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Polar Puffs and Cakes (originally and still known as Polar Café) is a Singaporean café and bakery chain that was opened on 30 November 1925 in High Street as a part of Lim Yew Chye & Sons.
Origins
[edit]Polar Puffs and Cakes was originally opened as Polar Café on 30 November 1925 as a subsidiary of Lim Yew Chye & Sons. Located in High Street, Hong Kong immigrant Chan Hinky ran the business from 1926 onwards (although it was briefly under the management of Lunar Café between October and November 9126). Before World War 2, Polar Café was popular with the expatriate community as well as wealthy merchants as it was known for its wide array of ice cream choices and chilled refreshment as well as its signature curry puffs. The latter's recipe was learnt by Chan's wife Shum Shui Yu, who learnt it from a friend.
When the Japanese occupied Singapore, it was one of the businesses that remained in operation. After Chan's death in 1942, his wife operated the café with her two eldest sons. When the war was over,
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