{"id":27155,"date":"2026-01-09T19:09:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T11:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=27155"},"modified":"2026-01-09T19:09:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T11:09:35","slug":"halia-restaurant-at-botanic-gardens-to-close-after-25-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=27155","title":{"rendered":"Halia restaurant at Botanic Gardens to close after 25 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 <!-- -->The Halia at Singapore Botanic Gardens<!-- --> announced on <!-- -->Jan 8<!-- --> that it will be ceasing operations<!-- --> after 25 years.<!-- --> <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In an Instagram post that day, the restaurant said that it would close in <!-- -->mid-March 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cThank you for the memories, celebrations and love shared in this beautiful space,\u201d the post\u2019s caption read.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The Asian fusion restaurant, known for its al fresco dining experience, <!-- -->opened its doors in 2001<!-- -->, and recently celebrated its anniversary in November 2025. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The Straits Times has contacted the restaurant for more information. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The Halia\u2019s announcement<!-- --> follows a recent spate of F&amp;B business closures here, including farm-to-table restaurant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/life\/food\/open-farm-community-to-close-on-jan-11?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">Open Farm Community and Tiong Bahru Bakery Safari<\/p>\n<p><\/a>, both slated to shut their doors on Jan 11.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"responsive-iframe-base instagram instagram-embed\" title=\"instagram embed\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTPqcBbkvnD\/embed\/captioned\/?omitscript=true\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer;falseclipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\" loading=\"eager\" data-testid=\"responsiveIframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"tags-test-id\">\n<p><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Restaurants\/Eateries\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Restaurants\/Eateries<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Food and beverage sector\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Food and beverage sector<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Singapore Botanic Gardens\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Singapore Botanic Gardens<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Business closures\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Business closures<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/the-halia-restaurant-at-singapore-botanic-gardens-to-shut-in-mid-march-after-25-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 The Halia at Singapore Botanic Gardens announced on Jan 8 that it will be ceasing operations after 25 years. 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