Yishun and Chong Pang area seem to be a hotbed for new hawkerpreneurs. Guess everyone wants to make Yishun great again. It’s also cool that hawkerpreneurs are bringing new life to old Singaporean food. Just last month, the “New Hawker” entry featured a young hawker bringing new life to his grandmother’s yong tau foo by making it into a donburi. Now there is an exciting fried chicken wing stall.

As for cafes, it seems that Singapore has reached a bottleneck and nothing much is going on. Out of the cafes opening this month or opening soon, two are more enticing than the rest: a cafe from Korea and an artisanal donut shop. But you be the judge. Here are the new cafes and hawkers in Singapore for the month of November 2017:

New Cafes in Singapore, Nov 2017

The people behind The Assembly Ground at The Cathay has opened Bburger, serving burgers and mix-in ice cream.

Acai softserve starting from $6.90 and smoothie from $5.90.

Cafe serving Slayer X coffee, pizza, sandwiches, and desserts.

Not much information is found on their facebook but a quick google search says that the cafe originated in South Korea and serves desserts in a cup.

An outpost of Common Man coffee.

Vegan cafe specialising in artisanal coffee, homemade ice cream, and cakes.

Their menu features a fusion of old traditions with a modern twist, embracing the beauty of modernity without forgoing traditional taste and smell. Menu includes items such as chilli crab bread bowl ($8), dim sum, Hakka salt baked chicken rice ($8).

The food here is very pocket friendly; except for 1 item (Smoked duck salad, $12), all items are $10 and below. By day, they sell salads and brunch items such as smashed avocado ricotta croissant ($7) and sous vide chicken breast with brown sauce ($10). The coffee starts from $4. By night, it serves alcohol and tapas that range from $6 to $8.

By the Black Hole group which also run Working Title Cafe and Afterwit, The Great Mischief serves Catalan-inspired food.

“Hafu” refers to a person or object of mixed origin. They mixed influences across North America to roots here in Asia. The main ingredients are made fresh by local artisans.

This is the second outlet for Hatter Street. Yvette Chua, who owns the place, trained at Singapore’s Culinary Institute of America and apprenticed at Hong Kong’s 3 Michelin-starred Bo Innovations for four months.

Lina’s Cafe opens to much fanfare, supported by leaders in the Muslim community for a good cause. The cafe is Muslim owned and aims to promote Autism awareness especially to help kids on the autistic spectrum. Serves Halal All-Day breakfast, teapresso, espresso, kopi/teh, floats, bubble teas.

The first durian-themed cafe serves desserts such as durian strudels, creamy durian ice cream on waffles, and durian pancakes made from 100% fresh durians.

Miami Bistro is found among the popular Punggol Container area. The American name belies what it’s serving: bento sets.

The café is run by 5 teams of senior volunteers who take turns to cook, brew and befriend the seniors who visit the café. The menu changes every week, allowing visitors to experience a wide range western cuisine with specialty coffee. The seniors are exposed to the brunch and coffee culture in a pocket-friendly avenue here. It’s a pay-as-you-wish concept.

Another bike cafe! This time, it’s by Krazbikes.

Ah! Finally a sort-of artisanal donut shop in Singapore. Brotherbird, which is known for their softserve, is behind Sticky Bun which produces small batches of handmade mochi donuts production. They have Asian-inspired donuts.

Healthy meals starting from $5 with grains, and a range of sous-vided meats.

Coffee is roasted in-house.

New Hawkers in Singapore, Nov 2017

Heard many good things about this fried chicken stall.

They serve pandan and butterfly pea nasi lemak rice with fresh fried chicken.

There are 34 stalls here and each stall is encouraged to sell at least one dish at $2.80. 6 stalls here are set aside for the “Happy Hawkerpreneur” programme to encourage and groom aspiring hawkers, giving them more subsidies to help the initial capital costs.

They serve healthier Japanese ramen. The most basic ramen, dry ramen with pork and egg, goes for $5.90, while the most expensive one, Mr Ramen ($8.90), includes scallops and black fungus. They also serve donburi, such as teriyaki chicken rice ($6.90) and chicken cutlet rice ($5.90).

You may be interested in…
–New Cafes and Hawkers in Singapore October 2017
–New Cafes in Sept 2017
–New Hawkers in Sept 2017
–New Cafes and Hawkers in Aug 2017

PHOTO CREDIT: Photos without RERG logo are taken from the respective establishements’ facebook pages or websites.

Written by A. Nathanael Ho.