Little India – Sakunthala’s Restaurant / Mustafa Shopping Centre

Sakunthala’s restaurant is a home-grown chain of Indian restaurants well-known for its home style Indian cooking – ‘Fusion Cuisine with Signature range of South Indian, North Indian and Chinese dishes”.

Sakunthala’s was founded in 1997, as a small family run street stall in Little India. Over the years, they expanded their business to the rest of Singapore. There are now six dine-in outlets. They also have take-away and home delivery services, catering packages, bento-box meals, tingkat (tiffin/lunch box) services, in-house catering as well as external/outdoor catering.

I was there recently with a friend for dinner. They were very busy. The turn-over was quick too. People come, eat and go.

Complimentary Pappadam

This is one dish they are famous for – fish head curry. My friend had tried that before. He said it was nice, but too big a dish for one person. Since I like fish head curry too, I said I will share the dish with him. As you can see from the photo, or maybe not, it is a big dish – a big fish head with plenty of vegetables – okra, egg-plant, and tomatoes in a big claypot. It was nice, and plenty even for two.

Here’s the address of the restaurant. They are across the street from Mustafa shopping centre.
Sakunthala’ Restaurant
88 Syed Alwi Road, Singapore 207667
11am – Midnight

Mustafa Centre

Mustafa Centre is a shopping mall in Singapore, situated on Syed Alwi Road in the cultural district of Little India. It is a retail hub catering mainly to the budget market, attracting many shoppers with its wide variety of products and services. The place is huge. It reportedly, occupies an area of 75,000 square feet.

The retail hub consists of two shopping centres selling more than – supposedly, 300,000 items and provides many services such as foreign exchange and travel arrangements. It is known as a one-stop shopping center, and “the best place to go if you’re after a bargain or enjoy shopping late into the twilight hours”. They are open 24 hours and are always busy. It is worst during the weekends.

However, not all are fans of Mustafa Center. People who like to shop in comfort complain that the space between rows of shelves are too narrow and difficult to move freely. And because they are always busy, the shelves are not stocked nicely and there are boxes and packages on the floor making the place look messy.

My friend and I had a quick tour of the place after dinner at Sakunthala’s since they are literally across the street from each other.

Photos of a couple of buildings in the area.

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