COMO Marketplace is the marketplace address within COMO Dempsey, COMO Lifestyle's dining and lifestyle enclave spread across Blocks 15, 16, 17 and 18 Dempsey Road in Singapore's Dempsey Hill area. It gathers a broad family of kitchens and shops within one gentle-paced compound: modern Peranakan at Candlenut, tempura at Ippoh Tempura Bar by Ginza Ippoh, Italian cooking at Torno Subito, plus The Dempsey Cookhouse and Bar, The Pantry, Pangium and Culina at COMO Dempsey.
The enclave is as much about browsing as eating. Dover Street Market Singapore brings its fashion marketplace concept to Dempsey, while Kids 21 and Kids Space make the compound an easy outing for families. Much of the cooking also travels: takeaway and home delivery from Candlenut, The Pantry, Culina Bistro, The Dempsey Cookhouse & Bar and COMO Cuisine all run through the COMO Dempsey takeaway site.
Each restaurant manages its own reservations and phone line, so it is worth picking your venue before you visit. Whether you come for a Peranakan feast, a seat at the tempura counter or a quiet lap of the shops, COMO Marketplace makes a convincing case for an unhurried Dempsey afternoon.
COMO Marketplace is the marketplace address at COMO Dempsey, COMO Lifestyle's dining and lifestyle enclave spread across Blocks 15, 16, 17 and 18 Dempsey Road in Singapore's green Dempsey Hill quarter. It is the kind of destination where a quick stop has a way of turning into an afternoon: a bite at one kitchen, a bag of gourmet picks from another counter, then a slow browse through the shops before heading home.
The setting is part of the draw. Dempsey Road moves at a gentler pace than the city, and the low-rise blocks that make up COMO Dempsey give the enclave a relaxed, spread-out feel. Everything sits within a short walk of everything else, which makes it easy to string together lunch, a bit of shopping and a coffee without ever getting back in the car.
The restaurants are the heart of COMO Dempsey, and the range is unusually wide for a single address. Candlenut is the enclave's modern Peranakan restaurant and its best-known kitchen, the kind of place visitors plan a trip around. Ippoh Tempura Bar by Ginza Ippoh brings the name of Ginza's long-established tempura house to Dempsey, serving tempura from a dedicated counter. Torno Subito — Italian for 'I'll be right back' — keeps things playful with Italian cooking, while The Dempsey Cookhouse and Bar offers a generous, sociable setting for longer meals.
There are quieter options too. The Pantry covers the everyday end of things, and Pangium, which runs its own website and reservation line, rounds out the restaurant roster. Culina at COMO Dempsey pairs its bistro with the gourmet grocer's Dempsey presence, so a proper meal and a well-stocked shopping basket are never far apart. Between them, the kitchens cover Peranakan, Italian, Japanese and European cooking — an argument, if you needed one, for coming with company and comparing notes across tables.
With that many kitchens in one enclave, it pays to know where you are eating. Each restaurant takes its own reservations through COMO Dempsey's booking page, and each has its own phone line — Candlenut, for instance, can be reached on 1800 304 2288, The Pantry on +65 8121 5763.
Eating is only half of what goes on here. Dover Street Market Singapore brings the influential fashion marketplace concept to the enclave, giving Dempsey a reason to visit that has nothing to do with lunch. Families are well looked after as well: Kids 21, the children's and lifestyle boutique, sits alongside Kids Space, a dedicated area for younger visitors, which makes the enclave an easy outing with children in tow.
Regulars can go a step further and join the COMOCLUB programme, and there is an email sign-up for anyone who wants to keep up with what's on at COMO Dempsey.
If you would rather enjoy COMO Dempsey at your own table, the takeaway and home delivery service covers much of the enclave's cooking. Orders go through takeaway.comodempsey.sg, where you choose the kitchen first: Candlenut, The Pantry, Culina Bistro, The Dempsey Cookhouse & Bar and COMO Cuisine are all on the roster. It is a handy fallback when the tables are full or the weather turns.
COMO Marketplace sits at 17C Dempsey Road, within the COMO Dempsey blocks at 15 to 18 Dempsey Road. Because each restaurant manages its own hours and bookings, it is worth checking the specific venue you want before setting out; the enclave's visit-planning page has directions for those coming by car or on foot. Leave yourself more time than you think you need. Between the Peranakan kitchen, the tempura counter, the grocer's shelves and the fashion racks, COMO Marketplace rewards the unhurried.