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Outdoor restaurant tables near a hazy city skyline at dusk, empty chairs on one side, diners as silhouettes without visible faces, no logos or readable text

CBD Restaurateurs Say Locals Stayed Home as F1 Tourists Ate Outdoors in Haze

Restaurants near Raffles City and CHIJMES told CNA that Formula 1 crowds kept outdoor seats full while Singapore diners shifted to air-conditioned halls as haze lingered.

Chloe Tan Oct 12, 2026

Covered hawker centre tables with a few diners wearing masks, ceiling fans and hazy daylight through openings, no logos or readable text

Hawker Centres Hand Out Free Masks as Diners Shun Open-Air Seating

Hawkers at Bedok and Jurong West centres reported slower lunch crowds as NEA’s unhealthy PSI band pushed diners toward covered tables and free N95 packs from town councils.

Chloe Tan Oct 11, 2026

Empty Malaysian-style coffee shop tables with melamine chairs inside a mall food court under cool white lighting, no logos or readable text

Malaysian Kopitiam Chain Exits Republic as Kallang Wave Lease Ends

OldTown White Coffee will shut its Kallang Wave outlet on 11 October after the landlord declined to renew the lease, ending the brand’s 12-year Singapore run for now.

Chloe Tan Oct 10, 2026

Covered hawker centre aisle with empty plastic chairs and steam from a wok stall, grey daylight through open sides, diners wearing masks in background without identifiable faces, no logos or readable text

Hong Lim Hawkers Reopen After NEA Cleaning Week as Haze Pushes Diners Indoors

Stalls at Hong Lim Market and Food Centre resumed service after a three-day NEA cleaning closure, but hawkers say haze and F1 road diversions have thinned lunch crowds by double digits.

Chloe Tan Oct 9, 2026

Open-air hawker centre satay grill smoke at night, metal skewers over charcoal, office towers blurred in background, warm sodium lighting, no logos or readable text

Lau Pa Sat Supper Stalls Add Friday Seats as GP Crowds Fill the CBD

Supper traders at Lau Pa Sat are staffing extra tables as Formula 1 practice sessions funnel office workers and tourists into the CBD hawker landmark.

Chloe Tan Oct 8, 2026

Orange traffic barricades and metal fencing along a downtown Singapore street near bayfront construction, overcast afternoon, no logos or readable text

F1 Barricades Seal Marina Centre as LTA Reopens Peak-Hour Road Corridors

Formula 1 setup closed Marina Centre roads from 7 October while LTA reopened selected corridors during morning and evening peaks, urging commuters to use MRT with extended City Hall train times on race nights.

Chloe Tan Oct 7, 2026