Food Scene
Lively food court with Singaporean hawker stalls on second floor. First floor is a "wet market" selling produce, meat & fish. Visit this place in the morning for the best local experience!
108 locals recommend
Tiong Bahru Market
30 Seng Poh RdLively food court with Singaporean hawker stalls on second floor. First floor is a "wet market" selling produce, meat & fish. Visit this place in the morning for the best local experience!
Eat these!
1) No. 18 Zion Road Fried Kway Teow, #01-17
Opening Hours: 12.30pm – 10:00pm Daily
2) Noo Cheng Adam Road Big Prawn Mee, #01-04
Opening Hours: 12:00pm – 3:00pm, 6:00pm – 11.30pm (Mon – Fri), 12:00pm – 1:00am (Sat – Sun)
3) Boon Tong Kee Kway Chap Braised Duck, #01-24
Opening Hours: 11:00am – 10:00pm Daily
4) Mohamed Sultan Road Hot & Cold Cheng Tng, #01-32
Opening Hours: 12:00pm – 9:00pm (Tues – Sun), Closed Mon
If you are feeling sick from too much oily food, try this:
5) Hock Heng Fish Soup, #01-08
Opening Hours: 11:00am – 8:00pm (Thurs – Sat), 11:00am – 2:00pm (Sun)
20 locals recommend
Zion Riverside Food Centre
70 Zion RdEat these!
1) No. 18 Zion Road Fried Kway Teow, #01-17
Opening Hours: 12.30pm – 10:00pm Daily
2) Noo Cheng Adam Road Big Prawn Mee, #01-04
Opening Hours: 12:00pm – 3:00pm, 6:00pm – 11.30pm (Mon – Fri), 12:00pm – 1:00am (Sat – Sun)
3) Boon Tong Kee Kway Chap Braised Duck, #01-24
Opening Hours: 11:00am – 10:00pm Daily
4) Mohamed Sultan Road Hot & Cold Cheng Tng, #01-32
Opening Hours: 12:00pm – 9:00pm (Tues – Sun), Closed Mon
If you are feeling sick from too much oily food, try this:
5) Hock Heng Fish Soup, #01-08
Opening Hours: 11:00am – 8:00pm (Thurs – Sat), 11:00am – 2:00pm (Sun)
Great coffee & sandwiches. (Skip the over-rated Toby Estate and Common Man Coffee cafes.)
14 locals recommend
Kith Café Robertson Quay
Robertson QuayGreat coffee & sandwiches. (Skip the over-rated Toby Estate and Common Man Coffee cafes.)
One of the home-grown brand, PS.Cafe, opened in 1999. Lovely food and ambience but too expensive for most Singaporeans.
18 locals recommend
PS.Cafe at Martin Road
38 Martin RdOne of the home-grown brand, PS.Cafe, opened in 1999. Lovely food and ambience but too expensive for most Singaporeans.
Too expensive for me but I have heard good things about this restaurant. Give it a shot if you have money :P
Chopsuey Cafe at Martin Road
38 Martin RoadToo expensive for me but I have heard good things about this restaurant. Give it a shot if you have money :P
Affordable and delicious. This chinese herbal pepper pork soup is so popular, you will always see a long queue of both locals and tourists waiting outside the restaurant.
14 locals recommend
Song Fa Bak Kut Teh 11 New Bridge Road
11 New Bridge RdAffordable and delicious. This chinese herbal pepper pork soup is so popular, you will always see a long queue of both locals and tourists waiting outside the restaurant.
90s kids grew up eating here after clubbing. Delicious halal food.
28 locals recommend
Spize River Valley
409 River Valley Rd90s kids grew up eating here after clubbing. Delicious halal food.
If you like to instagram your coffee, this is the cafe to go to.
37 locals recommend
Common Man Coffee Roasters
22 Martin RdIf you like to instagram your coffee, this is the cafe to go to.
Delicious, huge-portion all-day-breakfast style cafe. Next to the river and great place to people-watch.
