Mandi · Slow-Cooked · Made for Sharing
Chicken and lamb marinated with saffron and Arabic spices, slow-cooked until tender and served over fragrant mandi rice — at LAYALI, 257 Beach Road, Kampong Gelam. Generous, and served until 1:00am daily.
One Platter, Whole Table
Mandi is a dish of patience — meat marinated with saffron and Arabic spices, slow-cooked until it falls apart, then laid over rice that has absorbed every drop of flavour. At LAYALI Turkish Restaurant in Kampong Gelam, our mandi comes on generous platters built for the middle of the table — because this dish was never meant to be eaten alone.
The meat is marinated with saffron and Arabic spices, then slow-cooked until it surrenders — the way mandi has been made for centuries.
Long-grain rice cooked with whole spices — every grain carries the smoke and saffron of the pot.
Every cut of chicken and lamb is prepared fresh daily by our own kitchen. No compromise, no shortcuts.
Mandi for supper? Yes. Open 10:00am to 1:00am every night — late-night mandi in the heart of Kampong Gelam.
From the Mandi Pot
Chicken slow-cooked in the oven, served over fragrant spiced mandi rice with our homemade sauce.
Roasted lamb marinated with saffron and Arabic spices, falling off the bone over mandi rice and tomato sauce.
The best of both — chicken and lamb together on one generous platter with mandi rice and garden salad.
The Mix Mandi feeds a table — chicken and lamb together, one platter, everyone reaching in. Book ahead on weekends and we will have it timed for your arrival.
257 Beach Road, corner of Arab Street — the easiest mandi stop in Kampong Gelam, 5 minutes' walk from Bugis MRT. Walk-ins welcome.
LAYALI Turkish Restaurant at 257 Beach Road, Kampong Gelam serves chicken mandi (S$32.90), lamb mandi (S$34.90) and a sharing mix mandi (S$65.90) — slow-cooked and served over fragrant spiced rice, daily from 10:00am until 1:00am.
Mandi is a traditional rice dish from the Arabian peninsula: meat marinated with saffron and Arabic spices, slow-cooked until tender, and served over long-grain rice cooked with whole spices. It is traditionally a sharing dish, eaten together from one platter.
Yes. Every mandi is marinated, slow-cooked and served fresh from our family-owned kitchen — chicken and lamb prepared daily, never reheated.
Yes — LAYALI is open until 1:00am every night, and mandi is served right up to closing. Very few kitchens in Singapore are still serving slow-cooked mandi after midnight.
Mandi was made for groups. The Mix Mandi (S$65.90) combines chicken and lamb on one sharing platter — bring family or friends. Book ahead or WhatsApp +65 9677 9072 and we will time it for your table.
257 Beach Road, Kampong Gelam, Singapore 199539 · Open daily 10:00am – 1:00am · 5 min walk from Bugis MRT
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