Hong Kong’s Honolulu Cafe Closes Last Outlet in S’pore, May Reopen
It also recently closed its other branch at Westgate mall in Jurong.
Honolulu Cafe is a popular cafe from Wan Chai, Hong Kong, which opened its first outlet in Singapore to much fanfare in 2017.
Singaporeans were excited about its robust nai cha (milk tea) and comforting HK teahouse fare like pork chop over rice, bolo buns and luncheon meat instant noodles. After setting up its Centrepoint flagship, it quickly followed up with a second outlet in Jurong, at Westgate mall.
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Exiting Singapore market for now
Sadly, the cafe is set to leave Singapore, as it is closing its last outlet today (Oct 27) at Centrepoint mall. The Westgate outlet had also quietly closed some months earlier, and the vacated spot will be taken over by casual Mexican chain Guzman y Gomez.
When we called the Centrepoint outlet, a staff member who picked up said they “didn’t know why our boss decided to close [the cafes]”, though there is a possibility that the brand will reopen in Singapore at a later date.
A rep for Honolulu Cafe tells 8days.sg that the closures came about as the Singapore franchise agreement for the cafe has ended.
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