Food & Dining news in Hougang Avenue 2 Singapore
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Seoul Yummy to close last outlet at Kallang Wave Mall on Oct 22 after 18 years
Korean food chain Seoul Yummy will close its final outlet at Kallang Wave Mall on October 22. The brand, which has been operating for 18 years, is being sunset by its parent company Gratify Group, with affected employees transferred to other brands.
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Pantler patisserie to stay open at River Valley after new owner takes over
Japanese-French patisserie Pantler, which was due to close, will remain open at its River Valley premises in Singapore after a new owner takes over. Founders Matthias Phua and Tomoharu Morita are stepping away, but the core pastry team will stay.
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Mee+ eatery in Tampines burns down in fire after four months of frequent power trips
A Malay cuisine eatery, Mee+, at Block 477 Tampines Street 43 in Singapore burned down in a fire on the morning of Sep. 3. The fire started from the store's electrical distribution box, and the Singapore Civil Defence Force evacuated about 20 people from the block. The founders, who invested over S$20,000, have no plans to rebuild and said they had experienced almost-daily power trips since opening four months ago.
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Punggol community market offers 90% discount to low-income families
A community market managed by the Punggol Community Club is offering a 90% discount on essential goods to residents holding blue CHAS cards in the Punggol Reservoir-Punggol estate. The initiative, which started in August this year, has seen about 200 households make purchases so far. The subsidy is funded by an annual $100 grant per household.
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Bedok Reservoir-Punggol residents get 90% off groceries at community supermarket
A community supermarket at Punggol Community Club offers eligible Bedok Reservoir-Punggol residents groceries at a 90% discount. About 3,400 households with Blue CHAS cards qualify for the initiative, which provides a $100 annual subsidy per household. The supermarket, run by volunteers, operates every other Saturday morning.
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Kulai pizzeria's Fun Class Pizza teaches children the art of pizza-making
A pizzeria in Kulai, Johor, has turned parents' requests into a regular hands-on learning programme called Fun Class Pizza. The programme, started around 2022, lets children from diverse backgrounds, including those with special needs, make their own pizzas from dough to wood-fired oven. Owner Mohd Shahril Aman says the activity aims to build children's confidence and teach them that effort leads to results.
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Chef Mint launches Warisan Api, a traditional Malay food stall at Haig Road
Chef Aminurrashid Hasnordin, also known as Chef Mint, has launched a new brand, Warisan Api, a temporary stall at a coffee shop on Haig Road, Singapore, for three months starting September. The stall offers traditional Malay dishes cooked over charcoal and fire, such as Asam Picit, in an effort to revive Malay culinary heritage.
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One Prawn & Co to close New Bahru restaurant on Oct 4; Zhup Zhup stays open
Chef-owner Gwyneth Ang's upmarket seafood restaurant One Prawn & Co at New Bahru will close on October 4, just over two years after opening. The group announced the closure on Instagram, saying the chapter has reached its natural end. Its casual sibling eatery Zhup Zhup at MacPherson Road will remain open.
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Chai Chee food court loses S$250,000 in seven months, family owner says cannot continue
The family-run Bai Nian Food Court at ESR BizPark @ Chai Chee has lost about S$250,000 over seven months due to poor weekday footfall. Second-generation owner Tommy Pang said the business cannot continue like this, with only one external tenant remaining.
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Tekka, Adam Road, Newton hawker centres to close for cleaning in September
Singapore's National Environment Agency has announced that several hawker centres, including Tekka, Adam Road, and Newton, will be closed for cleaning in September. The closures are part of a monthly cleaning exercise involving 88 centres across the island.
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Bai Nian Food Court at Chai Chee loses S$250,000 in seven months due to lack of footfall
Bai Nian Food Court at ESR BizPark @ Chai Chee has lost about S$250,000 over the past seven months. Owner Tommy Pang says the food court is only 10 to 20 per cent occupied on weekdays due to a lack of footfall, as companies moved out of the business park after the COVID-19 pandemic.