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Durian Season Is Here & FairPrice Supermarket Is Offering Durians At $1.95 Each

The catch? The cheap fruits are only available at selected outlets this month.

19-Year-Old Sells ‘Duck Shit Tea’ At Cute Tea Kiosk That Opens On Weekends Only

This whimsical shop sits beneath a large tree and sells bubble tea, matcha and a controversial ‘duck shit tea’. How does a poly student afford rental for a unit that only opens twice a week? 8days.sg speaks to the baby-faced teen. 

Uni Undergrad & Part-Time Barista Opens Retro Kopi Joint In Parents’ Semi-D, Corn Soy Milk Kopi & Mantou Sliders On Menu

The 24-year-old runs her home-based Nanyang-style cafe on weekends between tutoring and working as a barista. Her unique spin on kopitiam staples – like corn soy milk kopi and sausage mantou sliders – have been the talk of her neighbourhood.

Home-Based Matcha Biz Opens Shop Once Monthly, Booking Slots Snapped Up In An Hour

8days.sg’s intern waited a month to try the matcha drinks at Spill, located in an HDB maisonette. What began as a fun weekend project for three pals turned into a business after their TikTok video went viral.

Where To Find Muslim-Friendly Dim Sum, Hotpot, Zi Char & Other Chinese Eats In S’pore

This list of halal-certified or Muslim-owned spots will come in handy this Hari Raya Haji weekend.

Viral Kichi Kichi Omurice Chef Coming to Singapore

Quirky Kyoto-based chef Motokichi Yukimura has collaborated with local restaurant Tsukimi Hamburg to introduce two new dishes to its menu. Here’s how to meet him and try his cooking when he visits S’pore in July.

Home-Based HDB Cafe With ‘Totoro’ Cat & Studio Ghibli Vibes Serves Matcha & Coffee From $3

Grace Teo of Brew With Grace, a home-based biz, is a former lighting artist & barista who looks like she might have stepped out of an anime movie. 

Australia’s Gelato Messina In S’pore Draws Queues Even At $7.50 A Scoop, Here’s Why

Messina uses milk from its own dairy farm, produces its own honey, hazelnuts and mint for its artisanal gelato. Singapore-exclusive flavours include made-from-scratch coconut gelato with durian jam and cake. 

Ex-Les Amis Sous Chef, 29, Sells Next-Level Matcha & Coffee In Boon Lay HDB Home

After seven years in a three-Michelin-starred restaurant, the chef quit to open a home-based cafe selling excellent drinks with homemade toppings like silky honey cream foam and caramelised banana. “I was burned out. And my grandma needed me,” she says of her dementia-stricken gran, whom she lives with.

Is Viral Chilli Pan Mee Eatery In Toa Payoh Opened By Ex-Canton Paradise Chef Worth The Hype?

Be prepared to wait in line for 25 minutes at Wang Lee Cafe, which has garnered much social media buzz for its chilli pan mee and kaya toast. 8days.sg drops by to see what the fuss is all about.

Singapore’s Imperial Treasure Chinese Restaurant Opens First Outlet In Japan

The Singapore-based Chinese restaurant group serves an exclusive menu at its glam fine-diner in Ginza, Tokyo.

Kimchi Kurobuta Pork, Teochew Beef Rice Dumplings & Other Bak Chang To Buy This Year

Here are 10 places to get your rice dumpling fix until the Dragon Boat Festival on May 31.

‘Best Banana Cake In JB’ Sold In Singapore Via Hiap Joo Bakery Vending Machine

Say hello to the world’s first Hiap Joo-branded vending machine dispensing the heritage JB bakery’s famous wood fire-baked banana cake. Here’s where to get it.

S’porean Chef LG Han Competes With ‘Culinary Class Wars’ Chef Choi In Korean Show ‘Chef & My Fridge’

“My hands were shaking because I was running out of time,” says the chef of mod Sin restaurant Labyrinth. Did his chilli crab dish using Korean ingredients win or lose against CCW’s chef Choi Hyun-seok’s plate? 

Flor Patisserie's Boss Appeals To Government To Curb Rising Shop Rents After 57% Rental Hike At Siglap Outlet

After Heidi Tan’s IG post on her Siglap shop’s rental spike and impending closure went viral, she tells 8days.sg she received an outpouring of customer support. “[Support] from landlords? No. From our current landlord? An even bigger no. He’s upset at being painted as the bad guy. And he didn’t lower the [rent renewal] offer”.

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