Specialising in Mala Tang, Gong Yuan Mala Tang is opening a new outlet at Nex. It will be taking over the unit vacated by Bao Today at Nex #03-17 and it is expected to open in October 2021.

Opened by the Royal T Group—which is behind other concepts such as LiHo Tea, Nene Chicken, and Bornga—Gong Yuan Mala Tang is a casual Mala Tang chain in Singapore and you can find them at the following locations:

18 Taiseng
AMK Hub
Changi City Point
Funan Mall
Heartland Mall
Our Tampines Hub
Raffles City
Suntec City
Sun Plaza

Photo credit: Gong Yuan Mala Tang

Other than its signature Mala Tang, Gong Yuan Mala Tang also offers other soup bases including Mushroom, Pork bone, Tomato and Pickled Vegetable for those who are not a fan of spicy food.

All you have to do is to choose the ingredients from a variety of meat, seafood, and vegetables, and pick your soup base.

Gong Yuan Mala Tang
Nex #03-17
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083

Kanshoku Ramen has opened a new outlet at NEX and it will be having 1-for-1 Dry Truffle Ramen from 8 to 10 Dec 2020.

Founded in 2014, Kanshoku Ramen is one of the more popular local ramen shops in Singapore. The name Kanshoku means ‘to finish eating every last bit of your food’ in Japanese.

The 3-day exclusive promo for the 1-for-1 Dry Truffle Ramen at Kanshoku Ramen NEX starts from 8 to 10 Dec 2020.

Photos credit: Kanshoku Ramen

Some of the other favourites you can order include Truffle Broth Ramen, Spicy Tonkotsu Ramen, Chicken Karaage, Crispy Gyoza and Truffle Edamame.

Kanshoku Ramen has three other outlets at ION Orchard, Orchardgateway and Northpoint City.

Kanshoku Ramen
NEX #01-57
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083

Five Guys Singapore is opening its second outlet at nex on 11 January 2021. Following the news of the opening of Beauty In The Pot (BITP) at nex in October 2020, the folks staying in the North-east of Singapore will be thrilled that yet another popular dining concept in their hood.

Brought in by Zouk Group, this American cult favourite is a fast-casual burger joint with a simple goal: selling the best quality burgers possible.

Known for its highly customisable menu, Five Guys hopes to encourage customers to build the burger or sandwich of their dreams by exploring different combinations and taste profiles based on their unique preferences. Five Guys offers 15 free toppings including an in-house mayo recipe created exclusively for Five Guys by Heinz. As such, there are approximately 250,000 combinations one can choose from.

The burgers are made-to-order, allowing the patty to retain its moisture.

Five Guys Singapore
23 Serangoon Central, nex
Singapore 556083

Beauty In The Pot (BITP) is opening its 7th outlet at nex in October 2020. Beauty In The Pot rose to fame with its beauty collagen broth and it has firmly established itself as one of the most popular hotpot restaurants in Singapore.

Beauty In The Pot will be taking over the spot vacated by the now-defunct MOF @ My Izakaya. The Paradise Group—the parent company of Beauty In The Pot—will also be opening Canton Paradise next to Beauty In The Pot.

Photo credit: Beauty In The Pot

We are definitely hoping that the new outlet at nex will open until 3am like the other the Beauty In The Pot outlets. Can’t wait to have steamboat supper at the new outlet!

Beauty In The Pot nex
23 Serangoon Central
#02-01 nex
Singapore 556083
Nearest station: Serangoon

nex is the heartland mall in Serangoon and it is one huge mall at it!

Being the biggest mall in the North-Eastern region of Singapore, nex houses more than 70 fashion, recreation and food stores.

Shopping mall directories, however, can be more troublesome than helpful. Somehow you can never seem to find what you want, plus they are a bother to navigate. So to make things easier for you, we have done the dirty work by compiling a concise list of nex’s restaurants, cafés, food stalls and kiosks and categorising them in alphabetical order. This nex food directory should save your time and effort without needing to sieve through confusing websites.

