New York’s First Singapore Hawker Centre Opens Near Times Square
Get a portion of Hainanese Chicken Rice and more, that taste just like home, on a visit to NYC.
Singaporeans on a trip to New York can indulge in a piece of home because a traditional food centre has launched in NYC. Urban Hawker is the very first Singapore-style hawker centre in New York, boasting 17 authentic food vendors with 11 directly replicated from Singapore.
The Hawker Centre had its soft launched on Wednesday, September 21 but it will fully open to the public on September 28, introducing Singapore’s rich dining culture to the Big Apple. Wonderfully, it’s just a four-minute walk from Times Square.
The iconic food centre was curated by Mr KF Seetoh, founder of Makansutra, a Singaporean company dedicated to promoting heritage street food globally. It is in partnership with NYC’s Urbanspace and can sit up to 200 people.
Excellently, customers can enjoy a range of other cuisines such as Chinese, Indian, Malay and more. Highlights include Wok & Staple by Chinese Dragon Phoenix, White Restaurant, Daisy Dream’s offering Peranakan dishes and even a tasty halal burger chain from Singapore. Plus, NYC’s first Southeast Asian pastry shop and a boozy gin cocktail bar called Lady Wong is located at the centre.
Read the full story about Urban Hawker in New York on our sister website, Secret NYC.
📍135 W, 50th Street, New York, United States
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