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Good Luck Bagels
Bagel shop serving Korean-style bagels.
Area guide
Chinatown
Source-backed restaurant and café opening records currently filed under Chinatown.
21 verified opening records20 places found · information checked against linked public sources
restaurant
Mom's Touch (18 Cross)
South Korean burger-and-chicken chain Mom's Touch returned to Singapore with an outlet at 18 Cross, serving cook-to-order chicken burgers, fried chicken and breakfast toasts.
hawker stall
New Horse Noodles
Hakka yong tau foo and noodles stall founded by two Singaporean brothers, with handmade stuffed items.
cafe
Daily Artisan & Bakery
WORTH A LOOK. Read what public coverage says for Daily Artisan & Bakery.Bakery-cafe in People’s Park Complex, with natural-levain bakes and Yunnan-inspired rose pastries.
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Tian Bakehouse
New shio pan bakery at Hong Lim Complex specialising in shio pan, sandwiches, and sourdough loaves; accepts CDC Vouchers. Shio pan starts at $2.40, with flavours including Kaya, Red Bean, Lemon and Pistachio.
hawker
Vic’s Mini Lava Cheesecake
Hawker stall at Hong Lim Market & Food Centre serving mini lava cheesecakes.
cafe
Butter Town Breakfast Club
Homegrown shio pan bakery brand Butter Town has opened its first dine-in cafe, Butter Town Breakfast Club, a two-storey space in Chinatown serving shio pan, mentaiko onion buns, and breakfast sets.
Just Opened
FreakyNoods
A Japanese-inspired Pasta Cafe opening in Chinatown. Reported menu items include Duck Buddy Rose Pasta ($16.90+), Prawn Hub Aglio Olio ($16.90+), White Chicks Alfredo ($15.90+).
Pastas start from $15.90+ to $16.90+.
bar
Kin-nomi
Thai-Japanese izakaya with food, drinks and karaoke.
Hawker
Omu Place
Japanese hawker stall serving omu rice, udon and side dishes. Opened by the same folks behind 2 Chefs Too Many at Changi Village. Omu rice options from $5.90 (Original) to $12.90 (Cheesy Wagyu Hamburg Omu Rice). Also serves cold truffle goma udon ($5.90/$7.90).
restaurant
ASIN
FORKIN WORTH IT. Read what public coverage says for ASIN.ASIN is a new fine-dining restaurant on Carpenter Street from chef Ace Tan (formerly of Asu) and partner Desmond Heng, serving a progressive Asian tasting menu inspired by shi liao (food-as-medicine) traditions. It opened in May 2026.
Just Opened
Living Room
A Sourdough Toast, Espresso Bar opening in Chinatown. Reported menu items include Blueberry thyme sourdough toast, Capsicum balsamic sourdough, Eispanner.
Blueberry thyme and honey sourdough toast (S$13), capsicum balsamic ricotta sourdough (S$13), Coconut Americano (S$7), Eispanner (S$8), Matcha Coconut (S$7)
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Fernweh
This 2025 record documents a new concept cafe in Chinatown.
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Gelato Messina Singapore
This 2025 record documents a new concept cafe in Chinatown.
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The Test Kitchen
WORTH A LOOK. Read what public coverage says for The Test Kitchen.This 2025 record documents a new concept cafe in Chinatown.
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Rise Bakehouse Heritage
MIXED FORKS. Read what public coverage says for Rise Bakehouse Heritage.This 2025 record documents a new outlet cafe in Chinatown.
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Audi x Burnt Ends Bakery
This 2025 record documents a new outlet cafe in Chinatown.
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Hoshino Coffee (Chinatown Point)
Outlet of the Japanese cafe chain Hoshino Coffee, operated in Singapore by D & N Singapore Pte Ltd. On 7 August 2026 the chain notified members that this outlet will close permanently, with its last day of operations on 31 August 2026. No reason was given in the notice. The outlet is still trading until that date.
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restaurant
Lime Restaurant
Lime Restaurant is the all-day dining buffet restaurant of PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering, Singapore, on Upper Pickering Street in Chinatown. Its official menu page lists breakfast, buffet lunch, buffet dinner and à la carte service, with a seafood-focused dinner buffet ('Seafood Symphony') and recurring local-themed promotions such as a National Day buffet.
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restaurant
Hawker Chan
Hawker Chan (Liao Fan Hawker Chan) is a soya sauce chicken rice and noodle shop at 78 Smith Street in Chinatown, Singapore. The brand's official locations page lists this outlet as currently open. It is operated separately from the brand's original hawker stall at Chinatown Complex Market & Food Centre.
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Status updates
Recent closures & status changes
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Permanently closed
Bar Cicheti
Bar Cicheti was an Italian pasta and wine bar operated by The Cicheti Group at 10 Jiak Chuan Road in the Keong Saik / Chinatown dining precinct, in operation from 2018. The restaurant permanently closed, serving its final meal on 8 October 2025, as announced on its own Instagram account and reported by Time Out Singapore. As of this verification (10 Aug 2026), the Jiak Chuan Road location does not appear to be trading.