Urban Bites debuts new brunch menu in celebration of 10th anniversary

Urban Bites celebrates 10th anniversary with a delicious Lebanese brunch menu

Sarah Khan

14 Nov 2017

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Urban Bites’ New Brunch Menu
The new brunch menu features Lebanese-inspired breakfast dishes like the Cheese Manouche (SGD16), Eggs with Lamb Shashouka (SGD20), Fettet Cauliflower (SGD15), Lebanese Big Breakfast (SGD20) and Foul Moudammas (SGD12).
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Urban Bites’ New Brunch Menu
Cheese Manouche, SGD16

This heavenly platter features a serving of freshly-baked flat bread lavishly stuffed with four varieties of Lebanese cheese - namely, the jeddal, feta, mozzarella and Akkawi - and topped witha light sprinkling of onions and parsley. The decadently cheese-stuffed bread is then baked in the stone oven to crisp perfection and served deliciously hot.
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Urban Bites: New Menu Items
Mixed Grill, SGD33

The new Urban Bites menu also features revamped renditions of its classic dishes. The Mixed Grill is a hearty dish featuring four charcoal-grilled kebabs: the Shish Taouk (cubed chicken), Shikaf Lahmeh (cubed beef tenderloin), Kafta Lamb (minced lamb) and Kafta Chicken (minced chicken) skewers, served with fries, a mesclun salad and a serving of toum (a light, airy Lebanese garlic dip).
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Urban Bites’ New Brunch Menu
Samke Harra, SGD29

This dish features a plump seabass fillet that is lightly seasoned with thyme, basil and rosemary before being coated in a savoury tahini dressing and pan-seared to lock in all the juices, before being baked. The succulent fillet sits on a generous bed of homemade smoky baba ghanoush, with sweet pomegranate seeds and greens to lend a visual effect to the plate and also add a welcome sweetness to the dish. Served with baked potato slices that have been encrusted with herbs, this is the Lebanese seafood dish of your dreams.
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Urban Bites: New Menu Items
Sampler Mezza Platter, SGD28

The mezza platter is the perfect starter for sharing and consists of hummus, labneh, two warak enab rolls, two falafel patties, tabbouleh, two lamb kibbehs, freshly baked bread and fresh vegetable sticks. True to its philosophy of providing the best meal experience for its patrons, diners may even opt to have the platter served fully vegetarian by swapping out the lamb kibbehs for a pumpkin alternative.

Featuring absolutely mouthwatering Lebanese-inspired dishes like an Eggs with Lamb Shashouka and Cheese Manouche.

You get a true sense of that quintessential Lebanese warmth and hospitality the minute you step into the quaint space that is Urban Bites on Telok Ayer street. Its rustic terracotta walls and minimal furniture let the true star of the restaurant shine: its food.

Lebanese food was virtually unheard of in Singapore some 16 years ago before the late Chef Ghazi Khanashat introduced the cuisine to our Singaporean shores in 2001. Affectionately called the ‘Godfather’ of Lebanese cooking by his friends and customers, he helmed several restaurants in the city before opening Urban Bites, his very own Lebanese restaurant, in 2007. Today, his daughter, Christine Khanashat has taken over the reins with a new talented Lebanese Executive Chef, Haroutioun Ara Sayegh.

A new Lebanese brunch menu in the heart of Singapore

Now in its 10th year, the Lebanese restaurant has introduced a new menu, as well as a weekend brunch selection – a first for the restaurant. Available on Saturdays from 9.30 to 4PM, the new Urban Bites brunch selection includes over 10 Lebanese-inspired breakfast dishes like the heavenly Cheese Manouche (SGD16), Eggs with Lamb Shashouka (SGD20), Lebanese Big Breakfast and more. Complement your meal with a robust cup of Lebanese coffee or mint tea for a weekend brunch that will satiate all your senses. New Chef Ara has also breathed new life into original menu favourites into revamped renditions that will speak to the palates of the discerning urban diner.

“There is an age-old tradition of warm hospitality that exists in Lebanese culture,” Christine Khanashat shares. “Food is life and sharing it among friends and family is one of the great joys; that is what we want for our customers here at Urban Bites.”

Lebanese food, like other Mediterranean cuisine, is probably one of the most wholesome and healthiest cuisines to exist, heavily featuring a staple of legumes and pulses like chickpeas, lentils, kidney beans and more. Christine prides the restaurant on their efforts to be socially responsible in their cooking, going the extra mile to source for sustainable food sources and importing ingredients and produce from Lebanon to stay true to her father’s authentic recipes.

Lebanese food is all about communal dining, warmth and hospitality – something that Christine Khanashat also attests to. And we certainly felt it in every morsel of food we had at Urban Bites. Browse the gallery above for a preview into the dishes!

Sarah Khan

Photos: Urban Bites

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