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Tiong Bahru - Singapore's Hippest 1930s Neighbourhood

Half-day

6 stops · Half-day

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A pre-war SIT Art Deco housing estate reborn wholesale as cafes, select shops, and murals -- Singapore's first-generation hip spot. Start with a bowl of hawker food in the morning and slowly walk the lanes of curved balconies; that's the way.

Half-day6 stopsEst. budget 42,000 KRW

Itinerary

  1. 1

    Tiong Bahru Market & Hawker CentreTiong Bahru Market 中峇鲁巴刹

    Tiong Bahru · Street food · Market · 45 min stay

    A two-storey hawker where locals queue. After browsing the first-floor wet market, have a local breakfast of chwee kueh or lor mee upstairs -- truly better in price and taste than tourist hawkers.

    오전 8~10시(품목 많고 시원)

  2. Walk 6 min
    2

    Tiong Bahru Bird Singing Corner Mural티옹바루 새장 벽화 코너

    Tiong Bahru · Mural · Photo spot · 15 min stay

    A large mural by Yip Yew Chong depicting old folks gathering with hung birdcages. A photo spot capturing the neighbourhood's history in one frame.

  3. Walk 5 min
    3

    Tiong Bahru Bakery티옹바루 베이커리

    Tiong Bahru · Cafe · Bakery · 40 min stay

    The neighbourhood signature that began in collaboration with Paris-born chef Gontran Cherrier. Its kouign-amann and croissants are called among Singapore's best.

  4. Walk 4 min
    4

    Cat Socrates캣 소크라테스

    Tiong Bahru · Select shop · 25 min stay

    A neighbourhood-stalwart variety shop full of local illustrated goods, stationery, and vintage, with a shop cat as mascot. A good place to buy un-cliche Singapore souvenirs.

  5. Walk 3 min
    5

    Eng Hoon St / Seng Poh Rd Walk-up Apartments용시악 거리 아르데코 산책

    Tiong Bahru · Stroll · 30 min stay

    Southeast Asia's first public housing, built by Britain's SIT in the 1930s. Streamline Moderne with airplane-wing curved balconies and spiral staircases lives on in every lane.

    오후 햇살에 파스텔 외벽 색감 살아남

  6. Walk 5 min
    6

    Forty Hands포티 핸즈

    Tiong Bahru · Cafe · 35 min stay

    The first Australian-style third-wave cafe that sparked Tiong Bahru's cafe boom. Wrap up the walk with a flat white and brunch -- the regulars' mood is the real thing.

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