11 locals recommend
Boomarang
52 Circular RdDelicious, huge-portion all-day-breakfast style cafe. Next to the river and great place to people-watch.
Neon Pigeon
36 Carpenter StreetGreat food, great ambiance. Expensive.
Man Man Japanese Unagi Restaurant
1 Keong Saik Rd.Goof and cheap Japanese food. Long long queue (45min wait)
90% of this shop is actually an indie chinese bookstore. But I can't tag this as a bookstore on Airbnb. There's a tiny cafe at the back of the shop selling homemade cakes and cookies. very very nice place if you can read chinese words.
Open Book Cafe
25 Bukit Pasoh Rd90% of this shop is actually an indie chinese bookstore. But I can't tag this as a bookstore on Airbnb. There's a tiny cafe at the back of the shop selling homemade cakes and cookies. very very nice place if you can read chinese words.
Chinatown Food Street
41 Smith StNot my cup of tea but tourists love it here.
Killiney Kopitiam is the oldest Hainanese coffee shop in Singapore. Today, this famous coffee shop has become a kaya toast chain with outlets. Try 1) Kaya Toast 2) Soft-boiled egg 3) Kopi (local coffee with condensed milk + sugar. note: super sweet-tasting)
24 locals recommend
Killiney Kopitiam
67 Killiney RdKilliney Kopitiam is the oldest Hainanese coffee shop in Singapore. Today, this famous coffee shop has become a kaya toast chain with outlets. Try 1) Kaya Toast 2) Soft-boiled egg 3) Kopi (local coffee with condensed milk + sugar. note: super sweet-tasting)
Hipster coffee shop. No seats, no food. Just takeaway coffee.
13 locals recommend
Nylon Coffee Roasters
4 Everton ParkHipster coffee shop. No seats, no food. Just takeaway coffee.
Sofa seats, WiFi, lousy coffee, lousy food but very crowded cafe makes a good and cheap co-working space.
14 locals recommend
The Book Cafe
20 Martin RdSofa seats, WiFi, lousy coffee, lousy food but very crowded cafe makes a good and cheap co-working space.
Local hawker food in CBD/Chinatown. Some famous stalls include: Chicken rice, porridge, fish soup and sugarcane drinks.
51 locals recommend
Maxwell Food Centre
1 Kadayanallur StLocal hawker food in CBD/Chinatown. Some famous stalls include: Chicken rice, porridge, fish soup and sugarcane drinks.
Drinks & Nightlife
It's crowded everyday and I don't know why. But even my previous guests say they love this place...
250 locals recommend
Wine Connection @ Robertson Walk
11 Unity StIt's crowded everyday and I don't know why. But even my previous guests say they love this place...
Fine Spirits
80 Mohamed Sultan RdArts & Culture
National Gallery Singapore
1 St Andrew's RdIf you only have time for one museum, go to this one!
National Museum of Singapore
93 Stamford RdLotsa free and good exhibition.
Library @ Orchard
277 Orchard RoadIf you feel like reading or just want to be in a quiet place...
Catch a non-stop line-up of world-class performances at Singapore’s premier arts centre, situated along the scenic Marina Bay. The architecture of Esplanade Theatres on the Bay resembles that of the durian fruit. There's some free performance all around the building every weekend.
112 locals recommend
Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay, Singapore
1 Esplanade DrCatch a non-stop line-up of world-class performances at Singapore’s premier arts centre, situated along the scenic Marina Bay. The architecture of Esplanade Theatres on the Bay resembles that of the durian fruit. There's some free performance all around the building every weekend.
Parks & Nature
Just 5-min jog to this park/'hill'. Singapore's one and only "Registry of Marriages" located here too.
135 locals recommend
Fort Canning Park
River Valley RoadJust 5-min jog to this park/'hill'. Singapore's one and only "Registry of Marriages" located here too.
The best! There's a free concert on almost every Sunday. Go to the website to find out more!
