Singapore

[Oweena]

Time for another escape from South India.

This time Singapore for 5 days. Goal: relax and eat and drink.

Any suggestions for your fave hawker centers, bakeries, bars, or coffee places?

Don't care about shopping but if you have a place (park, museum, etc.) that is worth a stop I'd love to hear about that too.

Thanks.

[mei]

isn't janeyd there? haven't seen her around for ages though...

otherwise, no help unfortunately :-(

[Oweena]

Thanks mei, I thought we had a poster there, looks like she hasn't logged in since Oct last year.

[leela]

It's about eight years since I was last there. Which is a long time in Singapore. 50% of it has probably changed since then!

I think it's a great choice for an India escape though. You are going to marvel at the clean!

[kneazle]

I really enjoyed the Asian civilisations museum when I was there a couple of years ago.

And make sure you have the spicy crab which is the national dish.

[tzarine]

raffles for singapore slings
here for nasi goreng:

[Oweena]

Raffles is closed for renovations tzarine, I'd already checked on that!

[Oweena]

May 16, 2017 10:57:08 GMT -5 leela said:

It's about eight years since I was last there. Which is a long time in Singapore. 50% of it has probably changed since then!

I think it's a great choice for an India escape though. You are going to marvel at the clean!

Believe me leela, I have a serious need for clean right now.

[HalcyonDaze]

riverhorse has been there more recently I think.

[tzarine]

my nasi goreng place:
thehoneycombers.com/singapore/best-nasi-padang-in-singapore-our-favourite-indonesian-restaurants-that-serve-this-traditional-sumatra-rice-dish/

thali joints
thehoneycombers.com/singapore/best-nasi-padang-in-singapore-our-favourite-indonesian-restaurants-that-serve-this-traditional-sumatra-rice-dish/

the food @ changi is pretty good, too

have a fab time

[wombatrois]

I like Singapore. A few of my favourite places:

Komala Villas - best masala dosa (although this is possibly not a priority for you!)
komalavilas.com.sg/

New Woodlands - second best masala dosa
sg.asia-city.com/restaurants/singapore-restaurant-reviews/madras-new-woodlands-restaurant

Chinatown Heritage Centre - personal and intimate look at the journey of the chinese to Singapore (located in a lovely building)
chinatownheritagecentre.com.sg/

Mustafa Centre - 24/7 department store in Little India - good for anything!
www.mustafa.com.sg/mmsnew/

Tiong Bahru - fabulous art deco area with lots of little shops and cafes
www.traveller.com.au/walking-singapores-1930s-art-deco-past-gs240y

Tangs department store is also a must visit for me.

We stayed in Geylang which is more traditional and a little bit suburban - plenty of cheap places to eat around there.

Also Newton Circus is a bit of an institution or check this page for the top five hawker centres:

www.hostelworld.com/blog/top-5-hawker-centres-in-singapore/

The chilli/pepper crab is really expensive (imho), but we did eat the white pepper crab at the no signboard restaurant in Geylang (S$50 - S$60 a kilo - which is not that different to the AUD). East Coast Parkway is the famous strip for chilli crab.

[Oweena]

I will not be eating any Indian food or visiting Little India. New Woodlands is actually a chain, one right near my flat, supposedly has the best sambar.

Thanks for the other recs though womba.

[wombatrois]

We stayed at the New Woodlands in Chennai about a million years ago where we first discovered it. Have eaten at the chain in a few places - we even had one in Perth for a while.

If you can warrant the cost, a high tea in one of the top end hotels can be good fun. My sister likes the Grand Hyatt, but there are some cheaper options in this blog post:

www.ladyironchef.com/2016/01/singapore-afternoon-tea/

Little Arabia and Little China are probably more your style rather than Little India as you say. Kampong Glam is another groovy little area to check out too.