Singapore City Shopping

  1. Centrepoint

    This spacious, practical, no-nonsense shopping centre has long been a favourite with Singaporeans and draws a fair number of visitors too. The biggest draw is Robinsons department store, established in 1858, which is well known for some of the best service in Singapore. Children's retail, home furnishings, jewellery, electronics and bookshops are other attractions here. One of the liveliest malls, especially during the Christmas holidays.

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  2. Kinokuniya

    Claims to be Southeast Asia's biggest bookshop, and who are we to argue? Occupying a massive 43,000 sq ft, and providing an extensive collection of over 500,000 quality titles from all over the world, including English, Japanese, Chinese, French and German publications.

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  3. Whatever

    Singapore's middle-class affluence has fuelled a surging 'wellness' industry and Whatever is one of its principle players, offering classes in everything from yoga and meditation to the more esoteric healing disciplines. The bookshop glows with inspiration and there's an excellent vegetarian café. Some might find all that beatific harmoniousness to be, well, a little sickening.

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