Artichoke Pizza Parlor

Fifteen years of mezze, then pizza and fried chicken. The menu hasn't sat still since.

Go to Artichoke for a loud, shared dinner with friends who don't need to know exactly what they're getting, because the restaurant keeps changing its mind. It suits a small group that likes pizza with opinions; it doesn't suit anyone coming back for a dish they loved years ago. Check the current menu before you book, since it has been reworked more than once.

From mezze to pizza

For about fifteen years Artichoke was the place for irreverent Middle Eastern food in Singapore, and Bjorn Shen became known as the chef who didn't take mezze too seriously. In 2025 the New Bahru restaurant turned into a pizza parlour, with fried chicken on the side. It was never going to be a plain margherita joint: the room is a retro pizza parlour, the toppings lean irreverent, and the whole thing is Shen's sense of humour on a dough base.

The story didn't stop there. The menu has been reworked since the switch, and by June 2026 the restaurant had recalibrated again. If you loved something from the mezze years, let it go, or at least check before you promise it to anyone. If someone in your group is a mezze loyalist, tell them in advance; it saves a conversation at the table.

How to order

The format suits a small group that shares. Order pizzas with contrasting toppings, add whatever the fried chicken is doing at the moment, and ask the team how much the table really needs. If your friends want very different things, look at the menu together before you go: a place this sure of itself is more fun when everyone knows what they're signing up for.

Making an evening of it

Artichoke is in New Bahru's School Block, the restored former school on Kim Yam Road, near Great World MRT. Have a drink nearby, look around the building, then eat. Just don't try to see every shop in the complex in one go; leave something for next time. It is closed on Mondays and opens only for dinner on Tuesdays, so from Wednesday to Sunday a long lunch is the other way in, with a bit of daylight for the wander.

Good to know School Block #01-02, New Bahru, 46 & 58 Kim Yam Road (nearest MRT: Great World). The concept has changed more than once; check the current menu and the booking or ordering site (order.artichoke.com.sg) for pizzas, prices and hours before you go.

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Artichoke Pizza Parlor | School Block #01-02, New Bahru, 46 & 58 Kim Yam Road, Singapore 239351 | Nearest MRT: Great World