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Bumbu Desa – Welcome to Spice Village!

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By Veron Ang

How lucky are we in Singapore to have access to so many diverse cultures? Thanks to the fact that we are situated right within Southeast Asia, we get to taste various authentic colourful cuisines such as Thai, Malay or Indian food whenever we want.

One of my favourites is Indonesian cuisine with its many savoury flavours and spices. A chance visit to the humble Bumbu Desa Javanese restaurant at Novena Square 2 left me longing for more!

Bumbu Desa translates to “Spice Village” in English. Sure enough, the menu is filled with a galore of spicy dishes. That totally suits my liking!

Ayam Panggang

Ayam Panggang Bumbu Desa
S$8+ (80 cents more for steamed rice)
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Welcome to Spice Village!

The Ayam Panggang Bumbu Desa may resemble your regular chicken curry, but the taste is totally different. On first whiff I swear I smell Tom Yum, which is odd, this being an Indonesian restaurant! The soup is in fact mostly sweet and spicy, and hardly sour at all! I like it so much I lap up all of it. Slurp!

Stewed in the spices are four sizable pieces of chicken including a drumstick. It would have been nice if the chicken was more tender.

Nasi Rames

Nasi Rames
S$10.90+
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The Nasi Rames comes with chicken, beef and fried noodle. (They ran out of fried noodle and hence substituted it with Gado-gado, which is really just keropok!)

The best part of this mixed combination is the beef that is covered in peanut gravy, similar to satay sauce.

Nasi Rames

Both dishes come with an extra spicy chilli dip that would satisfy spice lovers!

Bumbu Desa

Dining at Bumbu Desa is fuss-free. A nice perk is that there isn’t an additional 7% tax added to the bill, just service charges. UOB card holders enjoy a 10% discount (not applicable for set meals though).

Have Your Say!

Do you like Indonesian cuisine? What is your favourite Indonesian food? Share with us in the comments!

Bumbu Resa (

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Square 2
10 Sinaran Drive #B1-01
Singapore 307506
Tel: +65 6397 2783
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Bus services: 21, 56, 57, 131, 166, 851, 980
Nearest MRT: Novena

Opening hours: 11am – 9:30pm daily

Tags: curry, dinner, Halal, Indonesian, lunch, nasi lemak, Novena, restaurant

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About the Editor

Veron Ang is the Founder and Chief Editor of Sparklette, a Singapore restaurants guide, lifestyle and travel blog. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from the National University of Singapore and runs a web design firm at Sparklette Studio. To get in touch, head on over to the contact page or follow @Sparklette and @VeronSG on Twitter.

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Melissa
133 comments

Quite surprised to read that the chicken wasn’t tender. Normally if the chicken is simmered for a while, the flesh would be tender.
Thanks for sharing this find. Now I know where to go the next time I visit Novena!
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Posted April 21, 2010 at 2:23 am
- Veron
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  I was surprised, too, but I am no cook. Maybe the meat would be most tender when it is freshly cooked? We were there at the end of the day, near to closing time.
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  Posted April 21, 2010 at 2:58 pm
linjie
19 comments

The food sure looks spicy..Would have been better if there are some nice desserts
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Posted April 21, 2010 at 8:03 am
- Veron
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  The food portions are huge. Finishing another dessert would be a challenge!
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  Posted April 21, 2010 at 3:18 pm
rika
5 comments

Ah! My friend invited me to eat there this Saturday, can’t wait to taste these spicy foods
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Posted April 21, 2010 at 10:11 am
- Veron
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  Come back and let us know if you like it. Enjoy!
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  Posted April 21, 2010 at 3:18 pm
Nicholas
51 comments

I don’t care for the decor but the food looks very nice. Salivating already…
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Posted April 21, 2010 at 2:44 pm
- Veron
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  Ah, the typical guy ;) If I’m not wrong, Bumbu Desa is run by a lady boss, which may explain the pretty curtains.
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  Posted April 21, 2010 at 3:19 pm
Shar
11 comments

wow!! looks really nice! i must try the next time i am at novena! thanks Veron :)
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Posted April 22, 2010 at 8:17 pm
Dave
13 comments

All looks too good. Simply LOVE spicy foods.
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Posted April 26, 2010 at 9:39 am
- Veron
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  You and I both :)
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  Posted April 26, 2010 at 6:32 pm
JOJO
1 comment

Lastest Chinese New year Promo. Only at $48.80+
With 5 dishes . wow….Cheapp…Nust Try…..
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Posted February 7, 2011 at 5:51 pm
welvin
1 comment

hi guys,just fyi, bumbu desa have new dishes which are fried duck,red soup and steak.The steak is totally different and it is really tasty.I recommend u all should try this
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Posted August 12, 2010 at 7:14 pm