The Mango Tree

The Mango Tree is an Indian restaurant on East Coast Road in Katong. It focuses on coastal cooking from Kerala and the Malabar Coast, with North Indian favourites on the same menu. It opened in 2001 and calls itself the first Indian coastal restaurant in Singapore.

The idea came from its founder, a construction manager turned restaurateur, who travelled with his wife through Goa, Mumbai and Kerala. They came home keen on the seafood they had eaten. The restaurant has moved several times since then: from Marine Cove at East Coast Park, to the i12 Katong mall, then to a shophouse at 91 East Coast Road. In July 2026 it moved again, to a shophouse at 205 East Coast Road. The chefs are hired from India.

What to order

Seafood is the main reason to come. Good dishes to start with:

• TMT Garlic Crab, the restaurant's own crab in a garlic butter marinade
• Meen Pollichathu, boneless snapper in Kerala masala, cooked in banana leaf
• Erachi Ularthiyathu, a Kerala-style roast mutton
• The Mango Tree Garlic Prawns

For a group, the Malabar Seafood Platter brings together lobster, squid, tiger prawns, mussels, kingfish and snapper. Kerala fish curry, crab masala and Koliwada prawns are other good seafood choices.

The North Indian side covers butter chicken, tandoori chicken, mutton rogan josh and paneer tikka. Vegetarians have plenty to choose from, including avial, vegetable ishtu and paneer palak. Try the curries with appam, idiyappam or Kerala paratha, not only naan. The mango naan is a fun twist. Finish with ras malai or a mango lassi.

The setting

The new home is a shophouse. The restaurant describes the look as a mix of familiar touches and modern design, with traditional Indian details in the decor. It suits a relaxed family dinner as well as a small celebration with friends.

Good to know before you go

• Booking: reserve through the website or OpenTable, or message the restaurant on WhatsApp.
• Dietary needs: there is a full vegetarian section, with both North and South Indian dishes.
• Takeaway: delivery and takeaway orders go through Oddle.
• Groups: the restaurant also handles events, catering and buffets.
• Drinks: fresh juices and mocktails sit alongside beer, wine and cocktails.

Menus and booking links are on the official Mango Tree website. If South Indian food is new to you, our guide to Indian food in Singapore explains the main dishes.

Nearby

Katong is one of the best parts of Singapore for an evening of eating and walking. After dinner, see the colourful Koon Seng Road shophouses in the same neighbourhood. For more Indian cooking in the area, try Vatan Se on Tanjong Katong Road or Masalaa Bar, further along East Coast Road. For Peranakan food instead, book Nyonyas & Gentlemen at Village Hotel Katong.

Our Katong and Joo Chiat guide has more ideas. You can also browse restaurants in Katong and Joo Chiat, our list of Indian restaurants in Singapore, or our pick of chilli crab and seafood restaurants.