One Prawn & Co closing New Bahru restaurant after 2 years

Chef-owner Gwyneth Ang’s upmarket seafood restaurant will close early October. Casual sibling eatery Zhup Zhup at MacPherson remains open.

Chef-owner of One Prawn & Co, Gwyneth Ang (right). (Photo: 8days: Florence Fong, Lionel Lai)

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Just over two years after opening at New Bahru in 2024, chef-owner Gwyneth Ang’s One Prawn & Co will close on Oct 4.

The restaurant announced the news on Instagram, saying that “after much consideration”, it was the “right moment to bring this chapter to a close, as the group continues to evolve”.

“This wasn’t an easy decision. One Prawn & Co has been an important part of our story, and we’re incredibly proud of what we’ve built over the years,” it added.

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A statement on its website sheds more light on the decision, with the team saying it feels “this chapter of One Prawn & Co has reached its natural end”.

“We are proud of everything the brand has become, and rather than continuing to reshape it, we have decided to bring this phase of its journey to a close and focus our energy on the other brands within the group,” it said.

8days.sg has reached out to One Prawn & Co for more information, but has yet to receive a response.

They’ve noticed that the New Bahru eatery has been pretty quiet over the past couple of years, even while its neighbours thrived.

Gwyneth Ang at the MacPherson outlet in 2024, before One Prawn & Co was rebranded as Zhup Zhup. (Photo: Lionel Lai)

STARTED OUT SELLING PRAWN MEE IN HAWKER STALL

One Prawn & Co started out as a hawker stall at Golden Mile Food Centre in 2019, specialising in Penang-style prawn noodles. Ang, a former Burnt Ends chef, had learnt the recipe from her Penang-born mum.

The business later moved to a standalone kopitiam in MacPherson, where its elevated take on the hawker dish earned it a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2022.

In 2024, the MacPherson joint was renamed Zhup Zhup by One Prawn & Co, with pao fan (cooked rice in hot broth) and claypot rice added to its menu. The eatery retained its Michelin Bib Gourmand this year.

(Photo: Google Maps/One Prawn & Co)

That July, Ang brought the One Prawn & Co name to a much fancier 82-seat restaurant at New Bahru, this time focusing on dry-aged seafood and dishes cooked over wood fire. Prices at this outlet were correspondingly higher.

When 8days.sg visited the new outlet shortly after its opening, the chef told us that the move was a “full circle” moment for her and her business partner, bringing them back to the “casual fine-dining” style where they started their culinary careers.

STILL TRUE TO ITS PRAWN MEE ROOTS

Today, One Prawn & Co's menu features contemporary takes on Asian flavours, while retaining nods to the brand’s prawn mee beginnings.

For lunch, highlights include Prawn Bisque Ramen (S$30), while the dinner menu offers dishes such as Smoky Prawn Toast (S$18), “Typhoon Shelter” Prawn ($56) and Wood-Fired Scorched Hor Fun (S$38). The latter three also feature on its seven-course Fireline dinner menu, priced at S$98 per person (minimum two diners).

Prawn Bisque Ramen. (Photo: 8days/Florence Fong)

ZHUP ZHUP REMAINS OPEN

Fans of Ang's original and more affordable prawn mee can still get their fix at Zhup Zhup, which remains open at MacPherson Road.

The casual eatery continues to serve the noodles with Ang's signature prawn broth, alongside other seafood dishes. One Prawn & Co is at #01-10 New Bahru, 46 Kim Yam Rd, Singapore 239351. Open Wed–Fri 11am–3pm & 6pm–10pm; Sat–Sun 11am–4.30pm & 6pm–10pm. Closed Mon & Tue. Its last day of operation is on Oct 4. More info via Instagram and website .

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主厨兼老板格温妮丝·昂 (Gwyneth Ang) 的高档海鲜餐厅将于 10 月初歇业。其位于麦弗逊街的姐妹餐厅 Zhup Zhup 则继续营业。

One Prawn & Co 的主厨兼老板 Gwyneth Ang（右）。（图片：8days：Florence Fong、Lionel Lai）

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主厨兼老板 Gwyneth Ang 的 One Prawn & Co 餐厅于 2024 年在新巴鲁开业，仅仅两年多后，将于 10 月 4 日关闭。

餐厅在 Instagram 上宣布了这一消息，并表示“经过深思熟虑”，现在是“结束这一篇章的合适时机，因为集团将继续发展”。

“这并非一个容易的决定。One Prawn & Co 一直是我们发展历程中的重要组成部分，我们为多年来所取得的成就感到无比自豪，”该公司补充道。

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该公司网站上的一份声明进一步解释了这一决定，团队表示，他们觉得“One Prawn & Co 的这一篇章已经自然而然地结束了”。

“我们为该品牌取得的一切成就感到自豪，与其继续对其进行改造，我们决定结束其发展历程的这一阶段，并将精力集中在集团内的其他品牌上，”声明中写道。

8days.sg 已联系 One Prawn & Co 以获取更多信息，但尚未收到回复。

他们注意到，尽管邻近的餐馆生意兴隆，但新巴鲁的这家餐馆在过去几年里却一直很冷清。

2024年，Gwyneth Ang在麦弗逊分店，当时One Prawn & Co尚未更名为Zhup Zhup。（摄影：Lionel Lai）

最初是在小贩摊位卖虾面起家的

One Prawn & Co 于 2019 年在黄金坊美食中心以小贩摊位起家，专门供应槟城风味虾面。Ang 曾是 Burnt Ends 的厨师，她的食谱是从出生于槟城的母亲那里学来的。

后来，这家店搬到了麦弗逊的一家独立咖啡店，其对小贩美食的改良使其在 2022 年获得了米其林必比登美食推荐。

2024年，位于麦弗逊街的这家餐厅更名为Zhup Zhup by One Prawn & Co，并在菜单中新增了包饭和煲仔饭。该餐厅今年继续保持了米其林必比登推介的荣誉。

（图片：谷歌地图/One Prawn & Co）

同年7月，Ang将“One Prawn & Co”的品牌带到了新巴鲁一家更为高档的82座餐厅，这次主打干式熟成海鲜和柴火烹制菜肴。这家分店的价格也相应更高。

8days.sg 在新店开业后不久就对其进行了探访，主厨告诉我们，这次搬迁对她和她的商业伙伴来说是一个“圆满”的时刻，让他们回归到他们开始烹饪生涯的“休闲精致餐饮”风格。

依然秉承虾面的传统

如今，One Prawn & Co 的菜单以现代手法诠释亚洲风味，同时保留了该品牌最初以虾面为主打的特色。

午餐推荐菜品包括鲜虾浓汤拉面（30新元），晚餐菜单则提供烟熏虾多士（18新元）、“避风港”虾（56新元）和柴火炙烤河粉（38新元）等菜肴。后三道菜也包含在七道菜的“火线”套餐中，该套餐每位98新元（至少两人起订）。

鲜虾浓汤拉面。（图片：8days/Florence Fong）

ZHUP ZHUP 照常营业

喜欢Ang原味且价格更实惠的虾面的食客仍然可以在麦弗逊路的Zhup Zhup餐厅解馋，这家餐厅仍然营业。

这家休闲餐厅继续供应Ang招牌虾汤面，以及其他海鲜菜肴。One Prawn & Co位于新加坡新峇鲁金炎路46号，#01-10，邮编239351。营业时间：周三至周五上午11点至下午3点，下午6点至晚上10点；周六至周日上午11点至下午4点半，下午6点至晚上10点。周一和周二休息。最后营业日为10月4日。更多信息请关注Instagram和网站。

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