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Tom’s Palette is known for its wide variety of sweet and savoury gelatos, and in the lead-up to the closure, the brand will bring back some of its most-requested flavours as part of its Encore Collection. These include Moda Macadamia Nut, Nasty Mix, Soybean You Tiao, Black Sesame Brittle and Mao Shan Wang, a durian flavour.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The full schedule of flavours is available on the brand\u2019s website, where customers can also pre-order pints while stocks last.<\/p>\n
The gelato shop started in 2005 at Shaw Tower by co-founder Eunice Soon, who at the time worked both in the kitchen, making ice cream by hand and churning new flavours, and at the counter, serving customers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to the brand\u2019s website, the shop initially made about S$30 a day. It eventually built a loyal following, with customers leaving messages of encouragement that the brand kept as a source of motivation. In 2020, the gelato shop moved from Shaw Tower to Middle Road and opened a new outlet in Kovan in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The closure announcement has since prompted an outpouring of disappointment online, with customers describing it as \u201cheartbreaking\u201d and \u201cdevastating\u201d.<\/p>\n
One user called Tom\u2019s Palette their \u201call-time favourite ice cream store in Singapore\u201d, saying they had visited from their university days through different stages of their life.<\/p>\n
News of the closure comes amid several recent announcements of food and beverage businesses shuttering, including Fika Restaurant at Kampong Glam and Japanese-French patisserie Pantler.<\/p>\n
One commenter summed up the sentiment around the closures: \u201cOur hangout spaces are all disappearing, everything is now just takeout, there\u2019s less and less spaces to gather with friends and family and make memories.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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