The_King Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 SINGAPORE - Chinatown Food Street has closed for good after 20 years, the latest business victim of the Covid-19 pandemic. Opened in 2001 as part of the Singapore Tourism Board's efforts to revitalise Chinatown, it boasted a cluster of popular hawker food carts along a 100m stretch of Smith Street that was closed to vehicular traffic. Although it drew crowds in the beginning, it lost its sizzle after a few years and was closed in 2013 for a $4 million overhaul, including building a roof to protect diners from inclement weather. It reopened in early 2014 with 24 stalls and new operator Select Group, which runs the Peach Garden Chinese restaurants and chain of Texas Chicken eateries. The iconic food street switched off its lights for the last time last Friday (Oct 22) with just two stalls left standing. A Select Group spokesman said the company could not continue with operations any longer because there were "no tourists or local crowd" and the tenants were not paying the rent. Before it closed, the street featured stalls such as Famous Eunos Bak Chor Mee, King of Fried Rice, Tiong Bahru Meng Kee Roast Duck, Katong Keah Kee Fried Oysters, Siam Square Mookata and Boon Tat BBQ Seafood. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 this one is tourist food. i walk pass many a few times, but hardly see local go eat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 5 minutes ago, The_King said: this one is tourist food. i walk pass many a few times, but hardly see local go eat jin kumgong overpriced place. so nothing to miss. another stb failure. wahahahahahahaha 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 1 minute ago, socrates469bc said: jin kumgong overpriced place. so nothing to miss. another stb failure. wahahahahahahaha ya lor, close also good. chinatown itself got 4 hawker center, only dkgk local go there to eat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 5 minutes ago, The_King said: ya lor, close also good. chinatown itself got 4 hawker center, only dkgk local go there to eat i rather go hong lim or people's park. more choices and cheaper. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 1 minute ago, socrates469bc said: i rather go hong lim or people's park. more choices and cheaper. same, better food there 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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