Canteen 398, more fondly known as Boh Geh Uncle Canteen, closed its doors on Friday (Sept 18) after more than 57 years. Opened in 1969, the establishment at 398 Piccadilly was once part of the nearby Seletar Camp back when it was a British Royal Air Force base, serving as a corporal's mess before becoming one of Singapore's oldest-surviving coffee shops. Three stalls at the canteen had offered drinks and dishes such as economic rice, ayam penyet, mee hoon goreng, lontong and sambal goreng, priced between $1 and $5. Owner William, the titular Boh Geh Uncle, told We Are Majulah in a video posted on Wednesday that he felt "okay" about the…
