Travel Guide to Singapore

Travel Guide to Singapore

Join friend of Ries, Sy, for her discovery of Singapore's local everyday spots. This past month she spent three weeks finding the best places to shop, eat, drink, and more across the island country.

Visit her full linked google maps list at the bottom of this post.

Where to Eat:

Mother Dough is such a wonderful bakery with the most amazing pear danish. There’s a little vintage shop connected upstairs with extra seating.

  • Tiong Bahru Bakery
  • Mama Diam on Prinsep Street
  • Mother Dough Bakery
  • Cafe Mary Grace
  • East Coast Lagoon Food Village
  • Whiskdom Cookies and Brownies
  • Takagi Ramen at Woodlands
  • The Store SG

Where to Explore

The Singapore City Gallery is a free and cool way to get acquainted with the city-- also had a fun coffee shop and yummy bowl place. Conveniently located right across from Maxwell (famous hawker center).

  • Singapore City Gallery
  • National Musuem of Singapore
  • Sang Nila Utama Garden
  • Joo Chiat Rd
  • ArtScience Museum
  • National Gallery Singapore
  • Arab St
  • Gardens By the Bay

Where to Drink

Kanpai 789 is located in a somewhat touristy area but very nice to be near the river and a pretty place to walk. The progressive happy hour is a pretty fantastic deal. Sit outside!

  • Bar Somma
  • Star Bagawan Bar By The River
  • Bacha Coffee ION Orchard
  • Kommune by 82Soho
  • Common Man Coffee Roasters
  • Kanpai 789
  • ATLAS
  • Bar Stories

Where to Shop

The Singaporian design studio, Beyond The Vines, has the cutest series of “Dumpling Bags”. There are a few other locations but the one in New Bahru had the largest selection.

  • Ana Book Store
  • Mustafa Centre
  • SUPERMAMA Museum Store
  • Artisan8 Studio
  • THINK
  • The Green Collective SG
  • Beyond The Vines Design House

 

Visit Sy's full Google Map rec list: Here

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