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The cafe shut its doors and cited bad business as one reason.
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Singapore, June 7, 2009 - It opened to much fanfare in 2007. But after just two years, Jackie Chan’s Cafe Coffee & Tea closed its Nassim Road premises last month.
The Hong Kong action superstar is a shareholder in the cafe, which served up traditional Chinese fare including dim sum dishes such as steamed Teochew dumplings and glutinous chicken rice.
The outlet was run by local franchisee Jewel 7, a company set up by Singaporean Simon Kwan, who is also Chan’s property manager.
Mr Kwan declined to say why the cafe shut its doors but cited bad business as one reason.
The 1,500-sq-ft cafe was the first outlet for the chain, which has branches in Malaysia and China.
La Forketta, an Italian restaurant with outlets at Dempsey Hill and River Valley, has taken over the space for its third outlet.
Renovations for the restaurant, which serves traditional South Italian meals, will begin next month and the eatery is expected to open in mid-August.
Ms Gracie Vitale, managing director for the restaurant, says the location is ideal: “This is the flagship store for our restaurant. It has a nice frontage and it is not within a shopping centre. We can have alfresco dining, which provides a modern setting and ambience.”
