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The establishment of "Heli" coffee shop in the 1950s will be closed.

Published: 2026-03-17 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/03/17, The second-generation owner of the time-honored Heli coffee shop will close down on the 22nd because of his deteriorating health and declining business year by year. For the exchange of professional baristas, please follow the coffee workshop (Wechat official account cafe_style) Hup Lee Coffee Shop, located at 114 Jialanbuzha, has been open from 10:00 to 8pm every day since 1950s, ordering freshly baked coconut bread and water with charcoal grill.

The second-generation owner of the time-honored "Heli" coffee shop will close down on the 22nd because of his deteriorating health and declining business year by year.

For professional baristas, please follow the coffee workshop (Wechat official account cafe_style)

Founded in the 1950s and open from 10:00 to 8pm every day, Hup Lee Coffee Shop, located at 114Jialanbuzha, is famous for its freshly baked coconut bread, boiled egg and traditional coffee and tea on charcoal grills.

The founder of Heli handed over the coffee shop to his children in 1976, one of whom is 68 years old, the Straits Times reported.

Zhong Wenlong (34), the third-generation boss, recalled that he had helped in coffee shops since childhood, and that many regular customers had come for his mother's coffee and bread.

"when making coffee, my mother used to use a teaspoon to scoop out the coffee to see the concentration, and then add water according to judgment. When baking bread, she also keeps flipping the bread to make sure it is baked evenly. "

But with the deterioration of the mother's health, coupled with the gradual decline in business in recent years, and the closure of the Frost Bridge secondhand market, business has been more affected.

"Uncle decided to sell and close the coffee shop. In fact, we wanted to sell the coffee shop a few years ago, but there was no buyer until May this year."

As far as Zhong Wenlong knows, the new buyer is going to use this storefront to open a restaurant.

Regular customers expressed regret when they learned that the coffee shop was about to close down.

Sun Xuekuan, the owner of the One Kueh At A Time stall at the Pak Tin cooked Food Center near the coffee shop, said it was hard to find coffee as delicious as Heli.

Mr. Lin, a 65-year-old retired businessman who often patronizes Heli, said he was very sad to learn that he was going to graduate.