Newton Food Center

Newton Food Center (main entrance)

The Newton Food Center (纽顿 熟食 中心) is a large hawker center in Newton, Singapore . The Food Center is promoted as a tourist attraction by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB). It was first opened in 1971, then closed in 2005 as the government wanted to change the food center. A major renovation followed until it reopened on July 1, 2006.

renovation

Newton Food Center to be renovated and reopened in 2006

During the renovation, the Newton Food Center was temporarily relocated near Bukit Timah Road .

design

Large central square in the middle of the food center

Covered area with food sales

The newly built food center contains design elements from the surrounding colonial houses. The color scheme is white, black, and brown. The roof is 7 meters high to ensure adequate ventilation. The 83 shops are arranged around the central square in a horseshoe shape. Dishes such as fish , noodles , satay and seafood are offered .

Flora in the food center

Over 50 types of flowers , including pink frangipani and various types of palm trees , have been planted in the Newton Food Center area.

Controversy

Though it is promoted for Singaporean cuisine by the STB, the grocery vendors at Newton Food Center are often criticized by locals, mostly for overpricing and mediocre food quality. The center is particularly notorious for incessant advertising and harassment of customers by overzealous salespeople.

On March 14, 2009, six American tourists were charged $ 491 Singapore for a meal at Tanglin's Best BBQ Seafood. In this case of blatant inflation, a supervisory authority imposed a three-month ban on the sales booth and banned his assistant from working there for five years.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ National Environment Agency: Hawker at Newton Food Center suspended for one month for touting ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 12, 2006.
2. ^ Tessa Wong, "Newton Food Center: Are they touting ... or just being pushy?", The Straits Times , October 30, 2006
3. ↑ "NEA suspends Newton hawker stall's license for overcharging tourist," Channel News Asia , 19 March 2009

Web links

Commons : Newton Food Center  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Newton Food Center. The Economist, accessed September 19, 2006 . 
• Newton Food Center closes For Makeover, Re-opens Next Year. National Environment Agency, September 21, 2005, archived from the original on October 6, 2006 ; Retrieved September 19, 2006 . 
• Newton Food Center. Uniquely Singapore, accessed September 14, 2007 . 
• NEA suspends Newton hawker stall's license for overcharging tourist. (No longer available online.) Channel News Asia, formerly the original ; Retrieved March 23, 2009 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  

Coordinates: 1 ° 18 ′ 43 "  N , 103 ° 50 ′ 22"  E