AJISEN GOURMET TOWN

#03-06/07 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 7628
Daily: 11.30am – 10pm

ALLGOOD GOURMET

#B2-49 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 8646 2595
Daily: 11am – 11pm

ANDERSEN’S OF DENMARK ICE CREAM

#B1-09 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 2308
Daily: 10am – 10pm

AONE CLAYPOT HOUSE

#B1-73/74 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6636 5159
Daily: 10.30am – 9.30pm

AYAM PENYET PRESIDENT

#B1-13/14 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 8165
Daily: 11.30am – 9pm

AUNTIE ANNE’S

#03-K10 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Daily: 11.30am – 9pm

BALITHAI

#02-13 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 4633
Daily: 11.30am – 3pm, 5.30pm – 10pm

BARCOOK

#03-K18 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6483 6588
Daily: 10.30am – 10pm

BASKIN ROBBINS

#01-K4/5 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6636 6931
Daily: 10am – 10pm

BEE CHENG HIANG

#B2-11 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 4787
Daily: 10am – 10pm

BENGAWAN SOLO

#B2-69 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 6155
Daily: 10am – 10pm

BLACKBALL

#B1-46A nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 9742 1630
Daily: 10.30am – 10pm

BOOST JUICE BARS

#B2-48 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Daily: 9am – 10pm

BREADTALK, SO RAMEN, THE ICING ROOM & TOAST BOX

#B2-58/59 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 4489
Daily: 8am – 10.30pm

CHARCOAL THAI

#B1-30/31 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6288 6260
Daily: 10am – 10pm

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CHICKEN HOTPOT

#02-17 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6636 9179
Daily: 11.30am – 9.30pm

CHOC SPOT

#B2-17 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 4423
Daily: 10am – 10pm

CHATERAISE

#B2-49A nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 0014
Daily: 10.30am – 10pm

DIAN XIAO ER

#02-09/10 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 4828
Daily: 11.30am – 10pm

DIN TAI FUNG

#B1-10/11/12 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 7787
Daily: 11am – 10pm

DESSERTSTORY

#03-17 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 2697
Daily: 10.30am – 11.30pm

DOUGH CULTURE

#B2-09 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 2061
Daily: 11am – 10pm

EAT.

#01-59/60 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 2942
Daily: 10am – 10pm

EIGHTEEN CHEFS

#01-57 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 4642
Daily: 11am – 10pm

FAMOUS AMOS

#03-K5/K6 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 1736
Daily: 9am – 9pm

FANCY DELIGHT

#03-K21 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Daily: 11am – 10pm

FOOD JUNCTION

#04-36/37 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 4358
Daily: 10am – 10pm

FOOD REPUBLIC

#B2-63 to 66/70 to 72 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6834 3126
Daily: 10.30am – 10.30pm

FOUR LEAVES

#B2-43 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6481 1287
Daily: 10.30am – 10pm

FOUR SEASONS DURIANS

#03-K14 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 2979
Daily: 10am – 10pm

FRAGRANCE FOODSTUFF

#03-14 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 2004
Daily: 10.30am – 10pm

FRIED CHICKEN MASTER

#B2-48A nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6514 5213
Daily: 10.30am – 10pm

GRAFFITI CAFE

#B2-62 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 5909
Daily: 10am – 10pm

GREENDOT

#02-K2/K3/K4 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 9070 5911
Daily: 11am – 9pm

GREEN PUMPKIN JAPANESE BAKERY CAFE

#B1-K1 (Located inside Shokutsu 10) nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 7990
Daily: 10am – 10pm

HAPPYVEG

#03-K13 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 9239 3739
Daily: 10am – 10pm

HERBAL TEA

#03-K2 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 4286
Daily: 11am – 10pm

HO KEE PAU

#B2-42 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 2054
Daily: 10am – 10pm

HONG SHENG KEE DESSERT

#B1-46 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 2778
Daily: 10.30am – 10.30pm

HONGUO

#B1-75 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 4675
Daily: 11am – 10pm

HOT TOMATO CAFÉ & GRILL

#B1-47 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6753 4300
Daily: 11am – 10pm

ICHIBAN BOSHI

#B1-04 (Located inside Shokutsu 10) nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 0128
Daily: 11am- 10pm

IDATEN UDON

#B1-02 (Located inside Shokutsu 10) nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 4786
Daily: 11am – 11pm

JACK’S PLACE

#04-66 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 2433
Daily: 11am – 10.30pm

JOLLIBEAN

#03-K7/K8 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 8755
Daily: 9.30am – 10pm

KABE NO ANA JAPANESE PASTA

#B1-80 (Located inside Shokutsu 10) nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 8204
Daily: 11am – 10pm

KFC

#B1-32/33 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 4093
Daily: 8am – 10.30pm

KOI CAFE

#B1-07 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 8623
Mon to Thu, Sun: 10am – 10pm
Fri & Sat: 10am – 10.30pm

KISS THE TIRAMISU

#03-K20 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Daily: 11am – 9.30pm

