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Don’t Kale My Vibes

Dad’s kitchen.
Our chapter.

Same family that has cooked vegetarian food in Singapore since 1993. Kale is where the sons keep the craft going — bowls you’d grow up on, without the meat.

Come eat with us Meet the family
1993 Family started cooking
2 shops Run by dad’s two sons
素 Vegetarian No garlic, no onion
Noodles and yong tau foo from the Kale kitchen
Cooked the family way Dishes are fully vegan — dairy milk available for coffee.

Why Kale exists

A wish to preserve vegetarian culture

Growing up, seeing dad meant going down to the restaurant — or catching him late at night after the long hours. That curiosity turned into love for the craft. Kale is how the sons keep that love alive for people their age.

We just want meatless food to still feel like home — the same kind of meals this family has cooked for decades.

  • Dad still teaches the kitchen Senior Lee has cooked for over fifty years. His sons still learn from him.
  • Sons took over, by choice Nobody forced them. They chose Kang Su first, then Kale, so the family food does not stop here.
  • Come as you are Chicken rice, wanton mee, yong tau foo, ramen — familiar plates, generous, wallet-friendly, made without meat.
No garlic · No onion 素 素 means vegetarian

On our wall

Honouring my family’s vegetarian tradition

The words painted in the shop — Senior Lee’s path from Nanking Court and Mai Zhi Su to Kang Su, and now Kale.

Historical Nanking Court and Mai Zhi Su collage
Where it started — Nanking Court · Mai Zhi Su

Senior Lee began cooking right after he left school. In the ’90s, vegetarian places were rare. He wanted healthy eating made easy — and to show it was never just a bowl of salad.

Through pandemics and new branches, the family stayed true to the craft. Kale is simply the next table they set.

  1. 1993 · Nanking Court First restaurant on Sims Avenue — the start of the family line.
  2. 1995 · Lavender Second Nanking Court for the lunch and dinner rush.
  3. 2003 · Mai Zhi Su Local flavours, affordable — Ang Mo Kio, then Bukit Batok.
  4. 2019–present · Kang Su Father guiding sons — Sims Drive, then Far East.
  5. Today · Kale Midpoint Orchard and The Adelphi — same soul, new seats.
The shop wall sticker Scroll sideways to read the full piece
Full Kale wall sticker: Honouring my family’s vegetarian tradition since 1993, passing the baton, wish to preserve vegetarian culture, and media articles

On the wall

Singapore homegrown

The same clippings taped up in the shop — Straits Times in ’97, Chinese food pages that followed the family kitchens.

Straits Times Life clipping: Beating the meat habit, 2 August 1997
Beating the meat habit The Straits Times · Life! · 2 August 1997 · “100 yummy foods”
Press collage with buckwheat noodles feature and Mai Zhi Su storefront
Food paradise & family kitchens Chinese press features · Mai Zhi Su Vege Health Station
“When is chicken not chicken, duck not duck and frog not frog? When they are masquerading as the real McCoy in the form of vegetarian cuisine.” The Straits Times · 1997

Find us

Two kitchens, one family

Drop by Midpoint Orchard or The Adelphi. Hours can shift on public holidays — Stories on Instagram are the fastest check.

Midpoint Orchard

220 Orchard Road, #01-09 Midpoint Orchard
Singapore 238852 · near Somerset MRT

Hours
Daily 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Phone
+65 8826 2622
Known for
Yong tau foo, chicken rice, wanton noodles
WhatsApp Orchard Open in Maps

The Adelphi

1 Coleman Street, #02-20 The Adelphi
Singapore 179803 · near City Hall MRT

Hours
Mon–Sat 10:30 AM – 8:00 PM
Sun closed · last order ~7:30 PM
Phone
+65 8826 6966
Known for
Signature noodles, kolo mee, curry ramen
WhatsApp Adelphi Open in Maps

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What people write on Maps

Real names from Google — the same voices guests leave after lunch.

4.8★ Google · The Adelphi · 150+ reviews

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Don’t Kale My Vibes

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