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    • In the past few years, Singapore has seen a mushrooming of Chinese-owned businesses—restaurants and retail outlets that seem to appear overnight.  When Chinese coffee chain Luckin Coffee entered Singapore in 2023, for example, it opened 32 self-operated stores here within its first year.   Collectively, the number of Chinese F&B outlets in Singapore has more than doubled within the past year, surging past 400 outlets across the island. “When the Chinese economy took off, Singapore was a natural market because of cultural similarities,” a Chinese-born Singaporean citizen tells RICE. Many of these are run by migrants from mainland China who have made Singapore their new home, drawn by its safety, prosperity, and a cultural environment that feels comfortingly familiar thanks to the predominant ethnic Chinese population. Amid these pressures and mass closures, retail and food outlets with robust investment and centralised operations tend to thrive. Many, such as Chagee and Zhang Liang Malatang, are international chains that offer familiarity to Chinese migrants. A recent study notes that at least half a million Chinese nationals now reside in Singapore, and have also found favour with local palates. Over time, foods and flavours that were once unfamiliar a decade ago are becoming part of Singapore’s culinary fabric. These days, the numbing spice of Sichuan mala, the sizzle of Chongqing grilled fish, and the sour tang of Yunnan mixian are fixtures in our heartlands. For some, it’s exciting—a fresh mix of flavours to explore. Yet as these chains sprout up faster than we can keep track, others can’t shake the sense that something familiar is fading from view.   The Cultural Disconnect While change isn’t inherently bad, it comes with a sense of disconnection.   Seniors like my mother, who delights in speaking Teochew, Hokkien, or Malay with business owners in the neighbourhood, lament that faceless, generic brands have replaced the familiar faces of their communities. Our hawker culture, already burdened by rising operating costs and ageing stallholders, struggles to renew itself. In the future, traditional Singaporean cuisine might be found less in commercial spaces and more in the kitchens of home-based businesses. Competing against global franchises and foreign-backed businesses, local eateries now fight for survival amidst a brutal market. The SG Heritage Business Scheme, launched by the National Heritage Board in March 2025, is one effort to stem this tide—to preserve and modernise the local enterprises that once gave our neighbourhoods their soul. Of over 80 applicants, only 42 were recognised in October 2025. Despite these measures, the sentiments on the ground tell a different story—one of diminishing diversity. “As a Singapore-bred Chinese, I love my Malay and Indian food,” one interviewee divulges. “It would be such a pity if, [due to the] influx of Chinese businesses into Singapore, the unique culture and heritage we have is washed out.” Image: Andre Frois / RICE file photo Unintentional Exclusion Singapore has long prided itself on being a harmonious tapestry of languages and cultures. Yet for many, it feels that the tapestry is beginning to fray.  Increasingly, locals find themselves feeling out of place in their own country—unmoored not by outright hostility, but by unintentional, subtle exclusion. In some restaurants, menus are written only in Mandarin, and orders are taken the same way, leaving even Chinese Singaporeans who don’t speak it feeling out of place. For something as simple as ordering a meal, one now feels the subtle pressure to assimilate to a new, seemingly dominant norm. The message, though unspoken, lingers: learn Mandarin, or be left out. An interviewee puts it best: The tension runs deeper when these new establishments unintentionally displace long-time eateries that once catered to a variety of communities, including those with dietary restrictions. And while no one’s obliged to dine at these new establishments, their sheer visibility—and the disappearance of older options—inevitably shifts what feels culturally accessible and familiar. ADVERTISEMENT   “It’s quite hard to find halal food places,” one interviewee offers.  “Once when I was out with my friend, we tried to find halal places but couldn’t—to the point where we had to Google search for the nearest one. And we still had to double check (if the eatery was halal).” Image: Anna Grace Wang / RICE file photo New Flavours, Old Rythms Immigration has always been Singapore’s lifeblood. As new communities take root, how do we build a Singapore that makes space for everyone? Coexistence need not erase what came before. As Singapore changes, the real test is whether we can share our spaces without losing the places that make us feel at home. As Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong puts it, the goal isn’t to shut people out, but to help them grow roots here. Integration goes both ways: locals make space, newcomers learn the rhythm. Cultural exchange should not come at the cost of belonging—and to that end, it would be heartening to see new businesses, especially those run by recent arrivals, adapt to become more inclusive and welcoming to all ethnicities, just as our migrant ancestors did. “Singapore has a unique appeal to both east and west, so there will be transitional and adaptation costs,” the Chinese-born interviewee opines. “I believe that, eventually, Chinese businesses will become more international and try to become more attractive to people from other backgrounds.”   https://www.ricemedia.co/malatang-mixue-taste-of-changing-singapore/
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