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Not quite hawker, not quite heritage. But several Singaporean eateries have shown that creating their own identity is paying off as they embark on expansion plans

Published Thu, Aug 2, 2018 · 09:50 PM
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ONE SELLS HIS own Singapore-style ramen in a hawker centre and is set to open in Hong Kong. A modern Asian-Peranakan restaurant will get a spin-off in Singapore and Beijing. Meanwhile, two modern tze char joints are expanding - one with its second outlet and the other with a localised burger joint. Another - a hipster nasi lemak cafe - is branching out into related businesses.

It sounds like things are looking up for Singaporean cuisine - that fiddly grey area between street food and heritage fare that local-born chefs navigate with varyin…

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