‘My heart aches’: Old Tiong Bahru Bak Kut Teh owner to close longtime shop

is a treasured gem amongst in-the-know foodies here. It serves what many regard as one of the best Teochew-style peppery bak kut teh, along with a selection of Teochew side dishes like steamed fish.Unfortunately for its fans, the charming old-school eatery is set to close on 30 July this month after over three decades in business. “I can’t bear to leave this place, my heart aches. All of my time was spent here,” owner Judy Tay, 67, tellsShe made the difficult decision to close a few months back.

It was only last week that she started informing her regulars about the impending closure. “I’m not very tech-savvy and I don’t use Facebook, so I was very surprised that the news spread so fast,” she says. Arrangements have been made to return her rented shop unit to the landlord.Other than a pool of die-hard local regulars, Judy’s bak kut teh joint also has famous customers.

Well-known chefs like Waku Ghin’s Tetsuya Wakuda and Chinoiserie’s Justin Quek also frequent the shop, as well as local celebs such as Fann Wong, Christopher Lee and Chen Shucheng. “I don’t take photos with them. I told my staff not to request photos with them too, so we don’t disrupt their dining experience. I let them eat happily and only dropped by occasionally to chat with them,” says Judy.

She has been running her business at Tiong Bahru “for so long” that she does not remember exactly when she opened her eatery. She reflects: “We went through SARS, 9/11, swine flu and Covid-19 here. It has always been our longtime customers, friends, staff and suppliers who have been supporting us, so I am thankful to them.”

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

'Even trees are uprooting from Singapore' — Singaporeans mourn the loss of fallen tree at Kampong Bugis, another in Tiong Bahru - Singapore NewsTo one Singaporean, the number of fallen trees recently was a sign. 'Foreshadowing something is it?' the comment read, 'So many trees collapsing.' Another responded with, 'Had a fallen tree yesterday in AMK too.'
Source: IndependentSG - 🏆 2. / 72 Read more »

Singapore's most expensive 5-room resale flat: The Peak unit in Toa Payoh sold for $1.42mAnother day, another record sale for an HDB resale flat. Shortly (just around a week, to be exact) after a Tiong Bahru HDB flat broke the record to become the most expensive HDB resale flat in Singapore when it was sold for $1.5 million, we see another HDB flat recording an all-time high price. A DBSS flat in Toa Payoh...
Source: asiaonecom - 🏆 10. / 59 Read more »

Brazil ally old heads with fresh talent in quest for World Cup gloryAfter winning a fourth consecutive Copa America, Brazil are hopeful they have found the right balance between experience, emerging talent and natural flair to deliver a first Women's World Cup trophy.The Brazilians, eighth in the FIFA rankings, were dumped out of the 2019 tournament in the round of 16, wh
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Man charged for allegedly molesting 14-year-old boy living in same block as himAlmost six in 10 of the molestation cases in 2022 involved culprits known to the victims. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: straits_times - 🏆 5. / 69 Read more »

Alligator kills 69-year-old woman in South CarolinaShe had left her home to walk her dogs, but her dogs returned without her. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: STForeignDesk - 🏆 4. / 71 Read more »

Defence shares 'traumatic', 'difficult' backgrounds of couple in fatal abuse case of 11-year-old girlThe woman became a single mother at the age of 16, with a child that was to be her only daughter and the eventual victim of fatal abuse at the hands of her stepfather.
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »