Singapore WHERE PASSION AND POSSIBILITIES MEET In association with D ROA RSON CPH P MA IE T H O M S O Toa Payoh N R O A Geylang D WAY (PIE) DUN RESS BUK EAR EXP IT T N RO AND IMA AD SL H R PAN I OAD D A O R E E H R T T O C C L E SIMS AVENUE LA R N R SERANGOON ROAD D A F Novena N R B GEYLANG ROAD OA UK D IT T IMA D H R R O AD A T S I Y Tanglin Little India KALLANG ROAD V A A W N S O C O O N U M RC B M E HA E H O RD N U T W RO Y R Q O E AD T A A E W N L Arab H TH E IG R H A T L V Quarter L Kallang OAD E S O O R N Orchard Road PH IC TEN U P I N AT E E R TB R UN S T R O E O D M IN E C R R H P T O S R R IA D KIM SENG ROAD R O East Coast River Valley T IC ST PARKWAY (ECP) H V EAST COA Park O S O T Q A T M U F K O E C R E I Colonial D Marina N A A R LEXA M S NDRA RO District D D W AD H AY A GA I E Y NGES AVENUE GH R R AFFL R TIO S ES AV A N TR JA G BA E H HRU R E OAD T EX PR ES SW ) A E Y (A Bukit Merah T YE) (C J Y Chinatown LAOS ALA A N B SSW MYANMAR THAILAND VIETNAM UK RE T IT XP E CBD M L E E ER A R A R T D H T S CAMBODIA A N E N Pulau Tioman O E Marina C S R NG City Park A TO P R U EC PA D E SIR RAFFLES QUAY PAN N JA A NG R X Marina South OA E BRUNEI D L A MALAYSIA SINGAPORE Mount Faber D A Park O R INDONESIA T L EL E O P Labrador K P B E 0500 miles Park LA K NG AH ROAD Harbourfront 500 km AG ASOTNES Pulau Brani Malaysia Johor Causeway Sembawang YAWET Malaysia Woodlands Sungei Buloh Mandai Singapore Zoo Pulau Ubin Night Safari Lim Chu Kang & River Safari Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Ang Mo Kio Singapore Tuas Secon Changi Jurong Singapore Tampines Bishan d Link MacRitchie Toa Payoh Sentosa Reservoir Jurong Bird Park Little India Dempsey Hill Kampong Glam Katong & Joo Chiat Orchard Road Bras Basah & Bugis Chinatown Queenstown Tiong Bahru Marina Bay Jurong Island Labrador Park Marina Bay Singapore Cruise Centre Cruise Centre Sentosa 06km 06km Indonesia 020.5 1 1.5 km 0 012 miles 020.5 1 1.5 2.5 3 km © Copyright Time Out Group 2007 D ROA RSON CPH P MA IE T H O M S O Toa Payoh N R O A Geylang D WAY (PIE) DUN RESS BUK EAR EXP IT T N RO AND IMA AD SL H R PAN I OAD D A O R E E H R T T O C C L E SIMS AVENUE LA R N R SERANGOON ROAD D A F Novena N R B GEYLANG ROAD OA UK D IT T IMA D H R R O AD A T S I Y Tanglin Little India KALLANG ROAD V A A W N S O C O O N U M RC B M E HA E H O RD N U T W RO Y R Q O E AD T A A E W N L Arab H TH E IG R H A T L V Quarter L Kallang OAD E S O O R N Orchard Road PH IC TEN U P I N AT E E R TB R UN S T R O E O D M IN E C R R H P T O S R R IA D KIM SENG ROAD R O East Coast River Valley T IC ST PARKWAY (ECP) H V EAST COA Park O S O T Q A T M U F K O E C R E I Colonial D Marina N A A R LEXA M S NDRA RO District D D W AD H AY A GA I E Y NGES AVENUE GH R R AFFL R TIO S ES AV A N TR JA G BA E H HRU R E OAD T EX PR ES SW ) A E Y (A Bukit Merah T YE) (C J Y Chinatown LAOS ALA A N B SSW MYANMAR THAILAND VIETNAM UK RE T IT XP E CBD M L E E ER A R A R T D H T S CAMBODIA A N E N Pulau Tioman O E Marina C S R NG City Park A TO P R U EC PA D E SIR RAFFLES QUAY PAN N JA A NG R X Marina South OA E BRUNEI D L A MALAYSIA SINGAPORE Mount Faber D A Park O R INDONESIA T L EL E O P Labrador K P B E 0500 miles Park LA K NG AH ROAD Harbourfront 500 km AG ASOTNES AG Pulau Brani Malaysia Johor Causeway Sembawang YAWET Malaysia Woodlands Sungei Buloh Mandai Singapore Zoo Pulau Ubin Night Safari Lim Chu Kang & River Safari Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Ang Mo Kio Singapore Tuas Secon Changi Jurong Singapore Tampines Bishan d Link MacRitchie Toa Payoh Sentosa Reservoir Jurong Bird Park Little India Dempsey Hill Kampong Glam Katong & Joo Chiat Orchard Road Bras Basah & Bugis Chinatown Queenstown Tiong Bahru Marina Bay Jurong Island Labrador Park Marina Bay Singapore Cruise Centre WELCOME Cruise Centre Sentosa 06km 06km Tourism Board. For enquiriesonthebookcall Board.For Tourism Singapore of the behalf Division on Guide Custom Publishing Pty& Digital by Print Ltd’s Produced