Chinese New Year 2019 opening hours for supermarkets, shopping malls, food courts, cafes and restaurants

Read what is open during Chinese New Year 2020 here for Supermarkets, Clinics, Kopi/Teh/Bubble Tea opening hours. For Cafe opening hours during CNY, it’s here.

Here’s 365days2play’s annual list of supermarkets, malls, clinics, food courts, and kopi/cafe places that are open during the CNY period! Hope you find it useful. If the supermarket or shopping centre in Orchard road is not listed here, it’s because the information is not available (yet)! You can also check the 2017 guide and 2018 guide for reference.

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wishes all a prosperous and wonderful Chinese New Year 2019! Huat ah!

Supermarkets

NTUC

• CNY Eve (4 Feb) —  121 out of 146 FairPrice stores to open till at least 5pm.
• 1st Day (5 Feb) — 31 stores business as usual. 79 stores open till 5pm
• 2nd Day (6 Feb ) — Business as usual except for MacPherson Mall
• 3rd Day (7 Feb) — Business as usual
• See the full list of NTUC store opening hours here

Giant Supermarket

• CNY Eve (4 Feb) — Extended hours for Tampines, IMM, Pioneer Mall, Paya Lebar Sq etc
• 1st Day (5 Feb) — Pretty much business as usual
• 2nd Day (6 Feb ) — Business as usual
• 3rd Day (7 Feb) — Business as usual
• See the full list of Giant store opening hours here

Sheng Siong Supermarket

• CNY Eve (4 Feb) —  All stores close at 4pm except Penjuru
• 1st Day (5 Feb) — Bukit Batok 154A, Bedok Central 209, Upper Boon Keng, Clementi 720, Canberra 105, Chin Swee 52, Elias Mall, Fernvale 417, Geylang 301, Junction Nine, Jalan Berseh, Jalan Bahar, Jurong Superbowl, Junction Ten, Punggol 301, Serangoon North, Teban Gardens, Tampines Central, Tanglin Halt, Woodlands 301, Woodlands 573, Yishun 675, Yishun 845 & Woodlands Industrial Park E7 to open 8am — 6pm. The rest will be closed
• 2nd Day (6 Feb) — Same as Day 1
• 3rd Day (7 Feb) — Business as usual
• See the full list of Sheng Siong store opening hours here

Prime Supermarket

• CNY Eve (4 Feb) —  Jurong West 962, Punggol Field 108, Hougang 106, King Geoerge 803, Compassvale 263 and Bukit Batok 159 open 24 hours. The rest close at 5 or 6pm.
• 1st Day (5 Feb) — Above outlets open 24 hrs. Woodlands 678 and Joo Seng 01 till 5pm. The rest closed.
• 2nd Day (6 Feb ) — Same as day 1.
• 3rd Day (7 Feb) — Pretty much business as usual
• See the full list of Prime Supermarket outlet opening hours here

Cold Storage Supermarket

• CNY Eve (4 Feb) —  Most outlets close at 7pm
• 1st Day (5 Feb) — Most outlets open from 10am — 9pm.
• 2nd Day (6 Feb) — Most outlets open from 9am —10pm
• 3rd Day (7 Feb) —
• Aperia, Jelita, Cluny Court, Rail Mall and Holland Village are 24hrs throughout
• See the full list of Cold Storage Supermarket outlet opening hours here

Shopping Centres / Changi Airport

Marina Bay Sands

• CNY Eve (4 Feb) —  Open till 11.30pm
• 1st Day (5 Feb) — Open till 11.30pm
• 2nd Day (6 Feb ) — Open till 11.30pm
• 3rd Day (7 Feb) — Open till 11pm
• Marina Bay Sands CNY website

Takashimaya

• Pre-CNY Eve (25 Jan — 3 Feb) — Extended shopping hours till 10pm
• CNY Eve (4 Feb) —  10am — 5.30pm
• 1st Day (5 Feb) — Closed
• 2nd Day (6 Feb ) — Closed
• 3rd Day (7 Feb) — Business as Usual
• Takashimaya website

Tangs

• CNY Eve (4 Feb) —  Closed at 5pm
• 1st Day (5 Feb) —  Closed
• 2nd Day (6 Feb) —  Tangs Orchard Closed. Tangs Vivo business as usual
• 3rd Day (7 Feb) — Business as usual
• F&B outlets have slightly different opening hours
• Tangs opening hours

Paragon

• CNY Eve (4 Feb) —  Most shops closed at 5pm
• Refer to Paragon individual store opening hours here

Robinsons

• CNY Eve (4 Feb) —  Open from 10.30am — 6pm
• 1st Day (5 Feb) —  Closed
• 2nd Day (6 Feb) —  Open from 10.30a — 10pm
• Refer to Robinson’s opening hours notice here

Wheelock Place

• Only these Wheelock Place stores remain open during CNY. (Scroll to the CNY icon for the list)

