Popular Home-Based Dry Laksa Biz By 28-Year-Old Upgrades To Retro-Chic Eatery At VivoCity
Jelebu Dry Laksa now also serves other “Southeast Asian fusion” dishes like Duck Confit Teochew Braised Risotto.

Home-based food delivery business Jelebu Dry Laksa got its start when owner Renee Tang Eyrn, 28, developed the titular dish after leaving her job as an executive assistant at a venture capital firm in 2018. “When I quit my job, I wanted to move to LA and start a food truck to introduce Singaporean flavours [to the market]. Dry laksa was one of the dishes that suited the mobility of a food truck. The plan failed after I realised it was hard to get a visa there,” shares Renee.
In 2020, the millennial decided to pivot to a home-based food delivery biz instead, whipping up laksa from her home kitchen at Jelebu Road in Bukit Panjang (which her brand is named after). After much acclaim, Renee has teamed up with Tipsy Collective to launch her first brick and mortar eatery at VivoCity. The Singapore-based F&B group runs several concepts including beach-themed bar Tipsy Flamingo at Raffles City, co-owned by actor Pierre Png and his wife Andrea De Cruz. We popped by Jelebu Dry Laksa, which Renee co-owns, ahead of its official opening on October 3.
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