Joy Luck Teahouse Brings Top 3 Iconic F&B Brands from Hong Kong to ION Orchard — These Brands Are Well Loved by Hong Kong’s Legendary Celebrities

Veteran Singapore-born TV producer Robert Chua scouted and negotiated for over a year before successfully persuading Hoover Cake Shop, Kam Kee Café, and Tak Hing Fishball Company to bring their signature items into Singapore 

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Robert Chua with 3 Iconic Hong Kong F&B Brands’ Owners (From top to bottom)

 - Chow Ping Kwan 周炳均 (Hoover Cake Shop), Ray Chui 徐汶纬 (Kam Kee Café) and Lam Law Ping 林羅平 (Tak Hing Fishball Company)

Joy Luck Teahouse(歡樂冰室), which offers the three famous culinary treasures of Hong Kong — egg tarts, pineapple buns, and milk tea — will open end August 2020 at ION Orchard, #B4-61. A part of Hong Kong’s food legacy, these three offerings are recognized on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong list. Besides the three items, Joy Luck Teahouse will also dole out Hong Kong Fish Balls and an array of Hong Kong-style beverages.

Offerings by legendary brands that are lauded by Hong Kong stars  

Hoover Cake Shop (豪華餅店)

There will be two kinds of egg tarts, which are from Hoover Cake Shop (豪華餅店): puff pastry and butter cookie. Smooth, wobbly, and creamy, the custard is made with high-quality eggs and butter, hitting just the right note of sweetness. Veteran thespians Chow Yun-Fat and Liza Wang Ming-Chuen are fans of these egg tarts.    

Kam Kee Café (金記冰室)

The Hong Kong pineapple bun hails from Kam Kee Café (金記冰室), a stalwart in Hong Kong’s cha chaan teng scene. It is firm on the outside with a sweet, crumbly golden crust that resembles a pineapple and covers almost the entire exterior to provide crunch in every bite. The bun is also stuffed with a generous slab of fragrant premium butter in the middle (Bo Lo Yau) that melts within the soft warm bread. Other fillings such as kaya and luncheon meat will also be available. The Hong Kong-style milk tea also follows Kam Kee’s secret recipe that calls for a blend of superior-quality tea leaves imported from Sri Lanka. European full cream evaporated milk is added to the brew to lend a moderately sweet flavor. The tea is said to be a favorite of singer-actor Dicky Cheung. It was also served at the 50th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting held in Davos, Switzerland, an international political event attended by dignitaries such as former US Vice President Al Gore, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and many other world political and business leaders. Exclusive to Singapore will be the first-ever Hong Kong-style bubble tea. Named Pearl of the Orient, it is made with Joy Luck Teahouse’s milk tea, complemented with a generous amount of brown sugar tapioca balls.

Tak Hing Fishball Company (德興魚蛋公司)

Also available here in Hong Kong Fish Balls, the most popular street food in the city. The fish balls are by Tak Hing Fishball Company (德興魚蛋公司): the freshly made fish paste is smooth and soft in texture with no flour or additives added. Tak Hing is famous for its authentic Hong Kong curry-flavored fish balls and has earned a loyal following amongst celebrities such as Chow Yun-Fat, Paula Tsui Siu-Fung and Wong Cho-Lam who called them the “Hong Kong Fishball King”.

 Singapore Pioneer Citizens 50% Discount Program

Joy Luck Teahouse is the newest venture by Singapore-born TV producer Robert Chua. It marks his vision to bring the best of Hong Kong’s cuisine to Singapore, which is especially needed during this time of heightened travel restrictions. To honor Singaporean senior citizens who have contributed to nation-building, he will be offering those aged 60 years old and above 50% off Hong Kong-style Milk Tea and 8 Treasures Tea when they present their Merdeka or Pioneer Generation cards.

Opening Specials

·         10% off regular items with no minimum spending for all walk-in customers

·         20% off regular items with $10 minimum spending with membership signup in the 1^st 2 weeks of ION opening

·         Buy 1 get 1 Free Hong Kong Milk Tea (Hot/Cold) or Pearl of the Orient (Hong Kong Milk Tea with Bubble) with membership signup in the 1^st 2 weeks of ION opening. The free item will be the lower priced item.

ION Outlet Address: 

#B4-61 ION Orchard, 2 Orchard Turn, Singapore 238801

Operating Hours: 9am to 10pm