It’s not usually that tragedy strikes the meals scene in Singapore, a lot much less of this magnitude. Distinguished soya sauce rooster vendor Lee Enjoyable Nam Kee at Toa Payoh will shut their doorways completely on 13 Sep.

The grim information was introduced on Instagram by Genevieve Lee, daughter of the restaurant’s present proprietor, notably a finalist in Masterchef Singapore’s first season. The submit states that ‘After cautious consideration, quite a few household discussions, and evaluating varied elements, we’ve come to acknowledge that it’s time to bid farewell to this chapter.’

Whereas the origin of soya sauce rooster in Singapore has been hotly debated for many years, Lee Enjoyable Nam Kee proclaims itself as the primary authentic model tailored for native palates since 1968.

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Their full menu will probably be accessible up till the final day of operations so each patron can have a shot at no matter takes their fancy. Different dishes of renown are their Particular Roast Duck (S$30 for half, S$60 for complete) and Well-known Crispy Roast Pork (S$12 for small, S$21 for medium, S$32 for big).

You’ll need to put together yourselves for lengthy queues as different diners will probably be seeking to have their swansong meals on the open-air restaurant house as properly.

The Instagram submit does finish with an optimistic notice – hinting at future endeavours “by a recent and new idea”. Given their household’s observe file within the culinary world, we would not have to attend lengthy for them to take Singapore’s culinary world by storm, once more.

Do notice Lee Enjoyable Nam Kee will probably be closed on 1 Sep for Polling Day.

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