Antoinette Cafe Founder Opening “Hypebeast” Curry Rice Concept, Closes His Pang’s Hakka Noodle Stalls

Business at Arc 380 “just bad so we threw in the towel”

Chef Pang tells 8days.sg that he had decided to close his Arc 380 stall due to poor business there. “It was just bad, so we threw in the towel,” he shares. The location was so challenging that the stall’s social media posts frequently reminded people that it was “behind the big pillar.”

The outlet suffered the same fate as Pang’s Hakka Noodles’ first location at beleaguered food hall Xin Tekka, which closed just eight months after opening. The closure had forced chef Pang to shift his business to Arc 380 last April.

He is also shutting down his Sprout Hub location as his “sub-landlord discontinued the lease, so we had no choice [but to close].” He also reckons that "“in the long run, we don't think [Sprout Hub] is an ideal location as it's really out of the way and there's zero foot traffic."

Chef Pang is currently looking for a new location to reopen his noodle stall. “We're considering a few places now. We may remain in the Bukit Merah vicinity,” he says.

Launching new “hypebeast” curry rice concept

Other than reopening Pang’s Hakka Noodles, chef Pang is also launching a new curry rice concept called Supercurry. The upcoming hawker stall - which is slated to open around two weeks later - is located in the same Telok Ayer coffeeshop as buzzy Malaysian-style nasi lemak joint Uptown Nasi Lemak.

The menu

According to chef Pang, the curry rice will be “sold in sets for faster service.” This includes Curry Chicken ($7.80), Braised Chicken ($7.80), Fried Chicken ($7.80) and Assam Fish ($8.80).

Customers can add on more toppings like:

Fried Chicken Skin, $1.50

Pang’s Hakka Noodles is open until Aug 31 at Sprout Hub, 102 Henderson Rd, S159562. Open daily except Wed. Mon, Tues, Thu & Fri 9am-3pm, Sat & Sun 9am-4pm.

Supercurry is opening at 121 Telok Ayer St, S068590. www.instagram.com/supercurry.sg.