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Geylang Serai Bazaar: Most stalls to sell traditional Malay goods, food required to meet halal criteria. Good news!! Im chinese but i enjoy going to geylang serai bazaar for the festivity during ramadan. i dunno since when the bazaar seems to have lost itself with trying to stay relevant and attract the young crowd --- Reads 'earn money, rake up rentals'. Past few years at least hipster food and drink were everywhere. im too glad that finally the organisers are doing something bout it thou rental capped at 14k by no means is low. Starting this thread for the bazaar food updates in May.

Back From 12 May To 14 June How time flies! The Geylang Serai Ramadan Bazaar, one of the biggest and the most anticipated pasar malam in Singapore, will be back from 12 May (Sat) to 14 June (Thurs). The bazaar will be spread out in a few areas, with most of the food stalls along Haig Road and the Malay Village area (12 May to 14 June) and in front of Tanjong Katong Complex (16 May to 14 June). There will be over 1000 stalls to expect, selling traditional Hari Raya goodies like kuih tart, kuih bangkit, and instagrammable food such as candyfloss burritos, poke bowls, fried durians, and rainbow planet ice-cream buns. However, the bazaar was not without its fair share of controversies last year, namely the increased rents to a record-high reported to be $17,000 for a single 9ft by 9ft space; and over-selling of instagrammable food with less emphasis on more traditional goodies. While last year’s bazaar was all about Thai Iced Milk Tea, Unicorn-anything, and watermelon desserts, food stalls are heard to be churning out more innovative food items to attract the young crowd. We shall see. I'm a food person and I'm back to share haha. Looks like food and drink prices will soar once again because rental has increased as expected.

A BMW car caught fire at a carpark in the Geylang Serai on Wednesday (Mar 27), reported STOMPer Wiism who came across the scene and called the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) for help. In his report, the STOMPer wrote: "Was walking by Block 2A in Geylang Serai at about 12.30pm on Mar 27 when I saw smoke coming out from under the hood of a parked BMW 7-series car. "Thinking that something was amiss and being afraid that the car might explode, I called the SCDF and quickly moved to a safe distance from the car. "The car seemed to be unoccupied at the time. "As I waited anxiously for the SCDF to arrive. I noticed some other passers-by try to extinguish the fire by using a fire extinguisher and the water hose, which can be very dangerous. "Nevertheless, the SCDF came promptly to extinguish the fire and thankfully, no one suffered any injuries." http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sg...ai_carpark.html

Wow...doesn't know all the while got "extra" ingridents with the gravy and the fritters... hmm...think I should stay away from it for some time.... http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1034811/1/.html SINGAPORE : An Indian rojak stall that was linked to a food poisoning outbreak last year was poorly maintained. This is according to a Senior Public Health Officer from the Health Ministry, Abdul Rahman Osman, who inspected the Rojak Geylang Serai stall on April 4 last year. In a coroner's inquiry on Tuesday, the court heard how the stall was dirty with food stains and showed signs of cockroach infestation. The Ministry also found that bacteria - indicative of poor sanitary conditions - were found on a chopping board used to cut food items in the stall. One of the bacteria- staphylococcus aureus - is commonly found on human skin, while the other - faecal coliform - indicates faecal cross contamination. However, the licensee of the stall, Sheik Alauddin Mohideen, said that his outlet was cleaned with soap and water every day after closing time. He added that his staff wear gloves when they handle cooked food. Two women died after eating rojak bought from the outlet last year - 57-year-old Aminah Samijo, who died on April 6; and 59-year-old Norani Kassim, who died on April 8. The hearing resumes on Thursday. - CNA/ms