KANTIN at Jewel Changi Airport: Menu, Prices, What to Order
KANTIN is the only Bornean restaurant in Singapore, on level five of Jewel Changi Airport at #05-206/207, open 11am to 10pm daily. It serves Sarawakian food: Sarawak laksa at $24, chicken pansuh cooked in bamboo over fire, and a $168 Headhunter Feast Platter meant for three to five people. It opened in 2023, picked up Jewel's Best Dining Experience award in 2025, and is a Singapore's Best Restaurant nominee at the World Culinary Awards 2026.
What KANTIN is
Most Malaysian food in Singapore is West Malaysian. KANTIN cooks from the other side of the sea: Sarawak, on Borneo, where the laksa broth is built on prawn and sambal belacan rather than coconut-heavy curry, and where chicken gets cooked inside a bamboo tube.
Nobody else in Singapore is doing this cuisine as a full restaurant, which is why the room fills with both airport traffic and people who flew nothing anywhere.
It sits under the Jewel canopy with thatched umbrellas and a carved tribal mask over the charcoal grill, and you can book a table free on Eventful Tables.
What to order
The Sarawak laksa ($24) is the anchor, and if you have never had the Kuching version, start there. The gula apong chicken satay ($14 for three sticks) is glazed in palm sugar tapped from nipah palms and tastes like satay with a smoky caramel edge.
Ikan balut ($16) comes grilled in banana leaf. If there are three to five of you, the Headhunter Feast Platter ($168) settles the table: smoky barbecued meats and tiger prawns with belacan dip, pansuh soup, purple rice and a lemongrass pandan drink.
The Headhunter Pansuh Set ($32) gets you the bamboo-cooked chicken without committing the whole table.
Drinks and the rest of the menu
The drinks list leans into Borneo too: a Sarawak Teh C Special, a $12 coconut shake, and jungle cocktails like the Cloud Forest, plus beer and Sarawak rice wine. Note that KANTIN is not a halal kitchen and is not halal certified.
Beyond the headline dishes the menu runs wok fries (Rainforest Fried Rice with tapioca leaves and torch ginger, $20, and a Superdry Laksa, the dry version, $20), Borneo starters like umai jellyfish ($12), and a smokehouse section of grilled prawns, sotong bakar and kambing asap. There is even a small pasta and pizza corner if someone in your group refuses adventure.
How to book
KANTIN takes bookings on Eventful Tables from 11am with the last seating at 9:30pm, for parties up to eight.
Booking is free. One thing to be upfront about: KANTIN runs no discount timings, so is there a deal? No. You book at the standard menu price, and bookings earn Eventful Coins that come off a future bill. If you want the story behind the laksa itself, we wrote a separate piece on what makes Sarawak laksa different.
Good to know
· It is inside Jewel, not the terminals. No boarding pass needed, take the MRT to Changi Airport and walk over.
· The platter feeds three to five. Two people ordering it will lose, order the pansuh set instead.
· Level five is quieter than the Rain Vortex floors. Good for a long dinner without the crowd noise.
· Not a halal kitchen, and they serve alcohol. Bring the halal-only group to Family Hakata or Epicurean Fusion instead.
FAQs
Where exactly is KANTIN in Jewel?
Level 5, units #05-206/207, at Jewel Changi Airport, 78 Airport Boulevard. It is in the public part of Jewel, so anyone can walk in, flying or not.
Is KANTIN halal?
No. KANTIN is not a halal kitchen and is not halal certified. The menu includes alcohol, including Sarawak rice wine.
How much does a meal at KANTIN cost?
Mains run about $20 to $32. The Sarawak laksa is $24, wok dishes about $20, and the group platter is $168 for three to five people. Expect $25 to $40 a head without the platter.
Does KANTIN take reservations?
Yes, free on Eventful Tables at eventful-sg.com/tables-kantin. Seatings run 11am to 9:30pm daily, parties up to eight.
Is there a discount for booking KANTIN on Eventful Tables?
No. KANTIN runs no discount timings. Bookings are at the standard price and earn Eventful Coins, which come off a future bill.