Raffles City Shopping Mall

• See list of Raffles City individual outlet opening hours here

IMM

• See list of IMM individual outlet opening hours here

Bedok Mall

• See list of Bedok Mall individual outlet CNY opening hours

Courts

• Open throughout Chinese New Year
• See Court’s notice on outlet opening hours during CNY

Daiso

• • CNY Eve (4 Feb) —  All outlets close at 5pm
  • 1st Day (5 Feb) —  All outlets closed except for 5 popular ones.
  • 2nd Day (6 Feb) —  Half the stores open from 12 — 10pm. The rest closed
  • See Daiso’s notice on CNY opening hours

QB House

• Closed from 5-7 Feb. Business as usual on 8 Feb. Click on the individual QB outlets to check opening hours

7-11

• Business as usual throughout Chinese New Year

No information available for CNY opening hours of Capitaland Malls such as, ION Orchard, Bugis Junction, Plaza Sing etc, Wisma Atria , IKEA as of publication date.

Food Courts

Food Republic

• CNY Eve for all outlets open till 5pm.
• CNY Day 1&2 — Food Opera, VivoCity, City Square Mall, Manulife Centre & Nex (Business as usual)
• CNY Day 2 — Shaw Lido, Wisma Atria, Westgate, 313@Somerset, Causeway Point, Parkway Parade (Business as usual)
• Please note that ALL Menu items are subject to a 15% surcharge on 5th & 6th Feb
• ”Order Ahead” function on FR Rewards will be closed from 4th to 6th Feb.
• See Food Republic’s notice on CNY opening hours

Food Junction

• CNY Eve (4 Feb) —  All outlets open until 5pm except Lot 1 / One Raffles Place until 3pm.
• 1st Day (5 Feb) —  Bugis Junction, Century Square, Nex open from 10am — 10pm. The rest closed.
• 2nd Day (6 Feb ) — The above plus Lot 1 open from 10am — 10pm. The rest closed.
• 3rd Day (7 Feb) — Business as usual
• See the full list of Food Junction outlet opening hours here

NTUC FoodFare

• CNY Eve (4 Feb) —  Some closed. Most outlets closing at 3pm.
• 1st Day (5 Feb) —  Most outlets closed.
• 2nd Day (6 Feb ) — Most foodcourts closed. Most coffeeshops open.
• 3rd Day (7 Feb) — Business as usual for all except Bukit Batok Driving Ctr close at 6pm.
• Business as usual for Changi Airport T4, Downtown East and Hougang Capeview.
• See the full list of NTUC Foodfare outlet opening hours here

Kopi, Teh and Cafes

Toast Box

• CNY Eve (4 Feb) —  Most outlets open until 3.30pm. Tanjong Pagar, Asia Sq closed
• 1st Day (5 Feb) —  A few outlets open, on average till 7pm.
• 2nd Day (6 Feb ) — Similar to day 1.
• 3rd Day (7 Feb) — Most outlets business as usual.Asia Sq, Phillips St, Tj Pagar closed
• See the full list of ToastBox outlet opening hours here

Killiney Kopitiam

• CNY Eve (4 Feb) —  Many outlets closed. Those open are open till about 2-5pm
• 1st Day (5 Feb) —  Most outlets closed except for Cheers ECP, Sentosa, Tanah Merah,
• 2nd Day (6 Feb) — Same as Day 1
• 3rd Day (7Feb) — Half the outlets still closed
• Cheong Chin Nam, Sentosa, Changi Airport outlets business as usual throughout
• See the full list of Killiney Kopitiam outlet opening hours here

Wang and Heavenly Wang

• CNY Eve (4 Feb) —  Most outlets open until 5pm
• 1st Day (5 Feb) —  Most outlets closed
• 2nd Day (6 Feb ) — Most outlets open
• 3rd Day (7 Feb) — Business as usual
• 24 hr operations at Changi Airport outlets
• See the full list of Wang Cafe outlet opening hours here

Yakun

• • CNY Eve (4 Feb) —  Most outlets open till 3 or 4pm
  • 1st Day (5 Feb) — Most outlets closed. Tangs, ION, Bugis, Paragon open till 4pm
  • 2nd Day (6 Feb ) — Similar to Day 1.
  • 3rd Day (7 Feb) — Business as usual except for a select few
  • Business as usual throughout for Fortune Centre and Changi Airport T3
  • See the full list of Yakun outlet opening hours here

Starbucks

• CNY Eve (4 Feb) —  Most outlets open till late. Several CBD outlets closing by evening.
• 1st Day (5 Feb) — Most CBD and office block outlets closed.
• 2nd Day (6 Feb ) — Similar to Day 1.
• 3rd Day (7 Feb) — All open except Science Park and Singapore Poly
• 24 hrs throughout at Changi Airport, Our Tampines hub and a few others.
• See the full list of Starbucks outlet opening hours here

PS Cafe

• CNY Eve (4 Feb) —  All outlets except Harding close at 6pm
• 1st Day (5 Feb) — All closed except Harding
• 2nd Day (6 Feb ) — Open for brunch, last order 4.30pm
• 3rd Day (7 Feb) — Business as usual
• Harding outlet open throughout Chinese New Year
• See PS Cafe’s notice on opening hours

No information for Coffee Bean Chinese New Year 2019 opening hours as of publication date. See separate article for cafes that are open during CNY 2019.

