What is open during Chinese New Year 2013?

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A very happy and prosperous Chinese New Year to all my readers!

Although I highly recommend that you spend the Chinese New Year visiting relatives and rekindling relationships, if you feel bored, here’s a quick list of what there is to do during the Chinese New Year period. Check out the list of shopping centres, supermarkets and cafes that are open during Chinese New Year. Huat ah!

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Supermarkets

NTUC

• CNY Eve (9 Feb) — Most stores close at 5pm. Selected open 24 hours. Airport till 11 pm.
• 1st Day (10 Feb) — Most stores closed. Selected open 24 hours. Airport till 5 pm.
• 2nd Day (11 Feb) — Most stores open till 5pm. Selected open 24 hrs. Airport till 11 pm.
• 3rd Day (12 Feb) — Open
• See the full list of NTUC operation hours here

Shop & Save

• CNY Eve (9 Feb) —  Half of the supermarkets open 24 hours!
• 1st Day (10 Feb) — Half open 24 hours. The rest open till 8pm!
• 2nd Day (11 Feb) — All Open except for Tampines Blk 506!
• 3rd Day (12 Feb) — Open
• See full list of Shop & Save outlets opening hours during CNY!

Giant

• 1st Day (10 Feb) — All open! Normal operating hours.
• 2nd Day (11 Feb) — Open
• 3rd Day (12 Feb) — Open
• See full list of Giant Hypermarket stores opening hours during CNY!

Sheng Siong

• CNY Eve (9 Feb) — Open till 3pm.
• 1st Day (10 Feb) — Closed.
• 2nd Day (11 Feb) — Closed.
• 3rd Day (12 Feb) — Open! Business as usual.
• Sheng Siong CNY notice

Cold Storage / Jasons Market Place / Shop & Save (no info available, this is based on 2012 press release)

• 1st Day (10 Feb) — Most stores open, at slightly shorter operating hours
• 2nd Day (11 Feb) — Most stores fully open
• 3rd Day (12 Feb) — Open
• Cold Storage Website

Shopping Centres/Airport

Marina Bay Sands

• Almost all stores open for Chinese New Year! Special promotions going on too!
• Late night shopping until 11pm from 10 Feb — 14 Feb (Sunday — Thursday)
• Late night shopping until 12 midnight on 15 — 16 Feb (Friday — Saturday)
• Marina Bay Sands Website

Paragon

• CNY Eve (9 Feb) — Most stores open till 5pm. Some till 8pm.
• 1st Day (10 Feb) — Most stores closed.
• 2nd Day (11 Feb) — 1/4 stores open
• 3rd Day (12 Feb) — Info not available. Assume open?
• See the full list of Paragon shops opening hours here

ION Orchard

• 1st Day (10 Feb) — Quite a number of stores open including Food Opera food court.
• 2nd Day (11 Feb) — Slightly more stores open.
• 3rd Day (12 Feb) — Info not available. Assume all open?
• See the full list of ION Orchard shops opening hours here

Takashimaya

• CNY Eve (9 Feb) — Store open from 10am — 5.30pm
• 1st Day (10 Feb) — Closed
• 2nd Day (11 Feb) — Closed
• 3rd Day (11 Feb) — Open
• Takashimaya Website

Tangs

• CNY Eve (9 Feb) — Store closed at 5pm
• 1st Day (10 Feb) — Closed
• 2nd Day (11 Feb) — Closed
• 3rd Day (12 Feb) — Open
• Tangs Website

313@Somerset

• Open from 10am to 10pm on 10 Feb —14 Feb
• Open from 10am — 11 pm on 15 — 16 Feb
• 313@Somerset Website

Wisma Atria — Can’t find the information

CentrePoint — Can’t find the information.

Orchard Central — Can’t find the information

Raffles City Shopping Centre (no info available, this is based on 2012 press release)

• 1st Day (10 Feb) — Most stores closed. Robinsons is open
• 2nd Day (11 Feb) — Some stores open
• 3rd Day (12 Feb) — Most stores open
• See the full list of opening hours for Raffles City Shopping Centre shops

Plaza Singapura (no info available, this is based on 2012 press release)

• 1st Day (10 Feb) — Most stores closed
• 2nd Day (11 Feb) — 1/3 of stores open
• 3rd Day (12 Feb) — Some stores not open
• See the full list of Plaza Singapura shops opening hours here

Changi Airport

• 1st Day (10 Feb) — Only Crystal Jade (T2), Crystal Jade Shanghai (T3), Itacho Sushi (T3), Ramen Champion (T3) & some stalls at KOPI (T3) closed. All other F&B open.
• 2nd Day (11 Feb) — All F&B open
• Changi Airport’s the best place to go if you don’t know where to go during the festive Chinese New Year period. As usual, ToastBox, Killiney, WangCafe and Yakun are open 24 hours.
• See list of 24hr outlets at Changi Airport.
• See the opening hours of all the shops at Changi Airport

Fitness First Gym

• Amazing! Some of Fitness First Gyms are open throughout Chinese New Year
• See list of Fitness First Club opening hours and class schedule for CNY

Kopi and Coffee

Starbucks

• More or less open throughout Chinese New Year except for CBD outlets.
• See the full list of Starbucks outlets that are open during CNY

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

• Nearly all outlets open during Chinese New Year with the exception of Expo
• See the full list of CBTL outlets that are open during CNY

Yakun

• CNY Eve (9 Feb) — Most outlets open till 3pm.
• 1st Day (10 Feb) — Only a few outlets open
• 2nd Day (11 Feb) — Only a few outlets open
• Changi Airport Outlet open 24 hrs regardless of CNY!
• 3rd Day (12 Feb) — Open
• See the list of Yakun outlets that are open during CNY

Wang Cafe

• CNY Eve (9 Feb) — Most outlets open till 2.30pm.
• 1st Day (10 Feb) — Only Airport,  HarbourFront, Hougang Mall and Plaza Sing open
• 2nd Day (11 Feb) — Most outlets open
• 3rd Day (12 Feb) — Most outlets open. CBD outlets closed.
• Changi Airport Outlet open 24 hrs regardless of CNY!
• See the list of WangCafe outlets that are open during CNY

ToastBox

• Supposedly open for Chinese New Year. Still waiting for the information

Third Wave Coffee

• Dann’s Daily Pescetarian Cafe — Closed 9 to 13 Feb
• Jewel Coffee — Closed 9 — 12 Feb
• Room Coffee.bar — Closed 9 to 12 Feb
• 40 Hands – OPEN 8am – 8pm Saturday, 8am – 7pm Sunday. Closed Monday & Tuesday
• Chye Seng Huat Hardware — Closed 9th Feb 3pm onwards. Reopen on 15th Feb.
• The Orange Thimble — OPEN throughout Chinese New Year!!!
• Tiong Bahru Bakery — Eng Hoon Street closed from 9 — 12 Feb; Raffles City closed from 9 — 11 Feb