Hybrid work changed lunch more than dinner, but evening service hours shifted anyway on several hawker rows near a business park. Stalls that depended on late office overtime trimmed closing times by an hour. Stalls serving families expanded soup options after 18:00.
We walked the same row on a Wednesday at 12:30 and 19:15. Wall signs claimed identical hours at six stalls; three were already cleaning equipment when we returned at night. Signs versus reality is a neighbourhood story when caregivers plan dinner after a clinic run.
We do not rank stalls or publish price guides. We describe hours and crowd density in plain language. Vendor quotes about rent and footfall stay labelled as vendor quotes.
Rain plans matter. A partially sheltered row stayed open during a shower; an exposed row lost half its seats to wet tables. Weather is not drama; it is logistics.
Stock photography illustrates generic stall service; dated walks are captioned at town-centre level without naming individual stallholders unless they speak on the record.
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