Restaurants and Fast Food

Paradise Group

• Business as usual for all outlets
• Paradise Group website

Crystal Jade

• • Business as usual CNY Eve and 6 Feb
  • Closed on 5 Feb 1st Day
  • See Crystal Jade’s notice on CNY opening hours

Sushi Tei

• CNY Eve (4 Feb) —  Open from 11.30am — 3pm
• 1st Day (5 Feb) — Closed
• 2nd Day (6 Feb ) — Closed
• 3rd Day (7 Feb) — 11.30am — 10pm
• See Sushi Tei’s notice on CNY opening hours

Din Tai Fung

• CNY Eve (4 Feb) —  Open from 11am — 3pm
• 1st Day (5 Feb) — 2/3 of outlets open from 11am — 9pm
• 2nd Day (6 Feb) — Centrepoint outlet closed. All others open 10am — 9pm
• 3rd Day (7 Feb) — Business as usual
• See the full list of Din Tai Fung outlet opening hours here

Tunglok Group

• CNY Eve (4 Feb) —  Business as usual
• 1st Day (5 Feb) — Most outlets closed except Ling Zhi Vegetarian, Tunglok Heen & Ruyi
• 2nd Day (6 Feb ) — Largely business as usual. Ling Zhi Vegetarian closed.
• 3rd Day (7 Feb) — Largely business as usual. Sushi Mieda closed.
• See the full list of Tunglok Group outlet opening hours here

Swee Choon Tim Sum Restaurant

• Closed from 3rd Feb — 7 Feb. Open again on 8 Feb Friday.
• See Swee Choon’s notice on CNY opening hours

Xin Wang Cafe

• All outlets open except for NUH
• See Xin Wang Cafe’s notice on opening hours

Hans

• Closed on 1st and 2nd day of CNY, except for Bedok, Jem, Waterway Point, Marina Sq, Seletar Mall and Springleaf
  See the full list of Hans outlet opening hours here

Encik Tan

• CNY Eve (4 Feb) —  Open until 3pm
• 1st Day (5 Feb) — Closed
• 2nd Day (6 Feb) — Closed
• Based on what I saw pasted at East Point Mall outlet!

Crave

• • CNY Eve (4 Feb) —  Most outlets open till 3pm. China Sq and HL Building closed.
  • 1st Day (5 Feb) — China Sq, Hong Leong Building and Tanjong Pagar centre closed.
  • 2nd Day (6 Feb) — Same as above
  • See the full list of CRAVE outlet opening hours for Chinese New Year

Long John Silver

• Business as usual during Chinese New Year
• See Long John Silver’s notice on CNY opening hours

Burger King

• Looks like business as usual for most outlets.
• CBD outlets like Hitachi Tower, Marina Bay Link Mall and Singapore Expo closed during 1st and 2nd Day.
• See Burger King’s notice on CNY opening hours

McDonald’s

• McDonald’s is open throughout Chinese New Year
• See McDonald’s notice on CNY opening hours

No information on Crystal Jade, Swensens, Subway Chinese New Year 2019 opening hours as of publication date.

Tourist Attractions open during Chinese New Year

• Singapore Zoo — Open every day of the year!
• Night Safari — Open every day of the year!
• River Safari — Open every day of the year!
• Jurong Bird Park — Open every day of the year!
• Science Centre — Closed on CNY Eve but open during CNY

Clinics / Polyclinics 

• • Raffles Medical Clinic and Dental opening hours

Information below is taken from Ministry of Health website notice and accurate as of 1 February 2019. Please contact the GP clinics to check that they are open before visiting.

List of 24-Hour GP Clinics

• • • List of 24-hour GP clinics open on 4 to 6 Feb 2019

List of GP Clinics Open on Specific Dates

• • • List of GP clinics open on 4 Feb 2019
    • List of GP clinics open on 5 Feb 2019
    • List of GP clinics open on 6 Feb 2019

List of GP Clinics Open According to Region

• • Ang Mo Kio
  • Bedok
  • Bedok Reservoir
  • Bishan
  • Boon Lay
  • Bukit Batok
  • Bukit Merah
  • Bukit Panjang
  • Central
  • Changi
  • Choa Chu Kang
  • Clementi
  • Commonwealth
  • Geylang
  • Holland
  • Jurong East
  • Jurong West
  • Kallang
  • Marine Parade
  • Novena
  • Orchard
  • Pasir Ris
  • Seletar
  • Sembawang
  • Serangoon
  • Tampines
  • Telok Blangah
  • Toa Payoh
  • Upper Bukit Timah
  • Upper Serangoon
  • Woodlands
  • Yishun

List will be updated as and when I receive more information. 365days2play Fun, Food and Family Blog wishes a Happy Chinese New Year to all! HUAT AH!

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