First, you spot some herbs you’ve never heard of being used in dishes, like marigold. Then, there are unexpected flavour pairings — like kaya and caviar, for example. The setup is also more speakeasy than restaurant, seating only 20 along a long table and high stools.
Central Asian food may not be familiar to many but The Nomads Singapore shows that the region’s cuisine is vastly underrated. Its omakase-style offerings will also take your taste buds through a culinary adventure.
SINGAPORE (March 6): From the moment you step through the doors of The Nomads in Telok Ayer, it is clear this cosy restaurant is set up to give you the definitive Central Asian food experience. Open since November, The Nomads draw its culinary influences from the countries along the Silk Road (which used to run from from Southern Italy to Western China including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan). However, they also do so with by incorporating their dishes with Singaporean flavours we all know and love. Suffice to say, this restaurant specialises in the unusual.
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