Guidebook for Singapore
Essentials
Shop for affordable groceries and sundries in air-conditioned comfort here.
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FairPrice Shaw Plaza
360 Balestier RdShop for affordable groceries and sundries in air-conditioned comfort here.
Food Scene
Excellent coffee joint, famous amongst local ~hipster~ circles. Also rather unique given that it's a bicycle workshop-turned-cafe.
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Wheeler's Yard
28 Lor AmpasExcellent coffee joint, famous amongst local ~hipster~ circles. Also rather unique given that it's a bicycle workshop-turned-cafe.
Loy Kee Chicken Rice
342 Balestier RdReally famous chicken rice - worth a try!
Tucked away on the 8th floor of Novena Medical Centre, this one's a real hidden gem with a terrific atmosphere and lovely courtyard to boot. A must-visit for coffee aficionados! Opens weekdays 8am-6pm and Saturdays till 2pm.
La Ristrettos
Tucked away on the 8th floor of Novena Medical Centre, this one's a real hidden gem with a terrific atmosphere and lovely courtyard to boot. A must-visit for coffee aficionados! Opens weekdays 8am-6pm and Saturdays till 2pm.
Arts & Culture
Movies! For the cheapest prices, go before 6pm on weekdays.
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Shaw Theatres Balestier
04-04 Balestier RdMovies! For the cheapest prices, go before 6pm on weekdays.
Shopping
Hearty ultra-affordable hawker fare. Many sundry/general/hardware shops too, for your miscellaneous needs.
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Whampoa Hawker Centre
91 Whampoa DrHearty ultra-affordable hawker fare. Many sundry/general/hardware shops too, for your miscellaneous needs.
Sightseeing
Neat little museum, beautiful architecture of historical value. Not to mention its central place in history as the Tomenghui resistance's Southeast Asian HQ during the 1911 Xinhai Revolution.
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Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
12 Tai Gin RdNeat little museum, beautiful architecture of historical value. Not to mention its central place in history as the Tomenghui resistance's Southeast Asian HQ during the 1911 Xinhai Revolution.
Getting Around
Can be reached via buses right downstairs. Would not recommend walking there, with construction going on and all along the way. Take this line (NSL) towards the city (Orchard, City Hall, Marina Bay) or up north into the heartlands.
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Novena MRT Station
Can be reached via buses right downstairs. Would not recommend walking there, with construction going on and all along the way. Take this line (NSL) towards the city (Orchard, City Hall, Marina Bay) or up north into the heartlands.
Less than 1km away - straightforward walk but there's an overhead bridge that you have to climb. Take this line (NEL) to the trendy, exciting parts of town (Farrer Park, Clarke Quay, Chinatown) or to Sentosa (Harbourfront)
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Boon Keng station
900 Serangoon RdLess than 1km away - straightforward walk but there's an overhead bridge that you have to climb. Take this line (NEL) to the trendy, exciting parts of town (Farrer Park, Clarke Quay, Chinatown) or to Sentosa (Harbourfront)