Things to do in Singapore City
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The Loft
Offers a wide and wonderful range of old clocks and also stocks a diverse range of antique (or at least antique-style) furnishings, art, lamps and other homey objects.
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Sky Tower
A revolving air-conditioned cabin that lifts you up a 110m pole for panoramic views over the city and the southern islands; who says you can’t get high in Singapore?
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GV Gold Class
These swanky cinemas feature plush carpeting and single and double reclining seats complete with footrests, table service and a reasonable menu. Tickets cost S$28.
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Mandai Orchid Gardens
Cultivating orchids is big business in Singapore – Mandai Orchid Gardens, four flowery hectares near the Singapore zoo, is the place to see them.
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Jurong Frog Farm
Breeding station for bullfrogs, sold for their meat and medicinal value; more fun than you’d think. A taxi from Choa Chu Kang MRT should cost around $4.
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Novena Square
The food is consistently excellent at Novena Square, while the creative menu uses ingredients many may not have encountered before. It is open for lunch only.
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Indian Classical Music Centre
As well as Indian music CDs, the Indian Classical Music Centre sells sitars, tabla, bells – everything the aspiring Sergeant Pepper requires.
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Singapore Repertory Theatre
The bigwig of Singapore’s theatre scene, producing Shakespeare and other mainstream standards. Their Little Company stages plays to entertain the young ’uns.
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Changi Sailing Centre
This centre rents out j-24s (24ft keel boats) on one-day charters for $180 a day, including petrol. You will need to show a sailing proficiency certificate.
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Taboo
It may keep moving location but Taboo remains a tried and trusted venue for late-night dancing and frolicking - release your inner Madonna on that podium.
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Yue Hwa Chinese Products
Yue Hwa Chinese Products is six storeys of products from the Motherland including medicine, furniture, silks, food, tea, arts and crafts.
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Yong Gallery
Mr Yong will carve a Chinese stamp with your name on it at Yong Gallery. He also stocks masterful calligraphic works and jade carvings
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Movida
Decked out like a '70s disco, this Latin dance club features an excellent, eye-catching, thoroughly danceable band from Paraguay. The best of the lot.
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Tong Heng Pastries
Going strong for more than 70 years, Tong Heng is arguably Singapore’s most popular place for egg tarts and other tempting cakes and cookies.
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Suntec City
The enormous Suntec City by the underground CityLink Mall (accessed from the City Hall MRT station) has some good speciality shops.
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Utterly Art
Utterly Art has exhibitions that change monthly and sells reasonably priced Southeast Asia art. It specialises in Filipino artists.
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Sentosa 4d Magix
Now a global theme park standard, somehow movies in which things fly past your nose and spray water in your face never lose their appeal. Good fun.
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Singapore Dance Theatre
Produces traditional ballet favourites alongside contemporary works. Don’t miss July’s ‘Ballet Under the Stars’ season at Fort Canning Park (S$25).
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The Cathay
Streetwear, beauty and nail salons, 'lifestyle' shops and the excellent Picturehouse cinema behind an unfinished-looking old Art Deco frontage.
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Tantric Bar
With a spacious multilevel courtyard, this bar is the place to see and be seen, catch up on the latest goss and scope out potential playmates.
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Scuba Corner
Diving trips and courses can be arranged through the outfit Scuba Corner; it’s office is located conveniently close to Lavender MRT station.
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Merlion
Merlion is a 37m hybrid lion-mermaid statue towering over the island; the view is great but it’s better from the cable car.
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at-sunrice
Banish your dinner-party woes. Half-day classes with a spicy hands-on emphasis equip you with the skills to prepare a three-course meal.
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Kazura
Kazura is a traditional perfume business with rows of decanters containing perfumes, such as Ramadan, for the faithful.
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Challenger Superstore
The principal computer centre, Funan, houses a large Challenger Superstore, where you can find pretty much everything.
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