In his funky Tiong Bahru shop-house, owner Kenny Leck carries the city’s largest collection of literary tomes. The back of the store is dedicated to oddities such as vintage cameras and typewriters.
In this cool multi-concept space, you can sample 12-hour pork belly at the restaurant Kilo, check out Americana-inspired threads by local label K.I.N, then stop for a cut at Pact & Lim hair salon.
This is one of Singapore’s most unusual contemporary art spaces; it spotlights marquee names from around the world (Chinese artist Ai Weiwei; Australian sculptor Sam Leach).
Chef Damian D’Silva’s gastrobar in Joo Chiat has rekindled Singapore’s passion for local heritage food: the tapas-style plates include beef-cheek rendang and some of the city’s best chicken wings.
