Lazy Lizard The Promenade is the Hougang outpost of a Singapore group that began in 2003 as a Bistro Bar along Sixth Avenue and has since grown into seven casual restaurants islandwide. Set at #01-20 The Promenade@Pelikat on Jln Pelikat, it pairs hearty western comfort food with a well-stocked bistro bar — draught and bottled beers, wines, liquors, liqueurs, cocktails and house drinks among them.
The kitchen, curated by Chef Werner, runs from all-day breakfast and appetizers to burgers, mains, pasta, pizza and risotto, light bites, a Japanese rice bowl and a dedicated kids menu. The award-winning signatures — Rack of Pork, St. Louis BBQ Pork Ribs and Crabby Pesto Pasta — have helped the group win the Singapore Food Masters three consecutive years (2020–2022) and place it among Singapore's highest-rated western cuisine restaurants on Google.
Guests consistently mention friendly, attentive service, ice-cold beer, indoor and outdoor seating, and good value, whether from lunch offers or neatly packed takeaway set meals.
Lazy Lizard has been part of Singapore's neighbourhood dining scene since 2003, when it began life as a modest Bistro Bar along Sixth Avenue. More than two decades on, that single outlet has grown into a group of seven casual restaurants islandwide, and the Promenade branch carries the story to Hougang, tucked into #01-20 of The Promenade@Pelikat on Jln Pelikat. The idea has stayed remarkably consistent through all that growth: hearty western comfort food, a well-stocked bar, and the kind of friendly service that turns first-timers into regulars.
The group calls itself 'your cosy neighbourhood restaurant', and the track record suggests the label is earned rather than aspirational. Lazy Lizard counts among the highest-rated western cuisine restaurants on Google in Singapore, and it has not only entered but won the Singapore Food Masters three years running, from 2020 to 2022. Its Rack of Pork, St. Louis BBQ Pork Ribs and Crabby Pesto Pasta fly the flag as the group's award-winning signature dishes.
Those three plates have become shorthand for what the kitchen does: a Rack of Pork that one reviewer called a genuine surprise and an outright must-try, St. Louis-cut pork ribs done barbecue-style, and a crab-laden pesto pasta that anchors the pasta selection. Around them sits a menu long enough to reward repeat visits.
Day to day, the menu is curated by Chef Werner, whose specials board sits alongside a line-up that runs from all-day breakfast and appetizers to burgers and desserts, hearty mains, pasta, pizza and risotto. Light bites, a Japanese rice bowl and a dedicated kids menu round out the card, so the table works just as well for a quick snack over beers as it does for a full family dinner. The traditional old-charm Fish n Chips remains a fixture — a nod to the bistro's early days that has never gone out of style.
Pizza gets particular love from regulars. One diner singled out the shrimp pizza for its base, which they said gives a 'pie texture' — a small twist that sets it apart from the usual slice, and one more reason guests keep coming back.
Lazy Lizard never strayed far from its bistro-bar beginnings. The drinks list covers fresh draught beers, an unusually wide variety of bottled beers, wines, liquors and liqueurs, cocktails, and non-alcoholic options that include juices and the house 'Lazy Lizard Special'. Guests frequently mention the ice-cold beer, the spread of fried snacks built for pairing with it, and the option of indoor or outdoor seating depending on mood and weather. Just as consistent is the praise for the team — attentive, welcoming and, in one reviewer's words, simply 'nice guys running this place'.
Value is another recurring theme in guest feedback, from lunch offers to well-composed takeaway set meals. During the Heightened Alert period, one customer ordered in and found the sets superb value, with protein, carb and sides prepared carefully and packed neatly for the journey home.
You'll find this branch at 183 Jln Pelikat, #01-20 The Promenade@Pelikat, Singapore 537643, with the team reachable on +65 6243 6826. Reservations can be made through the website, which also lists the group's happenings and private-events options — fitting for a place that doubles as a neighbourhood gathering spot, equally at home hosting a casual weeknight dinner or a bigger celebration. Families are well catered for thanks to the dedicated kids menu.
And if one visit turns into a habit, there are six more Lazy Lizards to explore around the island — NEWest and Sixth Avenue, Flora Vista in Ang Mo Kio, Upper Thomson, Pasir Panjang, and the aptly named Little Lazy Lizard on Bukit Timah. Each keeps the same formula that has kept the group busy since 2003: generous plates, cold drinks and a warm welcome.