SINGAPORE, Nov. 7 -- If you've visited XH Delicious Seafood, you might have been surprised to be able to order in Mandarin or Cantonese with its Indian chef-owner Devid Retanasamy, who is fluent in both languages.

But after 24 years working in Singapore, the 42-year-old is bidding farewell as he prepares to return to his hometown of Ipoh, Malaysia.

His zi char eatery in Chinatown will shutter on November 25, it announced in a social media post on Thursday (November 5).

Opened in April, the restaurant will be just a little over six months old by the time it ceases operations.

Items on its menu include a variety of zi char fare, including chilli crab (from S$48 or RM152), BBQ stingray (S$20 or RM63) and sweet and sour pork (S$15 or RM48...