Guidebook for Singapore
Food Scene
Swee Choon Tim Sum Restaurant
Jalan BesarBest Dim Sum in SG!
Kilo
66 Kampong BugisNice lounge bar on the top floor.
Club Kyo
133 Cecil StreetMy favourite club on Thursday nights.
Chye Seng Huat Hardware
150 Tyrwhitt RdAnother neat coffee shop.
Jewel Cafe and Bar
129 Rangoon RdCoffee right next door.
Excellent coffee and better value than most in Singapore. Served in Beer Bottles.
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Old Hen Coffee Bar
88 Rangoon RdExcellent coffee and better value than most in Singapore. Served in Beer Bottles.
A well-known place for all sorts of South Indian food.
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The Banana Leaf Apolo
54 Race Course RdA well-known place for all sorts of South Indian food.
McDonald’s
Block 22 Boon Keng RdMy local McDonalds.
One of my favourite hawker centers, though a bit touristy.
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Newton Food Centre
500 NewtonOne of my favourite hawker centers, though a bit touristy.
Drinks & Nightlife
Que Pasa Wine Bar & Tapas
39 & 41 Cuppage RdGreat place for reasonably priced bottles of wine ~$30.
Best deal for $35 bottles of wine and $5 tapas.
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Wine Connection @ Robertson Walk
11 Unity StBest deal for $35 bottles of wine and $5 tapas.
Club Street
Club StreetAn awesome bar street
Another awesome street of small bars, small food venues, and used to be famous for shisha.
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Arab Street
Arab StreetAnother awesome street of small bars, small food venues, and used to be famous for shisha.
Everything Else
PARKROYAL on Kitchener Road
181 Kitchener RdMost upscale hotel in the neighbourhood.
Shopping
Sim Lim is Singapore's Akihabara, a giant electronics mecca squeezed into one building.
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Sim Lim Square
1 Rochor Canal RdSim Lim is Singapore's Akihabara, a giant electronics mecca squeezed into one building.
A series of restored shophouses filled with souvenir and sari shops. It’s a great place to find small trinkets, Indian CDs, and traditional Indian clothing.
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Little India Arcade
48 Serangoon RdA series of restored shophouses filled with souvenir and sari shops. It’s a great place to find small trinkets, Indian CDs, and traditional Indian clothing.
A great place for shopping, open 24/7! Even has a supermarket inside!
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Mustafa Shopping Centre
A great place for shopping, open 24/7! Even has a supermarket inside!
Essentials
Tekka (as it is locally known), has a plethora of stalls selling Indian, Malay and Chinese food that draws crowds from all over Singapore. There’s also a wet market stocked with the freshest veggies.
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Tekka Centre
Bukit Timah RoadTekka (as it is locally known), has a plethora of stalls selling Indian, Malay and Chinese food that draws crowds from all over Singapore. There’s also a wet market stocked with the freshest veggies.
A supermarket, movie theatre, and many stores! And a great hawker center food republic on the top floor.
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City Square Mall
180 Kitchener RdA supermarket, movie theatre, and many stores! And a great hawker center food republic on the top floor.
Sightseeing
A Thai Buddhist temple though it's kept alive by local Chinese. A sign outside retells its interesting history during WWII.
Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple
366 Race Course RdA Thai Buddhist temple though it's kept alive by local Chinese. A sign outside retells its interesting history during WWII.
A charming Chinese temple. Feel free to walk out the side exits and around the back.
Leong San See Temple
371 Race Course RdA charming Chinese temple. Feel free to walk out the side exits and around the back.
This is the temple where Hindu faithful begin their Thaipusam (usually held late January) procession to a distant temple about two miles (3.22 kilometers) away on Tank Road.
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Ithempeli yeSri Srinivasa Perumal
397 Serangoon RdThis is the temple where Hindu faithful begin their Thaipusam (usually held late January) procession to a distant temple about two miles (3.22 kilometers) away on Tank Road.
This Hindu temple is dedicated to Lakshmi, the incarnation of the goddess Kali. It’s distinctive because of its garish red domes.
Shree Lakshminarayan Temple
5 Chander RdThis Hindu temple is dedicated to Lakshmi, the incarnation of the goddess Kali. It’s distinctive because of its garish red domes.
An historic house built in 1900 by a Chinese businessman named Tan Tang Niah, restored in 1990 by the government, it’s a great example of houses the wealthy Chinese owned.
37 Kerbau Rd
37 Kerbau RoadAn historic house built in 1900 by a Chinese businessman named Tan Tang Niah, restored in 1990 by the government, it’s a great example of houses the wealthy Chinese owned.
This landmark Hindu temple displays elaborate architecture & colorful statues of deities.
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Ithempeli yeSri Veeramakaliamman
141 Serangoon RdThis landmark Hindu temple displays elaborate architecture & colorful statues of deities.
One of my favourite areas for movies, food and entertainment.Edit
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Dhoby Ghaut station
One of my favourite areas for movies, food and entertainment.Edit
I-Bugis Street
3 New Bugis StreetLike a mini Hong Kong
Little India Stn station
Great sightseeing and restaurants.
Arts & Culture
Movie theatre right in the mall by my house.
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Golden Village City Square
180 Kitchener RdMovie theatre right in the mall by my house.
Bras Basah station
Lots of nice museums nearby
Close by in Bras Basah, check out the Singapore Art Museum
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Iziko Lomuzi weSingapore Art
71 Bras Basah RdClose by in Bras Basah, check out the Singapore Art Museum