{"id":39694,"date":"2026-03-27T17:20:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T09:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=39694"},"modified":"2026-03-27T17:20:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T09:20:41","slug":"sgfoodonfoot-step-into-1970s-singapore-at-food-republic-%e5%a4%a7%e9%a3%9f%e4%bb%a3-mandai-wildlife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=39694","title":{"rendered":"@sgfoodonfoot Step into 1970s Singapore at Food Republic (\u5927\u98df\u4ee3), Mandai Wildlife &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n@sgfoodonfoot <\/p>\n<p>Step into 1970s Singapore at Food Republic (\u5927\u98df\u4ee3), Mandai Wildlife Reserve Located within Mandai Wildlife Reserve (home to Singapore Zoo, Night Safari &#038; River Wonders), Food Republic brings diners on a nostalgic journey back in time. Walking into the food atrium, you\u2019re transported to the hawker streets of the 1970s, complete with life-sized three-storey shophouse facades, vintage signboards, and subtle nods to the early days of the zoo. It honestly feels like an attraction on its own \u2014 a fully immersive throwback to old-school Singapore and the former Mandai kampong that once stood here. With more than 20 food vendors, both tourists and locals can enjoy a wide variety of eats, including heritage recipes dating back to the 1920s. \ud83d\udd25 My top 5 picks: \t\u2022\tYang Sayang Chicken Rice \t\u2022\tNya Nya Nonya Laksa \t\u2022\tOld Amoy Chendol \t\u2022\tChinatown Tan\u2019s Tutu Kueh \t\u2022\tTanjong Rhu Pau You\u2019ll also spot familiar favourites like Mr. Coconut, Uncle Lee\u2019s Confectionery, Hong Xing Fishball Noodle, and Yuen Kee Dumpling. \ud83d\udccd Food Republic (\u5927\u98df\u4ee3) Mandai Wildlife Reserve (Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, River Wonders) 80 Mandai Lake Rd 01-01\/02 Singapore 729826 A great pit stop whether you\u2019re exploring the parks or just heading up for a unique dining experience. #sgfoodonfoot #creatorsearchinsights #sgfood #foodieontiktok <\/p>\n<p> \u266c original sound &#8211; SG Food on Foot &#8211; SG Food on Foot<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@sgfoodonfoot\/video\/7621819983424736532\" data-video-id=\"7621819983424736532\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@sgfoodonfoot\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@sgfoodonfoot?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@sgfoodonfoot<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Step into 1970s Singapore at Food Republic (\u5927\u98df\u4ee3), Mandai Wildlife Reserve Located within Mandai Wildlife Reserve (home to Singapore Zoo, Night Safari &#038; River Wonders), Food Republic brings diners on a nostalgic journey back in time. Walking into the food atrium, you\u2019re transported to the hawker streets of the 1970s, complete with life-sized three-storey shophouse facades, vintage signboards, and subtle nods to the early days of the zoo. It honestly feels like an attraction on its own \u2014 a fully immersive throwback to old-school Singapore and the former Mandai kampong that once stood here. With more than 20 food vendors, both tourists and locals can enjoy a wide variety of eats, including heritage recipes dating back to the 1920s. \ud83d\udd25 My top 5 picks: \t\u2022\tYang Sayang Chicken Rice \t\u2022\tNya Nya Nonya Laksa \t\u2022\tOld Amoy Chendol \t\u2022\tChinatown Tan\u2019s Tutu Kueh \t\u2022\tTanjong Rhu Pau You\u2019ll also spot familiar favourites like Mr. Coconut, Uncle Lee\u2019s Confectionery, Hong Xing Fishball Noodle, and Yuen Kee Dumpling. \ud83d\udccd Food Republic (\u5927\u98df\u4ee3) Mandai Wildlife Reserve (Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, River Wonders) 80 Mandai Lake Rd 01-01\/02 Singapore 729826 A great pit stop whether you\u2019re exploring the parks or just heading up for a unique dining experience. <a title=\"sgfoodonfoot\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/sgfoodonfoot?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#sgfoodonfoot<\/a> <a title=\"creatorsearchinsights\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/creatorsearchinsights?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#creatorsearchinsights<\/a> <a title=\"sgfood\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/sgfood?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#sgfood<\/a> <a title=\"foodieontiktok\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/foodieontiktok?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#foodieontiktok<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - SG Food on Foot - SG Food on Foot\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-SG-Food-on-Foot-7621820104426130194?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound &#8211; SG Food on Foot &#8211; SG Food on Foot<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Tap Video and \ud83d\udd08 To Unmute<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@sgfoodonfoot\/video\/7621819983424736532\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tiktok <\/a> Credits <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@sgfoodonfoot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>@sgfoodonfoot Step into 1970s Singapore at Food Republic (\u5927\u98df\u4ee3), Mandai Wildlife Reserve Located within Mandai Wildlife Reserve (home to Singapore Zoo, Night Safari &#038; River&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[19104,108,8223,7466,102,14876,22,4302,1409,19105],"class_list":["post-39694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-eats-hungry","tag-1970s","tag-food","tag-mandai","tag-republic","tag-sg-foodie","tag-sgfoodonfoot","tag-singapore","tag-step","tag-wildlife","tag-19105","wpcat-90-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39694"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39694\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/39696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}