Chinatown Singapore

Bukit Pasoh Road is located on a hill that in the 1830s marked the western boundary of the colonial town.

Keong Saik Road was once a red light area in Chinatown in the 1960s, but has since been transformed into a street with many boutique hotels.

Kreta Ayer Road is the road that defines for Chinese, the Chinatown area. In the 1880s, Kreta Ayer was the red light area in Chinatown.

Road turning right is the entrance to Temple Street .

Mosque Street is named after Jamae Mosque, located on the South Bridge Road end of the street.

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Chinatown, Singapore Overview

One of the most popular neighborhoods of Singapore, Chinatown is all about hustle and bustle and authentic Chinese food and culture. The area is lined up with small shops serving authentic Chinese food and bright red lanterns gracing the walls. Chinatown is also home to the trendy Ann Siang Hill area lined up with high-end boutiques, old-school bistros, and many shopping malls, including people's Park.

Chinatown is one of a popular hotspot for sightseeing in Singapore where one can get a glimpse of traditional shop houses, temples and heritage. Amid the atmosphere filled with excitement and a bit of chaos is the Thian Hock Keng Temple with rooftop dragons dedicated to the Goddess of Sea; the vibrant and full of festivity, Hindu Sri Mariamman Temple adorned with colourful cows and depictions of the gods and the Chinese heritage Centre.

Heritage markers in various languages such as English, Japanese, simplified Chinese are installed for better understanding of the importance of the area. Another temple worth a visit is Buddha Tooth Relic temple where one can hear the morning drum ceremony as early as 4 am or can witness the closing ceremony in the evening. The place is also a perfect hotspot for foodies with a myriad option of array of street food at the Chinatown Complex hawker centre.

1. Club Street

Located in the heart of Chinatown within the Outram Planning Area, is the very popular Club Street. An L-shaped enclave between the historic Chinatown and the modern Telok Ayer, it links Cross Street (Read More)with Ann Siang Hill, leading to South Bridge Road. Formerly a sleepy little place, Club Street now draws extensive crowds as it is lined with numerous bars and restaurants. It is also famous for its beautiful shop houses, which have been conserved and turned into charming galleries and cafes. These magnificent shop houses lend the bars and restaurants an exquisite old world charm, which makes Club Street a perfect place to enjoy a relaxing drink with friends.

A place where rich history meets the modern and hippy trends, a place where you'll find resorted shopping stores, restaurants and niche boutiques, a place that'll leave you in awe, is Ann Siang H (Read More)ill in Chinatown. If Clarke Quay is the queen of parties, then the Ann Siang Road and Club Street area is its lose cousin with the same lively and fun vibes. The place gets charged with an electrifying aura as soon as the sun goes down and becomes favourite among the night lovers.

Sitting in a busy corner of Telok Ayer Street in the Chinatown district of Singapore, the Al-Abrar Mosque, more commonly referred to as the Masjid Al-Abrar, is a quaint little mosque built by early Ta (Read More)milian immigrants. As dawn approaches, the air encompassing the locality is filled with the echoes of the morning prayers originating from inside the Al-Abrar Mosque. In spite of being small, the mosque receives many faithful worshippers who come here on a daily basis to offer their prayers to Allah. It is particularly packed with devotees on Fridays, with people flocking in during the midday prayers.

The Thian Hock Keng Temple is Chinatown's oldest and most important Hokkien temple, translating into a 'Palace of Heavenly Happiness. Also known as Tianfu Temple, it was built for the worship of Mazu, (Read More) a Chinese sea Goddess. A tranquil refuge, the beautiful temple features highly symbolic architectural designs: the stone lions standing at the entrance supposedly ward off evil spirits, and phoenix and peony paintings (in the central hall) epitomizes peace and good tidings.

Jamae Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Singapore, located in Chinatown, Central Area. Also known as Masjid Jamae, Chulia Mosque, and Periya Palli by the local Tamil-Muslim community, this two-hu (Read More)ndred-year-old place of worship is an iconic landmark in Chinatown, standing out with its distinctive Indo-Islamic architecture among the Oriental buildings. The first mosque built by the south Indian migrant Chulia Muslim community, this shrine is frequented by pious tourists and locals, history buffs, and architecture enthusiasts.

Serving as a gateway into the rich history of the bustling neighbourhood of Singapore's Chinatown, Chinatown Heritage Centre is a group of restored shophouses that exhibits the furniture, artefacts an (Read More)d living arrangements of early Chinese settlers. Spread across six galleries, the heritage centre houses an extensive collection of photographs and paraphernalia dating as far back as 1819, depicting the daily lives of early Chinese immigrants who risked their lives to arrive in a new city, in search of a better life, after a long and perilous journey.