KURIYA JAPANESE MARKET

#B1-03 (Located inside Shokutsu 10) nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 4568
Daily: 11am – 10pm

LEE WEE & BROTHERS’ FOODSTUFF

#03-K11 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6788 9122
Daily: 7am – 5pm

LIHO

#04-K22 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Daily: 11am – 10pm

LONG JOHN SILVER’S

#B1-45 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 2858
Daily: 7.30am – 10pm

MAD JACK

#B1-27 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 7551
Daily: 11.30am – 10.30pm

MCDONALD’S

#B2-05/06/07/08 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 4921
Daily: 6.30am – 12.30am

MEN MEN DON DON

#B2-10 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 2104
Daily: 10am – 9.30pm

MEN-ICHI JAPANESE RAMEN

#B1-79 (Located inside Shokutsu 10) nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 4638
Daily: 11am – 10pm

MILKISSIMO CAFFE

#02-13A nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Daily: 10.30am – 10.30pm

MINISTRY OF FOOD

#02-04/05/06 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 4610
Mon to Fri: 11am – 10pm
Sat & Sun: 11am – 11pm

MONSTER CURRY

#B1-08 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 2168
Daily: 11am – 10pm

MOS BURGER

#B2-02/03/04 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6509 9841
Daily: 8am – 11pm

NANDO’S

#B1-41/42/43 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6509 0331
Daily: 10am – 10pm

NENE CHICKEN

#04-15/16 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 1494
Daily: 11am – 9.15pm

PENANG CULTURE

#B1-76/77 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 0667
Daily: 10am – 11pm

OKG EXPRESS

#01-58 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 1163
Daily: 9.30am – 9.30pm

OLD CHANG KEE

#B2-12 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 4840
Daily: 11.30am – 9.30pm

OLD STREET BAH KUT TEH. YOU TIAO. SOYA MILK.

#B2-50/51 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Daily: 10am – 10pm

PASTAMANIA

#04-21/22 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 2115
Daily: 10am – 10.30pm

PIZZA HUT

#03-11/12/13 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 8015
Daily: 11am – 10pm

POLAR PUFFS & CAKES

#03-K3/K4 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 4485
9am – 10pm

PRATA WALA

#02-K5/K6 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 2910
Mon to Thu & Sun: 10am – 10pm
Fri, Sat, & Eve of Public Holidays: 10am – 11pm

PUTIEN

#02-18/19 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 7833
Daily: 11.30am – 3pm, 5.30pm – 10pm

QI JI

#03-10 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 2090
Daily: 9.30am – 9.45pm

QQ RICE

#B2-48B nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6484 3368
Daily: 6.30am – 10pm

RITZ APPLE STRUDEL

#03-K9 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Daily: 10am – 10pm

RIVE GAUCHE PATISSERIE

#03-K17 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6509 3406
Daily: 10am – 10pm

ROYCE’

#B2-33 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Daily: 10.30am – 10.30pm

SEOUL GARDEN

#B1-34/35 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6555 1339
11.30am – 10pm

SF FRUITS

#03-K1/K2 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 4840
Daily: 10am – 10pm

SHOKUTSU 10

#03-K12 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6100 1218
Daily: 12pm – 9.30pm

SHIHLIN TAIWAN STREET SNACKS

#03-K12 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6100 1218
Daily: 12pm – 9.30pm

SO PHO

#B1-15 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6636 8195
Daily: 11am – 9.30pm

SOGURT

#04-17 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Daily: 10am – 11.30pm

SOUP RESTAURANT

#02-15/16 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 2822
Daily: 11.30am – 10pm

SUSHI EXPRESS

#B1-38/39/40 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6509 5802
Daily: 11am – 9pm

STARBUCKS

#02-K1 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 4650
Daily: 8am – 10.30pm

STREATS HONG KONG CAFÉ & RESTAURANT

#03-08/09 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6509 1966
Daily: 11am – 10pm

STUFF’D

#B2-47A nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Daily: 10.30am – 9.30pm

SUBWAY

#02-11 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 4758
Daily: 8.30am – 10pm

SUSHI TEI

#03-15/16 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 7717
Daily: 11.30am – 10pm

SWEET TALK

#B2-67 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 7673
Daily: 10am – 10pm

SWENSEN’S

#02-07/08 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 4072
Daily: 10.30am – 10.30pm

TAI LEI LOI KEI

#B2-15 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6636 5633
Daily: 10am – 10pm

TEXAS CHICKEN

#04-18/19/20 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 2130
Daily: 10.30am – 10.30pm

THAIEXPRESS

#B1-05/06 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6509 9980
Daily: 11am – 10pm

THE SHIP RESTAURANT

#01-61/62 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6834 3733
Daily: 11am – 10pm

THE SOUP SPOON UNION

#02-14 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 0580
Mon to Fri: 10.30am – 10pm
Sat, Sun & Public Holidays: 9am – 10pm

TORIGO!

