Hidden Gems in Tiong Bahru
Looking for hidden gems in Tiong Bahru? This list of 7 includes Tiong Bahru Market (Tiong Bahru, Singapore). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.
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Tiong Bahru Market
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A two-storey wet market and hawker centre dating back to 1951 (rebuilt in 2006), where a ground-floor produce market sits below a food centre known for decades-old stalls.
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Tiong Bahru, Singapore
Founded in 1920, this is Singapore's first temple dedicated to the Monkey God Sun Wu Kong from Journey to the West, housing over ten statues of the deity in a shophouse renovated in the early 1990s.
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Sideway
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A tiny stall inside Tiong Bahru Market selling handmade pottery, zines, and jewellery from independent local makers, run by two potters.
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Cat Socrates
shopTiong Bahru, Singapore
A small, cat-themed gift and stationery shop on Yong Siak Street stocking books, cards, and quirky knick-knacks, staffed on occasion by its own resident shop cats.
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Tiong Bahru, Singapore
An old-school hardware store operating out of Tiong Bahru Market since 2018, stocking everyday tools, paint, and household hardware for the surrounding estate.
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Jian Bo Tiong Bahru Shui Kueh
restaurantTiong Bahru, Singapore
A hawker stall inside Tiong Bahru Market that has sold chwee kueh (steamed rice cakes with preserved radish) since 1958, now a Michelin Guide-recommended fixture that grew from a single pushcart into a multi-outlet local chain.
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Tiong Bahru Heritage Trail
attractionTiong Bahru, Singapore
A self-guided walking trail past 1936-1954 walk-up flats designed in Streamline Moderne style, with rounded corners, porthole windows, and horizontal banding, including blocks granted conservation status in 2003.
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