Associate Publisher This isSingapore–wherepassionandpossibilitiesmeet. toexperience. possibilitiesfortravellers about creatingnew andreimaginingitselfwithpeoplewhoarepassionate reinventing evolving, thiscitythatisconstantly Join usindiscovering a medicinehall(p33)orpayingtributetotheMerlion(p35). of thetallesttreesinAsia(p35),drinkingatacraftbeerbar walkingamongsome mayfindyourself in thesepagesandyou intoanyofthe12areasdetailed about theLittleRedDot.Venture know thinkyou whatyou gobeyond This guidebookwillhelp Editor’s note Indonesia thelatestinfoonSingaporesee For changes. Info iscorrectattimeofprintingbutmay besubjectto Guide Editor Charlene Fang Charlene Fang 020.5 1 1.5 km Phil Bunting Sub Editor MD, TimeOutAustralia VisitSingapore.com NickDent +61 282395990 3 the city they love. the citytheylove. who’ll sharetheirsecretsabout passionate Singaporelocals toseven you but introduces sightseeing andnightlife, Singapore’s eating,shopping, guideto only acomprehensive Guide. Thiseditionpresentsnot of theTimeOutSingapore THE TO WELCOME 0 Designer MichaelRodrigues orvisit Mitchell Moore Moore Mitchell media.au.timeout.com 2019 edition 2019edition 012 miles 020.5 1 1.5 2.5 3 km © Copyright Time Out Group 2007 Welcome to the Little Red Dot Whatever you choose to call for, Singapore has it. As a quick Singapore – the Little Red Dot, the introduction, here are some fun Lion City (see below), or Singapour facts about its history and culture... (thanks to its humidity) – it is anything but Singabore. 1 It’s popularly believed Singapore’s These days, it’s full of passionate original name – Singapura – meaning changemakers crafting unique and ‘Lion City’ in Malay – was given when diverse experiences that are authentic the city’s 13th century founder, Sang yet inclusive. From local craft beer Nila Utama, saw a lion when he first bars to Michelin-starred restaurants, arrived on these shores. mindblowing hawker food on every corner to lush nature reserves, 2 While Changi Airport has won skyscrapers that defy the imagination numerous accolades for being one to dynamic global events – not to of the world’s best, it may also boast mention a growing number of creative one of the world’s most unique talents – this island crams a lot into runways. The East Coast Parkway its 720km2 space. (ECP) is an automobile expressway Whatever experience you’re looking that was designed to be converted 4 WELCOME CHANGI AIRPORT BUKIT TIMAH NATURE RESERVE 1 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Curabitur into a landing strip by removing ultricies sem nec efficitur tristique. the potted plants in the middle. Etiam et nisl vehicula, tristique felis 2 Magna dignissim, mollis eros 3 The Bukit Timah Nature Reserve et, vehicula massa. Quisque at has more tree species than the whole commodo velit. In lacinia libero of North America. See p44. magna, quis 3 4 The Singapore Flyer observation Libero pharetra, suscipit nulla ac, condimentum dolor. Vestibulum arcu wheel had its direction changed a est, auctor nec semper quis, efficitur few months after the official opening, as feng shui masters believed that it 4 Ed sagittis dolor egestas. Aliquam should draw the sea water (symbolic suscipit nunc et justo molestie placerat. of wealth) into the land rather than away. See p35. 5 Suspendisse feugiat ac purus id lacinia. Nam pharetra porttitor urna 5 Singapore is one of only three sitid neque lacinia commodo.Quisque city-states in the world (the other two et being Monaco and Vatican City). SINGAPORE FLYER 6 Ridiculus mus. Duis Donec fringilla id metus nec imperdiet. Fusce 5 Introducing the Passion Tribes Malcolm worked his way from Foodie humble line cook to his current role as chef-owner of Peranakan Malcolm Lee restaurant Candlenut. “There’s a reason why we’re called a ‘kitchen THIS MICHELIN-STARRED CHEF brigade’. When service time hits, SERVES UP A TASTER OF THE the kitchen turns into a warzone,” CITY THAT INSPIRES HIM Malcolm says.