{"id":81086,"date":"2026-08-31T20:52:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T12:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=81086"},"modified":"2026-08-31T20:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T12:52:08","slug":"punggol-east-container-park-to-close-after-almost-10-years-netizens-bemoan-loss-lifestyle-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=81086","title":{"rendered":"Punggol East Container Park to close after almost 10 years, netizens bemoan loss, Lifestyle News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>If you have yet to visit the Punggol East Container Park, the next two months might be your last chance to do so.<\/p>\n<p>The unique dining and drinking spot, which has been operating for about 10 years, will reportedly be closing by Nov 1 and demolished ahead of residential development in the area.<\/p>\n<p>This was first stated by The Smok Hous, a tenant of the container park, in a video posted on Saturday (Aug 29).<\/p>\n<p>The halal barbecue eatery said that it received the news in July and was told it will have to eventually vacate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s definitely not the news we were hoping for and we didn&#8217;t expect our time here to end this soon,&#8221; owner Isrudy Shaik said in the video.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thesmokhous\/video\/7679048501589839112\" data-video-id=\"7679048501589839112\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@thesmokhous\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thesmokhous?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@thesmokhous<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udea8 WE\u2019RE CLOSING BY 1 NOVEMBER 2026  OR POSSIBLY EARLIER. \ud83d\ude2d Smokfam, the rumours are true. Just last month, we received the news that The Smok Hous at Punggol will have to say goodbye. The Container Park we call home will be making way for future residential development, which means we\u2019ll have to vacate. It\u2019s definitely not the news we were hoping for and we didn\u2019t expect our time here to end this soon. \ud83d\udc94 So before the smokers go quiet and we serve our last platter at Punggol, we hope you\u2019ll come by and see us one more time. \ud83e\udd79\ud83d\udd25 Bring the family, bring your friends, order your favourites and make one last Smok Hous memory with us. \ud83d\udccd 50 Punggol East, Container Park \u23f0 Lunch: 12pm\u20133pm \u23f0 Dinner: 5pm\u201310pm \ud83d\ude9a Islandwide delivery available too What\u2019s next for The Smok Hous? Well\u2026 we might just have to go back to where it all started. Back to square one. But for now, Punggol\u2026 let\u2019s make these last few months count. \u2764\ufe0f <a title=\"thesmokhous\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/thesmokhous?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#TheSmokHous<\/a> <a title=\"smokfam\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/smokfam?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#SmokFam<\/a> <a title=\"punggol\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/punggol?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#Punggol<\/a> <a title=\"singaporebbq\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/singaporebbq?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#SingaporeBBQ<\/a> <a title=\"smokedmeatssg\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/smokedmeatssg?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#SmokedMeatsSG<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - The Smok Hous - The Smok Hous\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-The-Smok-Hous-7679048618162129682?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound &#8211; The Smok Hous &#8211; The Smok Hous<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The post also captured several iconic features of Punggol East Container Park such as the old food trucks, a leaning lamp post, as well as the restaurants housed in refurbished shipping containers.<\/p>\n<p>Isrudy also encouraged existing and new customers to come visit as well as enjoy the food and ambience the location has to offer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bring the family, bring your friends, order your favourites and make one last Smok Hous memory with us,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>In response to queries by AsiaOne, The Smok Hous stated that it had been informed of Punggol East Container Park&#8217;s upcoming closure via a WhatsApp message from its landlord stating that the land the container park was on will be taken back by the government.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When we signed the contract in November last year, we weren&#8217;t informed that the land will be taken back in October this year. We only found out in July that we needed to move out by Nov 1,&#8221; the business told us.<\/p>\n<p>The news has garnered a myriad of reaction from netizens, with some lamenting the impending loss of their favourite supper spots and others pointing out how such spaces often get sidelined to make way for housing.<\/p>\n<p>One comment under The Smok Hous&#8217; Instagram post read: &#8220;No&#8230; [there was] finally something good in Punggol and this happens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another netizen shared that this spot was &#8220;one of the open spaces near HDB flats where you can see the vast open sky and beautiful sun set&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Love this area, hard to find pockets of unblocked spaces in our highly built-up heartlands,&#8221; they added.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on r\/singapore on Reddit, a user wrote: &#8220;Seems like nowadays any news related to infrastructure or development in Singapore is just anything that makes life a little more interesting being demolished for HDBs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Many users agreed with this statement, with one commenter writing: &#8220;It&#8217;s always upsetting to see more novel places like these being replaced by increasingly generic infrastructure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[[nid:724557]]<\/p>\n<p>bhavya.rawat@asiaone.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/lifestyle\/punggol-east-container-park-closure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have yet to visit the Punggol East Container Park, the next two months might be your last chance to do so. 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