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“Yes, I’m very nervous – it’s a dream come true, but there’s also the reality of whether or not it will work,” says Inderpal Singh. His “fun dining” restaurant will serve mod Southeast Asian street snacks like ramly duck sliders and mushroom masala samosas.

“Yes, I’m very nervous – it’s a dream come true, but there’s also the reality of whether or not it will work,” says Inderpal Singh. His “fun dining” restaurant will serve mod Southeast Asian street snacks like Ramly duck sliders.

Yumi – the scantily-clad Vietnamese hawker who used to own a now-defunct drinks stall at Hong Lim Food Centre is something of a minor celebrity.

“Initially, many customers expected prawn noodles,” admits chef-owner Gwyneth Ang. Instead, she serves $35 jumbo tiger prawn ramen and $104 (market price) lobster pao fan at this outlet that bears little resemblance to her Michelin Bib Gourmand kopitiam in MacPherson.

Earlier this year in February, 40-year-old hawkerpreneur Harold Tan paid a visit to TikTok-viral Bangkok restaurant Hereduan while he was on vacation.

Three years after opening hawker stall Mr Egg Fried Rice in Bishan (it now boasts three outlets), 50-year-old Eric Yam — who bears a slight resemblance to Hollywood star Simu Liu — has opened his second concept, curiously named

It's “half cake, half pudding — the souffle layer is almost like chiffon cake”. She also sells Japanese puddings in classic flavours like matcha and Christmassy ones such as

The millennial and her hubby opened their plant-based ice cream shop two months ago. They serve oat milk ice cream in flavours ranging from chocolate to carrot cake.

“I thought computer engineering would be fun like playing games, but there’s a lot of coding. I didn’t understand how to code at all. Then I realised: I love to cook for my family at home and discover new recipes,” says the hawker who has a diploma in computer engineering.

Sip free coffee with Italian ‘knight' Dottoressa Giuseppina at her showroom, which offers gourmet Italian treats like X'mas panettone from $35 to $250 for a branded Moschino loaf coated in edible gold.