{"id":61934,"date":"2026-06-19T11:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T03:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=61934"},"modified":"2026-06-19T11:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T03:18:09","slug":"tim-ho-wan-to-close-first-singapore-outlet-at-plaza-singapura-after-13-years-to-hold-farewell-event-on-jul-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=61934","title":{"rendered":"Tim Ho Wan to close first Singapore outlet at Plaza Singapura after 13 years, to hold farewell event on Jul 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Founded by chefs Mak Kwai Pui and Leung Fai Keung, Tim Ho Wan first opened in Hong Kong&#8217;s Mong Kok district in March 2009.<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant quickly gained international attention for offering Cantonese dim sum at relatively affordable prices. Signature dishes included its baked barbecue pork buns, steamed rice rolls, pan-fried carrot cake and steamed egg cake.<\/p>\n<p>Just a year after opening, the original 20-seat restaurant was awarded a Michelin star in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2013, Tim Ho Wan opened its Plaza Singapura outlet, marking the chain&#8217;s first overseas expansion and introducing the brand to Singapore diners.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the restaurant group has expanded internationally, with outlets and franchises in markets including Japan, China, South Korea, the Philippines and the United States.<\/p>\n<p>To mark the end of its 13-year run at Plaza Singapura, Tim Ho Wan will hold a special farewell event on its final day on Jul 12.<\/p>\n<p>The event, titled &#8220;Nostalgic Farewell Celebration&#8221; will feature a selection of free-flow dim sum and beverages, live music, and craft activities.<\/p>\n<p>Guests attending the event will also receive goodie bags containing Tim Ho Wan merchandise and S$30 worth of dining vouchers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/dining\/tim-ho-wan-closing-plaza-singapura-6194781\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founded by chefs Mak Kwai Pui and Leung Fai Keung, Tim Ho Wan first opened in Hong Kong&#8217;s Mong Kok district in March 2009. The&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":61935,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--lVzlkxH2--\/c_crop,h_607,w_1080,x_0,y_14\/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2026\/06\/19\/tim_ho_wan_plaza_singapura_outlet.jpg?itok=R5ZNsqAu","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[468,3258,16070,763,3587,4167,10269,22,2338,7644,10603,59],"class_list":["post-61934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-news-sg-global","tag-close","tag-event","tag-farewell","tag-hold","tag-jul","tag-outlet","tag-plaza","tag-singapore","tag-singapura","tag-tim","tag-wan","tag-years","wpcat-2-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61934","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=61934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/61935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=61934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=61934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=61934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}