Warung Makan (CLOSED)

The name of Paris’s first Singaporean restaurant means ‘food shop’ in Malaysian. It’s a passion project by mother and daughter team Zai and Sonia, devoted to celebrating the region’s cooking and all its Malaysian, Indian, Chinese and Indonesian influences. And they’ve made Warung Makan a lovely, homely place to eat.

The menu changes every week, but you’ll always be able to start with a traditional teh tarik, black tea with sweetened milk (€3). Then perhaps a plate of epok epok, homemade pasties stuffed with marinated sardines (€5), or excellent poh pia, local spring rolls with prawns. Mains could be nasi lemak, a rich and well-loved local dish of fried marinated chicken teamed with spicy paste, fried anchovies and peanuts (€13.50). For fish fans, maybe the salmon cooked in spiced coconut milk with a two bean and rice salad.

TRANSLATION: ELLEN HARDY