Singapore Cafe, a longtime West Side hangout known for its Pad Thai and Southeast Asian comfort food, quietly shut its doors this week after more than 20 years in business. Regulars who treated the spot as a weekend ritual instead found an empty storefront and a simple note of thanks taped to the door.
According to the El Paso Times, the sign read, "Thank you to all our customers for your loyal support over the years. Singapore cafe is now closed." The outlet reported that staff could not be reached, and its story amounted to the first public word that the West Side staple had called it quits.
A West Side Staple Spanning Decades
The cafe's own website (thesingaporecafe.com) and local listings describe a menu built around Southeast Asian and Thai dishes, with Pad Thai emerging as one of its signature plates. Records from the Better Business Bureau trace the business back to the mid-1990s, underscoring just how long it anchored that stretch of the West Side.
Only a Handwritten Goodbye
The handwritten note that greeted customers did not offer any hint of a comeback, a forwarding number, or contact information for the owners. The wording, as reproduced by the El Paso Times, was the only public-facing explanation, and there was no immediate statement about what might come next for the space.
Nearby Pei Wei on Mesa Also Listed as Closed
Singapore Cafe is not the only recent loss in the neighborhood. Local business listings now flag the nearby Pei Wei location on Mesa Street as closed as well, with mapping and directory pages marking that restaurant shuttered, according to MapQuest. That closure joins a small run of recent West Side restaurant shutdowns noted in local directories and coverage.
What Comes Next for the Spot
So far, there are no public details about a sale of the property, a transfer to new operators, or any potential reopening. Hoodline will watch local filings and announcements and update this story if owners, landlords, or city records shed light on what is next for the former Singapore Cafe space.
