Viral Peranakan Food Stall Nya Nya, Run By Hunky Bros, Opens Outlet At Mandai Wildlife Reserve
Only one of the hot brothers will be stationed at this far-flung stall at Food Republic.
The Mandai Wildlife Reserve — home to five wildlife parks including the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari and Bird Paradise — will welcome makan enclave Food Republic on 20 March.
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The new food court boasts a few exciting hawker brands and will be located within Food Village, near the Singapore Zoo.
Tanjong Rhu Pau and Old Amoy Chendol among new stall line-up
Among the 23 stalls are Tanjong Rhu Pau, a 30-year-old family-run shop famous for its handmade steamed buns.
There’s also Old Amoy Chendol, which started out as a hawker stall at Chinatown Complex Market & Food Centre in 2017 and serves chendol made from freshly pressed coconut milk. Both brands are making their food court debut at Food Republic in Mandai.
One of Nya Nya’s hunky bros goes solo at Mandai
Also making an appearance at Mandai is Nya Nya Nonya Laksa, a smaller offshoot of Peranakan food stall Nya Nya at Wisma Atria (which boasts long queues). Both stalls are the more Gen-Z-friendly spinoff outlets of old-school food kiosk Nonya Delicatessen at Bukit Timah Plaza.
The family behind Nya Nya — in particular buff brothers Daryl and Damian — went viral after 8days.sg featured them. The strapping Damian Lim (pictured above), 21, will be running the Mandai outlet on his own.
“It’ll feel strange not being at the Wisma outlet anymore”
“I’ve just finished school, so I’ll be at the Mandai stall when it opens until I enlist into NS,” says the bubbly Ngee Ann Poly real estate grad. His older brother Daniel, 23, a business undergraduate at SIM who also helps out at Nya Nya, will cover for him if he has other commitments. Damian adds that they are still figuring out who will take over the stall once he begins NS.
“It’ll feel strange not being at the Wisma outlet anymore,” Damian admits. “Going from being with everyone to working alone is a big difference.”
“But the Mandai stall is small and the menu limited, so managing it alone isn’t an issue,” asserts the Zoomer, who has had experience cooking part-time in fine-dining restaurants like one-Michelin-starred Buona Terra.
Laksa, sago gula melaka and kueh
Because of its modest size, the Mandai outlet will offer just one savoury dish: Nonya Laksa ($8.90), alongside desserts such as Sago Gula Melaka ($4.50), Mango Sago ($4.50), plus assorted kueh like Pulut Inti ($2 each). Prices are generally higher at this tourist attraction vs the Wisma outlet (where the laksa costs $6.90).
Perhaps this is a good place to pop by if you wanna skip the snaking queues at Nya Nya’s Wisma branch — and indulge in some wildlife attractions and, ahem, eye candy.
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