Kai Garden

Kai Garden is a Cantonese restaurant on level 3 of Marina Square, a shopping mall on Raffles Boulevard near Marina Bay. It opened in 2015 and is best known for Peking duck, dim sum and Cantonese roasts.

The owner is group executive chef Fung Chi Keung, who was born in Hong Kong. Before Kai Garden, he cooked in Hong Kong and at Mandarin Orchard in Singapore, and later led the kitchens of Paradise Group as its group executive chef. Its sister restaurant, Kai Duck, is at Ngee Ann City on Orchard Road.

What to order

The cooking stays with Cantonese classics, with some modern touches from the chef. The menu is split into signatures, dim sum, appetisers, mains and roasts.

• Peking duck: the dish the restaurant promotes most, and its best-known signature
• Signature Abalone Claypot Rice: rice cooked in a clay pot and topped with abalone
• Dim sum: served at lunch only. A 2025 review covered xiao long bao, baked BBQ pork pastry, fried bean curd with prawns and brown rice congee
• Roasts: the Cantonese roast meats that go well with rice or as a shared starter

Set menus are a simple way to order for a group. There are sets for one person and for tables of ten, plus an executive set lunch for four and a business seafood set. Seasonal menus also appear, such as a hairy crab set for two.

The setting

The design draws on old Chinese palaces, and the logo is an antique Chinese fan. The restaurant seats about 200 people in total.

There are private rooms of different sizes, which makes Kai Garden a practical choice for family celebrations, business lunches and larger dinners. For events, the team can put together a custom menu.

Good to know before you go

• Booking: reserve online through TableCheck or by phone. Tables are held for 10 minutes only, so arrive on time.
• Weekends: on weekends and public holidays, meals run in timed seatings, so book a slot ahead.
• Dim sum: come at lunch if dim sum is your main reason for visiting.
• Private rooms: a minimum spend applies, so ask about it when you book.

Nearby

Marina Square sits between the Marina Bay waterfront and the Civic District. Mandarin Oriental Singapore and The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore are both close by if you are staying in the area.

After your meal, you can ride the Singapore Flyer or walk across the Helix Bridge to the bay. For more ideas, read our guide to things to do in Marina Bay. You can also compare other Chinese and dim sum restaurants or browse all restaurants in Marina Bay and the CBD.