MON KEE SG OPENED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NAKED FINN FOUNDER
Interestingly, Mon Kee was brought to Singapore in collaboration with founder of seafood restaurant The Naked Finn and BurgerLabo, Ken Loon, 50. Choi happens to also be a partner in these two Singapore restaurants and the men have been longtime collaborators.
“The owners of Mon Kee are my partners,” Loon told 8days.sg. “They previously had a Mon Kee stall in Food Republic’s Hong Kong branch, so when this opportunity came up, I asked if they wanted to work together. I’ve always craved proper Hong Kong comfort food, and this is the real deal.”
Loon’s team in Singapore will be operating Mon Kee. “The chef for Mon Kee was previously with my Naked Finn and BurgerLabo team. Right now, he’s in Hong Kong for training,” Loon shared. “At any one time, we’ll have three staff at the stall. It’s the first time we’re doing something like this in a food court, so it’s a bit of trial and error.”
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For Choi, returning to Food Republic felt natural. “We worked with them in Hong Kong for four years before the [Hong Kong] government reclaimed the land for redevelopment,” he shared. “We’ve always wanted to go overseas, and there’s no better place to start than in Singapore – Ken is based here, and we trust the Food Republic team.”
Mon Kee Cafe will open on Jul 4 at The Food Place, Raffles City, 52 North Bridge Rd, #03-15/16/17, Singapore 179103. More info via Instagram & Facebook.
This story was originally published in 8Days.
