Jumbo Seafood
Jumbo Seafood (Chinese: 珍宝海鲜楼) is a restaurant-chain in Singapore specialising in seafood. First opened in 1987 with an outlet at the East Coast Seafood Centre, it opened an additional five both in the city and in the suburban areas of Serangoon Gardens and the Singapore Indoor Stadium, with its newest outlet opened in Dempsey Hill.
Since then, it has relocated many of its outlet and now the new brances are at EastCoast Seafood Centre, NSRCC, The Riverwalk, Riverside Point, Dempsey Hill, Shanghai.[1] Jumbo has ventured into many aspects of the food market, diversifying its brand. They now own the Singapore franchise of famous Japanese ramen bar, Yoshimaru in both Holland Village and Big Splash. Other establishments include J-Pot in Vivo City, Ng Ah Sio Bak Kut Teh in Rangoon Road and Claypot Fun in Big Splash. Another branch opening soon, in collaboration with other seafood restaurants in Singapore, will be in Resort World, Sentosa.
Recently, Jumbo also expanded its operations to Japan.
The restaurant chain actively promotes dishes like the chilli crab, sotong you tiao, crispy baby squid and sambal kangkong as Singaporean dishes, and works with the Singapore Tourism Board to promote the chilli crab as a significant local dish.
See also
- List of Chinese restaurants
- List of seafood restaurants
References
- ↑ Outlets in Singapore in year 2015