Tien Court

Tien Court is a Teochew and Cantonese restaurant on level 2 of Copthorne King's Hotel Singapore, at 403 Havelock Road. It has served diners at the hotel since 1989. The kitchen is best known for Teochew classics and dim sum made by hand.

Master Chef Lui Wing Keung has led the kitchen since 2021. He comes from Hong Kong and started cooking at 16. He has more than 30 years of experience, including work in Shenzhen and with several large restaurant groups in Singapore.

What to order

Teochew food comes from the Chaozhou area of Guangdong in southern China. It is known for clean, light flavours, slow braises and plenty of seafood. Dishes the restaurant is known for include:

• Braised white teat sea cucumber in oyster sauce, one of the chef's signatures
• Teochew braised sliced Irish Silver Hill duck
• Teochew Golden Fortune roasted suckling pig
• Braised Kurobuta pork with mushroom and scallion, served in a hot stone pot
• Steamed cod fish with golden garlic
• Braised ee-fu noodles with king prawn in XO sauce

Add some dim sum to the table. The deep-fried glutinous rice dumpling with minced chicken is a favourite, and the steamed pork and prawn dumplings are a safe start. A few dishes must be ordered ahead. Australian lobster, for example, needs about three days' notice.

The kitchen also runs seasonal set menus. In August 2026, for example, a set built around ginseng, cordyceps flower and red dates included Teochew poached rice with abalone.

The setting

The dining room has a classic Chinese look with some modern touches. There are five private dining rooms. They suit family dinners, business meals and celebrations, so book early for busy times such as Chinese New Year.

Good to know before you go

• Booking: reserve online through TableCheck or by phone. TableCheck notes that tables are held for 15 minutes and seatings last two hours.
• Dress code: smart casual.
• Pork: several signature dishes use pork, so ask the staff if you need to avoid it.
• Loyalty points: Tien Court is part of Millennium Hotels and Resorts, so MyMillennium members can earn points when they dine.

Set menus and current offers are on the official Tien Court page. If Cantonese food is new to you, our guide to dim sum and Cantonese food explains the classic dishes.

Getting there

Copthorne King's Hotel is on Havelock Road, close to the Singapore River. The nearest MRT station is Havelock, on the Thomson-East Coast Line. If you are staying at Copthorne King's Hotel, dinner is just a lift ride away.

Nearby

The pre-war flats of Tiong Bahru Estate are a short ride away. Follow our self-guided Tiong Bahru heritage walk, then have a hawker breakfast at Tiong Bahru Market. For another Cantonese meal nearby, Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant is at Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium on Outram Road.

You can also browse restaurants in Tiong Bahru and Alexandra or our list of Chinese and dim sum restaurants in Singapore.