Food Opera reopens at Ion Orchard with new-to-food hall heritage brands

SINGAPORE – Food atrium Food Opera will reopen its doors on Sept 28 with new-to-hall, award-winning and heritage hawker brands, following a three-month makeover.

The upgraded space is a reimagining of Old Orchard Road’s shopping streets in the 1970s, with food stalls set up like storefronts of that era.

There is a total of 24 stalls, with 18 new tenants in the food hall, Food Opera said in a media release on Sept 24.

Expect brands like 93-year-old Ming Chung White Lor Mee, known for its signature Henghua braised noodles in a rich gravy; 63-year-old Hillman Restaurant, known for its traditional claypot cooking and paper-wrapped chicken; and 78-year-old Wah Eng Beef Noodles, that serves Hainanese dry beef noodles with a thick gravy.

Other brands include 57-year-old Hakka Bond Express, popular for traditional Hakka yong tau foo; 38-year-old First Street Fried Prawn Noodles, known for noodles cooked in a robust prawn broth; and Berempah Bros, known for aromatic berempah dishes.

It will be the first time that these tenants are debuting in a food hall setting, the statement added.

The re-opening also introduces Orchid Gallery, which is Food Opera’s first retail and lifestyle concept within the food hall.

Five home-grown names will be part of Orchid Gallery including Thye Moh Chan and IRVINS.

A new fusion bakery, Treasure Bakery, will debut at the food hall. The bakery sells British pastries such as beef shepherd’s pies and earl grey cranberry rolls, with a local twist.

Diners will also be treated to live culinary showcases, such as traditional fishball-making at Li Xin Teochew Fishball Noodles.

Fans of Toast Box can also look forward to viewing a live coffee-roasting experience and savouring Nanyang Supremo, a new exclusive coffee blend available at Food Opera.

Returning tenants include Padang Padang, Shou Yi Fried Fritters and Chow Zan Dessert.