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11 Best British Restaurants in Singapore (2026)

From Gordon Ramsay to heartland chippies and cosy gastropubs, here are 11 of the best British restaurants in Singapore for fish and chips, roasts and pies.

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British food in Singapore stretches well beyond fish and chips, taking in cosy gastropubs, celebrity-chef dining rooms, heritage Hainanese-Western kitchens and heartland chippies. This guide gathers eleven real, currently-operating spots for classics like Sunday roast, pies, bangers and mash and a proper full English, each checked against its own website or recent listings. Treat it as a shortlist to compare by style, budget and occasion rather than a strict ranking.

1. Bread Street Kitchen by Gordon Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay's first Singapore restaurant, Bread Street Kitchen sits in The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands and is described as his ode to British-European fare. The industrial-chic, waterfront room serves comforting classics such as beef Wellington, beer-battered fish and chips and roasted cod, with a weekend Sunday roast built around striploin and the trimmings. Expect indoor and alfresco seating overlooking Marina Bay, making it the polished, occasion-friendly end of British dining here rather than a neighbourhood pub.

2. Carnaby

Carnaby is a modern British diner and music bar at The Quayside in Robertson Quay, opened by chef Adam Penney of Three Buns fame. It reworks British comfort food with a contemporary touch, and is best known for its fish and chips and a proper Sunday roast with roast meats, crisp potatoes, Yorkshire puddings and seasonal veg. With vinyl-era styling and a full bar programme, it leans more lively neighbourhood diner than hushed dining room, suiting relaxed weekend lunches and evenings out.

3. The Queen and Mangosteen

Billed as a quintessential British gourmet pub, The Queen and Mangosteen sits on the VivoCity boardwalk with alfresco tables looking across the harbour towards Sentosa. The kitchen plates Asian-inflected British fare, from a full English fry-up and crispy scotch eggs to black angus sirloin with Yorkshire pudding and a fisherman's pie, washed down with Archipelago microbrews on tap. The waterfront setting and big pub menu make it an easy pick for groups, families and pre-Sentosa gatherings.

4. The Penny Black

The Penny Black is a Victorian London pub that was built by craftsmen in England, shipped over and reassembled on the Singapore River at Boat Quay in 1999, taking its name from the world's first postage stamp. The riverside spot pours pints in a dark-wood, brass-fitted room and serves traditional pub fare including fish and chips, pies, roasts and burgers. Long-running and central, it is a dependable choice for after-work drinks and a hearty British plate by the water.

5. Lad & Dad

Lad & Dad is a small, unpretentious British gastropub tucked into Tanjong Pagar Plaza that grew from humble hawker-stall beginnings into a cult fish-and-chips favourite. The short menu keeps things classic: beer-battered haddock with mushy peas and thick-cut chips, alongside scotch eggs, pigs in blankets and hearty beef stew. Seating is limited and it runs on walk-ins across lunch and dinner, so expect a wait at peak times. It is about honest, well-fried British comfort food rather than frills.

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6. The Red Lion

The Red Lion is a neighbourhood British public house on Bukit Timah Road, run as the sister venue to the long-established Smiths fish-and-chips shop. It leans into traditional pub cooking, and is best known locally for a Sunday roast of tender meats with vegetables and gravy, at times paired with live music over lunch. The mood is friendly and low-key rather than flashy, with a hearty breakfast-to-roast menu that makes it a comfortable weekend spot for families and regulars.

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7. The Mad Sailors

The Mad Sailors is a British kitchen on Haji Lane in Kampong Glam that returned in 2026 after a few years away, now serving halal British fish and chips. The kitchen fries premium fish in a crisp batter with triple-fried, hand-cut chips and house-made tartar, rounded out by sides such as clam chowder and thick-cut onion rings, plus playful touches like a fried Mars bar and butterbeer. Its halal offering makes proper chippy-style fare accessible to more diners.

8. Pig N Whistle

Pig N Whistle is a British bistro and bar in the Hexacube building on Changi Road, bringing pub cooking and UK craft beers and ciders out to the eastern heartlands. Its menu runs to a full 'Pig' breakfast fry-up, a house-made steak and ale pie, beer-battered fish and chips and a bone-in pork chop. Away from the tourist quays, it is an unfussy locals' British pub-restaurant, handy for a weekend English breakfast or a casual, beer-led dinner.

9. British Hainan

British Hainan revives Singapore's Hainanese-Western tradition, the style born when Hainanese cooks prepared British and Western dishes during colonial times. Now at Kallang Way after years in Joo Chiat, its nostalgia-filled, antique-decked dining room serves signatures such as a slow-braised oxtail stew, Hainanese pork chop, braised lamb shank and beef stew. It is less a pub and more a heritage restaurant, a distinctly local take on British-influenced comfort food that you will not find in a London gastropub.

10. Master Chippy

Master Chippy is a heartland chip shop at Toa Payoh North that traces its roots to 1986, when it operated as Mr Fish & Chips, and is now run by an owner who brings British chippy experience to the fryer. The draw is affordable, freshly fried fish and chips across several fish options, from dory to halibut, in the no-frills style of a British takeaway. It reopened after a renovation break, and remains a budget-friendly choice for a classic chippy fix.

11. Molly Malone's

Molly Malone's is an Irish pub on Circular Road, near Boat Quay, which opened in 1995 and bills itself as Singapore's first Irish pub. Strictly Irish rather than English, it is included here as a British-Isles neighbour whose menu overlaps with the pub classics fans of the genre want: golden fish and chips, lamb stew and cottage pie, served over two floors with a beer garden, live music and sport. It is a reliable spot for a pint and hearty comfort food.

How to choose

  • Decide the format first: a proper chippy or takeaway such as Master Chippy or The Mad Sailors is about affordable, freshly fried fish and chips; a gastropub or public house like Lad & Dad, The Penny Black, Pig N Whistle or The Red Lion adds pies, roasts and a full bar; and a modern British dining room like Bread Street Kitchen or Carnaby suits occasions.
  • If you specifically want a Sunday roast, check the days and book ahead, as roasts are usually a weekend-only special with limited portions, so confirm timings and reserve rather than turning up on spec.
  • For pub atmosphere and drinks, look at what is on tap and the general vibe: some venues brew or pour British craft beers and ciders and run live music, while others are quieter neighbourhood locals.
  • Match the venue to your group and occasion; waterfront and mall pubs such as The Queen and Mangosteen or The Penny Black handle big tables and views, while small gastropubs run on limited seating and walk-ins.
  • If you need halal, plan around it, because most British pubs here serve pork and alcohol, so a halal option like The Mad Sailors is worth confirming directly before you go.
  • Order to each kitchen's strength: go for fish and chips, mushy peas and pies at chippies and pubs, a full English at brunch, and beef Wellington or a roast where the menu is built around them.
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Amir Wahab

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Amir Wahab is the founder and editor of LocalRank, an independent Singapore rankings and local guides publication.

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