#B2-60/61 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 8801
Daily: 10am – 11pm

THE COFFEE BEAN AND TEA LEAF

#02-K10 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6273 2221
Daily: 8am – 11pm

THE GOLDEN DUCK CO.

#04-K16 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Daily: 11am – 9.30pm

TONTEI PORK RESTAURANT

#B1-79 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 7116
Daily: 10am – 10pm

TORI-Q

#B2-52 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 7116
Daily: 11am – 9.30pm

TUK TUK CHA

#02-12 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 7116
Daily: 11am – 9.30pm

TWELVE CUPCAKES

#B2-48A nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6509 1255
Daily: 11am – 10pm

UMEYA

#03-K16 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Daily: 10am – 10pm

WADORI YAKITORI

#B1-03 (Located inside Shokutsu 10) nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Daily: 11am – 9.30pm

WINE CONNECTION

#B2-41 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 8757
Daily: 10am – 10pm

YA KUN FAMILY CAFE

#B2-46 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 9744
Daily: 7.30am – 10.30pm

YAKI YAKI BO TEPPANYAKI RESTAURANT

#B1-03 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 4838
Daily: 11am – 10pm

YOOGANE

#B1-28/29 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 2887
Daily: 11.30am – 10pm

YOSHINOYA

#B1-36/37 nex
23 Serangoon Central, Singapore 556083
Tel: +65 6634 4863
Daily: 10am – 10pm

Words by Missim | Photography by ladyironchef

Specialising in Heng Hwa cuisine, Putien Restaurant has quickly expanded from its flagship restaurant at Kitchener road to a restaurant chain with 8 outlets in Singapore: Vivocity, Marina Square, Parkway Parade, Jurong Point, Tampines Mall, City Square Mall and nex.

Putien restaurant has recently launched a new Summer menu. The seasonal dishes are mostly light and refreshing ingredients to complement the warm and humid weather.

The first few dishes that came were little light starters to whet your appetite. The Organic Momotaro Tomato ($4.90) from their Summer Menu came in nice thick juicy slices. There was powdered sugar topping over it which I like! Anything that is coated with sugar is wonderful.

The Iced Bitter Gourd ($5.90), on the other hand, was not much to my liking. Don’t get me wrong. I love bitter gourds in fish slice bee hoons, fried with eggs and what not. But not serving it with a chock-full of ice and eating it cold. It reminded me of carbonated water. I can never get used to the weird mix of coldness and the slight bitterness. Even the honey (which you are supposed to dip the bitter gourd into) did not help at all.

Pretty though.

My second favourite meal from the dinner! Snails, I absolutely loved sucking on the tiny little shells. I was even sucking on them after dessert was cleared! My only complaint for the Sauteed Sea Snails with Hua Diao Wine ($13.90) will be that the snails are awfully tiny. They look much bigger on the menu.

A few more dishes came and went but they did not leave a huge impression on me. And finally, the very famous Putien Lor Mee ($7.9/$15.9/$23.9). The first thing that strikes you is the very light coloured gravy. There was also an interesting mix of ingredients like prawns and clams. I took a tentative spoonful of mian and gravy. Man, it was yummy as hell. How yummy? I’m not too sure. I just remember clearing up my bowl and going for seconds and more and more till every last drop of gravy was slurped up completely.

Putien Restaurant serves reasonably good food at reasonable prices. With 8 branches in Singapore, it is a very convenient place for families to drop by for dinner.

Singapore Food Blog Review
Putien Restaurant
City Square Mall #02-51/54 Tel: +65 6509 6015
Jurong Point #02-34 Tel: +65 6795 2338
127A Kitchener Road Tel: +65 6295 6358
Marina Square #02-205 Tel: +65 6336 4068
nex #02-19 Tel: +65 6634 7833
Parkway Parade #02-13/13A Tel: +65 6345 6358
Tampines Mall #B1-K19/27 Tel: +65 6781 2162
VivoCity Food Republic #03-01B Tel: +65 6376 9358

Note: This was an invited media session