The Short Version
New Ubin Seafood CHIJMES is a Singaporean zi char restaurant at CHIJMES on Victoria Street. Its official site says the brand began as a seafood kelong restaurant on Pulau Ubin and identifies CHIJMES as its city location.
Signature Dishes
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Why New Ubin Seafood (CHIJMES) scores 6.1
MIXED FORKS · band 5.5–6.9 (base 6.0)
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- Source consensusmoderate+0.05two independent attributable sources or some disagreement
- Critic calibreindependent0.00independent/blog-only attributable backing
- Praise specificityhigh+0.10multiple concrete dish/experience signals and supporting guide detail
- Consistencylow−0.15mixed stamp, explicit caveats, or material contrary signals
- Evidence recencycurrent+0.05newest assessment, publication, or verification is 2025 onward
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Editorial stamp
MIXED FORKS
Confidence: lowForkin desk assessment of attributable public coverage — not a personal dining review.
Two independent exact-outlet reviews of the CHIJMES branch specifically are critical of the food quality shortly after opening, describing it as bland, lacking wok-hei, and inconsistent; the brand's Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition applies to a different outlet (Sin Ming/Hillview Avenue), not this CHIJMES location, so it is not counted as evidence here.
What public coverage says
Two independent reviews of the CHIJMES branch specifically, published within a day of each other shortly after opening, both find the food inconsistent and service lacking, while explicitly distinguishing this outlet from the Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognised Sin Ming/Hillview Avenue location. No more recent independent evaluation of the CHIJMES branch was located.
Last assessed 28 July 2026 · 1 linked substantive source
Linked evidence
DanielFoodDiary (danielfooddiary.com) · 7 April 2018 · contextThe Ranting Panda (therantingpanda.com) · 8 April 2018Caveat: Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition is tied to the original Sin Ming/Hillview Avenue outlet, not the CHIJMES branch, and is therefore excluded as exact-outlet evidence. Both located reviews date to shortly after the CHIJMES branch's 2018 opening; no more recent independent editorial evaluation of this branch was found.
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Google Maps rating
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Official Links
Sources & Verification
This listing is backed by the following published sources:
Forkin Phase 1 entity record, verified 2026-08-17. Operating status: The official site advertised a New Ubin Seafood × Broth & Beyond event at CHIJMES from 1 August to 30 September 2026 and a 25 August 2026 event at the outlet. Confidence: high. Sources: New Ubin Seafood official CHIJMES outlet page — https://newubinseafood.com/chijmes (2026-08-17) | New Ubin Seafood official brand story — https://newubinseafood.com/about-new-ubin-seafood (2026-08-17) | New Ubin Seafood official website — https://newubinseafood.com/ (2026-08-17)
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