Singapore Zam Zam Restaurant, North Bridge Road

mutton murtabak

This is a place (697 North Bridge Road, tel: 6298 6320) with a history that is older than this nation, so I shall concede to the assumption that the 100 year old establishment definitely knows a great deal about their murtabaks and briyanis than most others. Of which the former, I've personally found to be one of the better, if not best that I've had. The crowd as I was expecting, was nothing short of vibrant. I certainly have no memories of having eating here before. I might have had take aways, but it's as good as a clean slate for me since any previous recollections do not take root.

The noteable trait about Zam Zam's murtabak is the additional layer of prata that's folded over an inner layer. The external piece is coated on the top with egg and blanketed with a generous topping of ground mutton and fried to a crisp, giving it the granular texture. So in effect, the murtabak is crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. The onions were lightly cooked to the point where there was still a light crunch instead of being soggy or overly raw. Fillings were also in a good area between being too loose and some very compact omelete type. In short, there's a good moderation that must have appealed to the masses.

beef murtabak

I managed 2 murtabaks for sharing and between the beef and the mutton, the latter is definitely the superior in terms of taste due to the stronger aroma of the ground mutton. The curry wasn't really spicy and was more dominantly saltish. In fact, I thought that it was a little flat. The fried chicken on the side wasn't even dignified with a heat up.


I hear that their neighbour, Victory is a close rival to this place so maybe, I could just pop over another day and see if which one would win in a shootout.