Kaarla

Kaarla is an Australian-Japanese grill and bar on level 51 of CapitaSpring, a tower on Market Street in the CBD. Most of the food is cooked over wood and charcoal, and the menu is designed for sharing.

Kaarla is run by 1-Group. It is part of 1-Arden, a dining and garden space near the top of the building, and shares the floor with the Japanese restaurant OUMI. Level 51 also holds the 1-Arden Food Forest, a rooftop farm of about 10,000 square feet. It grows more than 150 kinds of herbs, plants, fruits and vegetables.

The wood-fire grill

The grill and oven were built by Samuel Fraraccio, a stonemason known as The Brick Chef. The large hearth has hanging levels that can be raised or lowered. Root vegetables can sit right in the coals, while shellfish cook gently higher up and take on more smoke.

What to order

The dinner menu runs from snacks and robatayaki skewers to small plates, mains and sides. Produce from the rooftop farm turns up in salads and garnishes. Dishes on the current menu include:

• Australian market oysters with lemon myrtle and ikura
• Robatayaki skewers such as yakitori, miso cod and Fremantle octopus
• Salt-cured and smoked kangaroo with desert lime and bush tomatoes
• Murray cod with a lemon myrtle sauce and black sesame
• Sanchoku Wagyu tri-tip steak or a Black Angus sirloin
• Kaarla pavlova with charred meringue and mango gelato

Vegetarian dishes are marked on the menu, from lotus root chips to wood-roasted pumpkin. A set lunch is also served. On selected evenings there are Starlit Dinners with a shared set menu, and a garden-themed high tea is offered too.

The setting

Kaarla has an indoor dining room and an outdoor terrace, both looking over the city skyline. There is an open-air bar as well, so it works for a drink before dinner as well as a full meal.

Kaarla won Best BBQ Restaurant at the Restaurant Association of Singapore's Epicurean Star Awards in 2023. At the same awards in 2025, it won Best Western Restaurant (Casual Dining). Also in 2025, it received the highest tier of the Singapore Food Agency's Farm-to-Table Recognition.

Good to know before you go

• Booking: reserve online through SevenRooms, by email, or by WhatsApp on the restaurant's number.
• Dietary needs: tell staff about allergies or diet needs when you order.
• Events: Kaarla also hosts weddings and corporate events.

More details and current menus are on the Kaarla website.

Nearby

For more meals with a view, see our list of rooftop and sky dining spots, or our pick of steakhouses and grills. Before you head up, read our guide to the rooftop bar dress code in Singapore.

Back at street level, the riverside restaurants of Boat Quay are a short walk away. You can also browse all restaurants in Marina Bay and the CBD.