Painted shophouses on a Chinatown street

Neighbourhood guide · Singapore

Chinatown & Tanjong Pagar: Our Favourites

Sri Mariamman and the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Maxwell and Tian Tian, Zén and Born, and Duxton Hill.

The back story

  1. Neighbourhood guide

    Chinatown and Tanjong Pagar: the back story

    Chinatown·In depth

    Temples, hawker halls, shophouses and three MICHELIN Stars.

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What to see and do

  1. On South Bridge Road

    Sri Mariamman Temple

    Chinatown·Hindu temple

    A Hindu temple on South Bridge Road, at the heart of Chinatown.

    244 South Bridge Road, Singapore 058793Explore View on map

  2. In Chinatown

    Buddha Tooth Relic Temple

    Chinatown·Buddhist temple

    A Buddhist temple in Chinatown.

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  3. On Telok Ayer Street

    Thian Hock Keng

    Telok Ayer·Chinese temple

    A Chinese temple on Telok Ayer Street.

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  4. Temples and shophouses

    Chinatown and Tanjong Pagar

    Chinatown·Heritage walk

    Sri Mariamman, the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Maxwell Food Centre and the shophouses of Duxton Hill.

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Where to eat

  1. Three MICHELIN Stars

    Zén

    Tanjong Pagar·Contemporary

    A restaurant in a Bukit Pasoh Road shophouse, with three MICHELIN Stars.

    41 Bukit Pasoh Road, Singapore 089855Explore View on map

  2. One MICHELIN Star

    Born

    Tanjong Pagar·Contemporary

    A tasting-menu restaurant in the old Jinrikisha Station at the corner of Neil Road and Tanjong Pagar Road.

    1 Neil Road, #01-01, Singapore 088804Explore View on map

  3. Bib Gourmand

    Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice

    Chinatown·Hawker stall

    Hainanese chicken rice at Maxwell Food Centre.

    1 Kadayanallur Street, #01-10/11, Maxwell Food Centre, Singapore 069184Explore View on map

  4. Chinatown’s hawker hall

    Maxwell Food Centre

    Chinatown·Hawker centre

    A hawker centre on the edge of Chinatown, home to Tian Tian.

    1 Kadayanallur Street, Singapore 069184Explore View on map

Bars

  1. At Amara Singapore

    Jigger & Pony

    Tanjong Pagar·Cocktail bar

    A cocktail bar at Amara Singapore on Tanjong Pagar Road.

    165 Tanjong Pagar Road, Amara Singapore, Singapore 088539Explore View on map

Where to stay

  1. On Duxton Hill

    Mondrian Singapore Duxton

    Tanjong Pagar·Design hotel

    A design hotel among the shophouses of Duxton Hill, near Chinatown and Tanjong Pagar.

    16A Duxton Hill, Singapore 089970Explore View on map

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