239 locals recommend
Singapore Botanic Gardens
1 Cluny RdThe best! There's a free concert on almost every Sunday. Go to the website to find out more!
Pulau Ubin is an island northeast of mainland Singapore. Cycle trails and footpaths criss-cross the hills, going past disused granite quarries and traditional kampongs (villages). Lotsa local ghosts stories happened here, so be careful if you are visiting at night :)
53 locals recommend
Pulau Ubin
40 Jln Endut SeninPulau Ubin is an island northeast of mainland Singapore. Cycle trails and footpaths criss-cross the hills, going past disused granite quarries and traditional kampongs (villages). Lotsa local ghosts stories happened here, so be careful if you are visiting at night :)
BOLLYWOOD VEGGIES. I love this place. If you have lotsa time, and want to visit a local organic farm (there's almost none in singapore), go here!!!
Countryside organic farm with educational activities & a chill eatery for seasonal Indian fare.
100 Neo Tiew Rd
100 Neo Tiew RoadBOLLYWOOD VEGGIES. I love this place. If you have lotsa time, and want to visit a local organic farm (there's almost none in singapore), go here!!!
Countryside organic farm with educational activities & a chill eatery for seasonal Indian fare.
Shopping
Japanese Shopping Mall. Not much shops, but there are restaurants, cafes and a huge Japanese supermarket at the basement. Money-changer, ATM machines and print shops can be found here too.
246 locals recommend
Liang Court
177 River Valley RdJapanese Shopping Mall. Not much shops, but there are restaurants, cafes and a huge Japanese supermarket at the basement. Money-changer, ATM machines and print shops can be found here too.
Huge mall with a quiet cinema and gigantic supermarket.Lotsa food and shops. There's also a shuttle bus that brings you to Orchard Road.
226 locals recommend
Great World City
1 Kim Seng PromenadeHuge mall with a quiet cinema and gigantic supermarket.Lotsa food and shops. There's also a shuttle bus that brings you to Orchard Road.
313 Orchard Rd
313 Orchard RoadHuge shopping mall with international brands.
Another huge-ass mall with where you can get almost anything you want here.
375 locals recommend
ION Orchard
2 Orchard TurnAnother huge-ass mall with where you can get almost anything you want here.
Indie bookshop selling curated books. Speak to the staffs for local books recommendations.
42 locals recommend
BooksActually
44 Upper Weld RoadIndie bookshop selling curated books. Speak to the staffs for local books recommendations.
Shopping mall with many flagship stores here. (MUJI Art Friend, Uniqlo, etc.)
301 locals recommend
Plaza Singapura
68 Orchard RdShopping mall with many flagship stores here. (MUJI Art Friend, Uniqlo, etc.)
Sells food, crafts, books, music, homewares and all sort of nick-knacks made by local artists.
Naiise @ The Cathay
Sells food, crafts, books, music, homewares and all sort of nick-knacks made by local artists.
Sightseeing
Tiong Poh Road
Tiong Poh RoadOld neighbourhood with cafes and small shops around here.
Walk or take a boat ride along the river. Brings you from Esplanade, Boat Quay, Clarke Quay all the way to my house at Robertson Quay. Some days the river looks ugly but it's still scenic and relaxing.
16 locals recommend
Singapore River
Walk or take a boat ride along the river. Brings you from Esplanade, Boat Quay, Clarke Quay all the way to my house at Robertson Quay. Some days the river looks ugly but it's still scenic and relaxing.
Good food, market and shops. Just walking along Little India makes you feel like you are out of the country.
31 locals recommend
Little India
Good food, market and shops. Just walking along Little India makes you feel like you are out of the country.
Discover Kampong Glam's rich history, living traditions, excellent eateries and trendy shops in this vibrant neighbourhood.
7 locals recommend
Arab Street
Arab StreetDiscover Kampong Glam's rich history, living traditions, excellent eateries and trendy shops in this vibrant neighbourhood.
Getting Around
buses here brings you to Orchard Road, Bugis Streets and Chinatown, Raffles Place and etc. All within 15minutes!
Four Points by Sheraton Singapore, Riverview
382 Havelock Rdbuses here brings you to Orchard Road, Bugis Streets and Chinatown, Raffles Place and etc. All within 15minutes!