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Last call: Holland Village mainstay Wala Wala seeks to exit lease, plans to close

Restaurant-bar has been operating in the red for four years as sales slumped with changing preferences, rising business costs

Chong Xin Wei
Published Thu, Jun 12, 2025 · 03:54 PM
    • Crowds at Wala Wala pre-pandemic. The restaurant-bar had to close its live music space on the second floor during Covid-19 as live entertainment was halted.
    • Crowds at Wala Wala pre-pandemic. The restaurant-bar had to close its live music space on the second floor during Covid-19 as live entertainment was halted. PHOTO: BT FILE

    [SINGAPORE] Indie nightspot Wala Wala Cafe Bar in Holland Village is preparing to shut its doors, marking the end of a three-decade chapter for the nightlife stalwart.

    Owner Stanley Yeo told The Business Times that the lease for the 1,700-square-foot ground-floor space on Lorong Mambong ends this year. He has received his landlord’s consent for an early exit and is currently looking for a new tenant to take over the space.

    The restaurant will not close immediately, as it depends on when Yeo can find a replacement tenant. At the earliest, the last day of operations would be in end-August, he said.

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