Neighbourhood Top Five
1 Witness the future of shopping at ION Orchard, Singapore’s space-age wonder of a mall, and the epitome of retail cool.
2 Hunt for Indian antiques, barter for an Oriental rug or pore over ancient maps of Asia in the fascinating Tanglin Shopping Centre.
3 Slow down your shop-ping spree with a leisurely stroll along historic Emerald Hill Rd.
4 Treat yourself to a $250 slap-up meal at Iggy’s, arguably Singapore’s very best restaurant.
5 Come back down to earth with a traditional Singaporean breakfast at Killiney Kopitiam, the original locals’ coffee shop
Explore Orchard Road
You would need the best part of a week to explore every floor of every mall in the Orchard Rd area, so do some shopping-mall homework before you go, using our low-down on p 34 , along with this handy introductory web-site: www.orchardroad.sg. Most malls don’t open until 10 am, but if you arrive early, fear not; you have the perfect excuse to kill some time in Killiney Kopitiam, a salt-of-the-earth, Singapore-style coffee shop, before diving into the shopping madness. Whichever malls you’ve chosen to explore it won’t be
long before your shopping-weary legs will be pining for a well-earned break. Try to time it so that you’re close to Emerald Hill Rd and relax to the max at one of the beautiful bars on this lovely side street. Alternatively, head to Midpoint Orchard for a foot massage.
Local Life
Crowds Retail therapy is serious business in Singapore, and the shopping malls on Orchard Rd can get exceedingly busy. That can be half the fun, but if you prefer to avoid crowds of shoppers get to the malls as they open (usually around 10am) and enjoy bustle-free shopping for about an hour or so before the hordes arrive.
Food courts Don’t turn your nose up at shopping mall food courts. Believe us – they are so much better than the food courts back home. You’ll find cuisine from countries right across Asia, it will often be freshly cooked and will always be far cheaper than any of the
restaurants you’ve been passing all day.
Fresh air Air-con-cooled shopping malls are all well and good, but after a while it’s nice to get a blast of good old-fashioned fresh air. So take your coffee break outside Curious Teepee (p 82 ), on the roof terrace at KPO (p 82 ) or at a street side table at any of the bars on
Emerald Hill Rd (p 82 ).
Getting There & Away
MRT Orchard Rd is served by no less than three MRT stations: Orchard, Somerset and Dhoby Ghaut, so there’s really no need to use any other form of transport to get here.
Bus Bus 7 links Orchard Rd with Victoria St (for Kampong Glam) and Holland Village, bus 65 links Orchard Rd with Serangoon Rd (for Little India), while bus 190 is the most direct service between Orchard Rd and Chinatown.
Tips
It’s hard to believe it as you walk from mall to mall, but there is a rain forest within 2 km of Orchard Rd, inside the grounds of the wonderful Botanic Gardens. So, if you fancy a green escape from the concrete jungle, hop on bus 7 or 77 from the Orchard MRT exit on
Orchard Blvd, and you’ll be there in 10 minutes.
Best Places to Eat
Killiney Kopitiam
Wasabi Tei
Iggy’s
Salt Grill
Takashimaya Food Village
Best Places to Drink
Que Pasa
No 5
Dubliners
KPO
Curious Teepee
Best Places to Shop
One Price Store
Orchard Road
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