Diwali, also written Dipawali and spelled Deepavali in Singapore, is the festival of lights and sweets. For many families, it means lit lamps, new clothes, time with relatives, and a lot of food. Cooking for a full house is hard work, so more people choose to celebrate over a meal out, where the table is set, and everyone can simply sit down together.
This year, The Manor by Awadh at Amara Singapore, in Tanjong Pagar, invites guests to celebrate Diwali in Royal Style with a Diwali Special Lunch Buffet on 8 and 9 November 2026. It is built around three things a Diwali table loves: lively street snacks, royal flavours and something sweet, with a live singing performance on 8 November to set the mood.
Diwali holds a special place in Singapore’s multicultural calendar, bringing families and communities together through light, food and celebration. Homes and neighbourhoods are decorated with lamps and festive lights, while families gather to share meals, sweets and time with one another.
Singapore’s Indian community represents many regions and culinary traditions, so one family gathering may bring together people with roots in Punjab, Kerala, Tamil Nadu or other parts of India, each with their own festive favourites. A varied spread works well for that reason. It lets everyone enjoy something familiar while trying something new.
The “++” means service charge and government taxes are added to the listed price. Diwali falls on Sunday 8 November 2026, so the first lunch lands on the festival day itself.
The buffet runs from street snacks to sweets, with dishes drawn from across India. Here is the line-up by station and course:
This is the line-up on the restaurant’s Diwali menu, and the team can confirm it for your day when you reserve.
Street snacks, made in front of you. The Live Chaat Counter serves Dilliwali Pani Poori, Ghugni Chaat à la Calcutta and Dahi Papdi Chaat. Chaat is a family of savoury Indian street snacks, usually crisp, tangy and fresh. Pani poori is a small crisp shell filled with spiced, tangy water, and dahi papdi chaat tops crisp discs with cool yoghurt.
The restaurant’s menu describes ghughni as yellow peas slow-cooked with Bengali spices. At the Live Dosa Station, the Mysore Masala Dosa and the Chilli Podi Dosa are made while you watch. A dosa is a thin, crisp crepe made from a naturally fermented blend of rice and lentils, as The Manor by Awadh’s menu describes it, and podi is a dry spice powder, so the chilli podi dosa brings the heat.
A journey across India on one table. The poster calls the lunch a culinary journey across India, and the dishes follow it. There is Kolkata Fish Fry, Banarasi Dum Aloo, Rajasthani Malai Pyaaz ki Sabzi, Kerala Special Sambar, Kashmiri Subz Pulao, and a Prawn Coconut Pepper Curry. Since Diwali is celebrated in every part of India, a family with roots in different places can find a dish from home on this menu, then try something from somewhere new.
Royal flavours from Lucknow. The lunch promises Royal Awadhi Flavours, and the Awadhi Mutton Dum Biryani is where they shine. Awadh is the old court kitchen of Lucknow. The Manor by Awadh’s menu describes its cooking as refined, restrained, and technically masterful, built on dum pukht, where a heavy pot is sealed so the food steams in its own aromas. A biryani is a rice dish cooked together with spiced meat, and a dum biryani is cooked in that slow, sealed style. The menu adds that Awadhi food is about harmony, not heat, so the spices are layered and nothing feels sharp.
Sweets, because it is Diwali. Sweets are the heart of the festival, and the Diwali Sweet Endings are the Mango Posset Pudding, a creamy mango dessert, Rasmalai, soft cheese discs in cardamom milk, and Rawa Kesar Halwa, a warm sweet made with semolina and saffron.
A buffet from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM leaves plenty of time, and a little pacing makes it more enjoyable. This is our suggestion, not the restaurant’s running order:
These are suggestions for sharing the menu, and your own tastes come first.
Two of you. Share a chaat from the counter and a dosa, then pick one starter and one main to go with the biryani, and keep space for two of the sweets.
A family table of four to six. Split the work. One person can take the dosa station while another collects chaat, so the first plates arrive together, and everyone can then try a different main to pass around the table.
A larger group or a team. Agree a time to start, send two people to each station early, and regroup for the mains and biryani, so the whole table eats the same course together.
A buffet works well for families with several generations at one table, because each person can build a plate that suits them. It also suits friends who would rather graze than order, and colleagues who want a relaxed festive lunch.
The menu mixes dishes built on vegetables, soya, potato and curd with chicken, mutton, fish and prawn dishes. Tell the team about vegetarian preferences and any other dietary requirements when you reserve, and if your group is large, tell them how many guests are coming so they can advise on seating.
To reserve, use the events page for the Diwali lunch, or the reservations page for any other table.
The lunch is one part of a festive weekend. If you want a livelier evening, read about the Friday and Saturday nights in Festive Nights at The Manor: Diwali Dining After Dark in Singapore, and see the after dark page for the current edition. If you are still confuse about how to choose an Indian restaurant in singapore for festive celebrations walks through the options by group size.
If you are considering The Manor by Awadh for your Diwali celebration, Seth Lui’s Diwali 2026 guide to Indian restaurants in Singapore also features festive dining options across the city and can help you compare how The Manor fits into Singapore’s wider Diwali dining scene. You can also browse the full menu before you decide.
Celebrate. Indulge. Savour the spirit of Diwali. Join The Manor by Awadh on 8 and 9 November 2026, from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM, for the Diwali Special Lunch Buffet with live singing on 8 November. The early bird price is $58++ per person with a $100 deposit when you book and pay by 31 October 2026, and the regular price is $68++ per person from 1 November 2026. Reserve your Diwali lunch through the events page, or reserve a table for another day.
It runs on 8 and 9 November 2026, from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Diwali falls on Sunday, 8 November 2026.
The early bird price is $58++ per person when you book and pay by 31 October 2026. From 1 November 2026, the regular price is $68++ per person.
A deposit of $100 is required to get the early bird price, and you must book and pay by 31 October 2026. Reserve through the events page.
Yes. There is a live singing performance on 8 November.
The Live Chaat Counter serves Dilliwali Pani Poori, Ghugni Chaat à la Calcutta and Dahi Papdi Chaat. The Live Dosa Station serves the Mysore Masala Dosa and the Chilli Podi Dosa.
The Signature Mains are Palak Kofta in Makhni Sauce, Rajasthani Malai Pyaaz ki Sabzi, Banarasi Dum Aloo, Kerala Special Sambar, Chicken Deghi, Prawn Coconut Pepper Curry, and Assorted Indian Breads. The Rice and Biryani are the Awadhi Mutton Dum Biryani, Kashmiri Subz Pulao, Curd Rice, and Steamed Rice.
The Diwali Sweet Endings are the Mango Posset Pudding, Rasmalai, and Rawa Kesar Halwa.