapore, operating under a motto that says it all: "Eatin' best curry in the neighborhood." Paired with the philosophy of "Love All Serve All," the restaurant has built its reputation since 1996 among expatriates, the local community and local businesses alike.
At the heart of Omar Shariff's food is its Tandoor — a traditional Indian clay oven — alongside a kitchen fitted with modern supporting equipment like freezers, coolers and microwaves. That combination of traditional cooking method and contemporary kitchen infrastructure underpins the restaurant's approach to authentic Indian cuisine.
While the restaurant itself offers a well-renovated dining room with a romantic, comfortable and cosy atmosphere, Omar Shariff has expanded well beyond the dining room over the years. Catering services cover both indoor and outdoor events, curry home delivery brings the menu straight to customers, takeaway is available for those on the go, and a Bento Box packet service offers a convenient packaged meal option. More recently, the restaurant has also launched online food ordering to make things even easier for its regulars.
Running an operation of this scale takes more than just a dining room. A separate office building, located a block away from the restaurant, houses the management, marketing, accounting and warehousing functions that keep things running, while a fleet of vehicles, motorcycles and catering equipment supports the restaurant's delivery and event operations.
Omar Shariff's reputation has been backed up over the years by a string of industry recognitions. It picked up the Top Restaurant Award from Wine & Dine across 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2001, was named Singapore's Finest Restaurant by Royal Copenhagen in 1997/98, and was recognised as Best Restaurant by Singapore Tatler in 1998. The Leading Gourmet Guide gave it an Excellent Food Award in 2002, a recognition later echoed by Where To Eat in 2013. The National Environment Agency (NEA) named it a Healthier Restaurant across 2005 through 2012, and in 2017 it was recognised as a Heritage Restaurant at the Singapore Restaurant Festival.
Omar Shariff is located at 14 Greenwood Avenue, Singapore. Free parking is available in the restaurant's own basement, though availability is subject to reservation. For overflow, public parking lots sit behind the restaurant, with additional nearby options at Guthrie House (Cold Storage), Sixth Avenue and Bukit Timah Road.
With thousands of VIP customers built up over its history and a menu rooted in traditional Tandoor cooking, Omar Shariff continues to position itself as a long-standing fixture of Singapore's Indian dining scene — whether guests are settling in for a sit-down meal, ordering delivery, or booking catering for a larger event.