Guidebook for Singapore

Jiaxin
Guidebook for Singapore

Essentials

Shop for affordable groceries and sundries in air-conditioned comfort here.
10 locals recommend
FairPrice Shaw Plaza
360 Balestier Rd
10 locals recommend
Shop for affordable groceries and sundries in air-conditioned comfort here.

Food Scene

Excellent coffee joint, famous amongst local ~hipster~ circles. Also rather unique given that it's a bicycle workshop-turned-cafe.
35 locals recommend
Wheeler's Yard
28 Lor Ampas
35 locals recommend
Excellent coffee joint, famous amongst local ~hipster~ circles. Also rather unique given that it's a bicycle workshop-turned-cafe.
Really famous chicken rice - worth a try!
28 locals recommend
Loy Kee Chicken Rice
342 Balestier Rd
28 locals recommend
Really famous chicken rice - worth a try!
Tucked away on the 8th floor of Novena Medical Centre, this one's a real hidden gem with a terrific atmosphere and lovely courtyard to boot. A must-visit for coffee aficionados! Opens weekdays 8am-6pm and Saturdays till 2pm.
La Ristrettos
Tucked away on the 8th floor of Novena Medical Centre, this one's a real hidden gem with a terrific atmosphere and lovely courtyard to boot. A must-visit for coffee aficionados! Opens weekdays 8am-6pm and Saturdays till 2pm.

Arts & Culture

Movies! For the cheapest prices, go before 6pm on weekdays.
10 locals recommend
Shaw Theatres Balestier
04-04 Balestier Rd
10 locals recommend
Movies! For the cheapest prices, go before 6pm on weekdays.

Shopping

Hearty ultra-affordable hawker fare. Many sundry/general/hardware shops too, for your miscellaneous needs.
40 locals recommend
Whampoa Hawker Centre
91 Whampoa Dr
40 locals recommend
Hearty ultra-affordable hawker fare. Many sundry/general/hardware shops too, for your miscellaneous needs.

Sightseeing

Neat little museum, beautiful architecture of historical value. Not to mention its central place in history as the Tomenghui resistance's Southeast Asian HQ during the 1911 Xinhai Revolution.
16 locals recommend
Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
12 Tai Gin Rd
16 locals recommend
Neat little museum, beautiful architecture of historical value. Not to mention its central place in history as the Tomenghui resistance's Southeast Asian HQ during the 1911 Xinhai Revolution.

Getting Around

Can be reached via buses right downstairs. Would not recommend walking there, with construction going on and all along the way. Take this line (NSL) towards the city (Orchard, City Hall, Marina Bay) or up north into the heartlands.
26 locals recommend
Novena MRT Station
26 locals recommend
Can be reached via buses right downstairs. Would not recommend walking there, with construction going on and all along the way. Take this line (NSL) towards the city (Orchard, City Hall, Marina Bay) or up north into the heartlands.
Less than 1km away - straightforward walk but there's an overhead bridge that you have to climb. Take this line (NEL) to the trendy, exciting parts of town (Farrer Park, Clarke Quay, Chinatown) or to Sentosa (Harbourfront)
13 locals recommend
Boon Keng station
900 Serangoon Rd
13 locals recommend
Less than 1km away - straightforward walk but there's an overhead bridge that you have to climb. Take this line (NEL) to the trendy, exciting parts of town (Farrer Park, Clarke Quay, Chinatown) or to Sentosa (Harbourfront)