Sir Stamford Raffles’ Town Committee sessions of 1822 allocated the southern areas along the Singapore River to the Chinese immigrant population. Today, Chinatown incorporates part of the Central Business District, stretching from Cantonment Road to Boat Quay.
Built in 1894, Lau Pa Sat (“old market” in Hokkien) is the largest remaining Victorian filigree cast-iron structure in Southeast Asia. Once a wet market, it’s now a hawker centre selling a wide variety of local cuisine. Just a couple of blocks away is Telok Ayer Street (“water bay” in Malay), with attractions such as Fu Tak Chi Temple, now restored as a museum, Thian Hock Keng Temple, Nagore Durga Shrine, and Al-Abrar Mosque.
SIA Boarding Pass Privileges available at Lau Pa Sat
During the early years of settlement in Singapore, the area around Ann Siang Hill and neighbouring Club Street was home to many clan and sport associations. Club Street was named for a gentleman’s club founded there by a Peranakan millionaire in 1892. The area is now a hotbed of designer fashion boutiques, chic bars and gourmet restaurants – great places for one to sit back and relax amidst quaint restored shophouses.
SIA Boarding Pass Privileges available for Chinatown Trishaw Tour.
Built in 1894, Lau Pa Sat (“old market” in Hokkien) is the largest remaining Victorian filigree cast-iron structure in Southeast Asia. Once a wet market, it’s now a hawker centre selling a wide variety of local cuisine. Just a couple of blocks away is Telok Ayer Street (“water bay” in Malay), with attractions such as Fu Tak Chi Temple, now restored as a museum, Thian Hock Keng Temple, Nagore Durga Shrine, and Al-Abrar Mosque.
During the early years of settlement in Singapore, the area around Ann Siang Hill and neighbouring Club Street was home to many clan and sport associations. Club Street was named for a gentleman’s club founded there by a Peranakan millionaire in 1892. The area is now a hotbed of designer fashion boutiques, chic bars and gourmet restaurants – great places for one to sit back and relax amidst quaint restored shophouses.