i. Biography
Founder of Putien in Singapore, Fong Chi Chung turned a modest Kitchener Road beginning into a restaurant name now linked with MICHELIN-Starred Authentic Fujian (Hinghwa) cuisine. The cooking is defined by restraint: fresh ingredients, original taste, and unadorned preparations. At the original Kitchener Road restaurant, that discipline earned a MICHELIN Star, with the food carrying its weight through clarity rather than embellishment.
The Path
School in China sits at the start of Fong Chi Chung’s record, and the next move was into business. In the same year, he founded Putien (since 2000), laying the base for the restaurant that would later define his public profile as much as his commercial work. Today, Fong is the founder of Putien and the owner and chief executive officer of Putien Holdings Singapore, roles that place him on the business side of a restaurant built from steady accumulation rather than sudden scale. Putien’s rise from a Kitchener Road coffee shop to a MICHELIN-Starred address reflects that measured development.
The Work Today
Since 2000, Fong has held the founder role at Putien in Singapore, where the restaurant’s identity remains tied to Authentic Fujian (Hinghwa) cuisine. The cooking is specific, not broad-stroke regional fare: it keeps to the textures and flavors associated with Hinghwa cooking and presents them in a contemporary setting without stripping away the tradition underneath. That clarity also shows in the menu structure. Bian rou is one of the restaurant’s signature items, alongside fried Hinghwa bee hoon, while the 100-second stewed yellow croaker gives the list another fixed point. Taken together, the named dishes form a clear working language for the restaurant: direct, recognizable, and rooted in Fujian cooking.
Signature
Fong's signature dishes include bian rou, fried Hinghwa bee hoon, and 100-second stewed yellow croaker. Read together, they map the restaurant’s working vocabulary: delicacy, grain, and fish, each handled with the kind of discipline that defines Putien. The point is not decoration but control—freshness first, flourish second, and a clear Hinghwa point of view throughout.
Acclaim
Fong's honors include MICHELIN Star. For Putien, that recognition marks a restaurant built on authenticity, discipline, and consistency, starting from a single Kitchener Road address. For Fong Chi Chung, it is a clear record of what can be built when business sense and kitchen discipline move in the same direction.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Fong
Where did Fong Chi Chung train or study?
Fong Chi Chung trained at School in China.
What recognition has Fong Chi Chung received?
MICHELIN Star (2016).
