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SHOPPING
IN THE CITY
If you're a shopaholic,
you may want to time your visit to Singapore to coincide with the
mid-year Great
Singapore Sale, when it seems that the whole island is
going at a discount. All major shopping centers and boutiques mark down
their prices during this period, which can last for up to a month. You
may do well to fight the crowds and shop right at the beginning of the
Great Sale - shoppers in the know say that's when the best buys are to
be had.
Orchard
Road is the region’s most famous shopping area.
This place is also known as the ‘city’ of Singapore
and it is the most popular shopping area among tourists and locals. The
street is lined the major local and international department stores,
tiny boutique, supermarkets, movie theatres, restaurants ,cafes ,snack
bars and famous hotels.
Bugis
Street
Today, Bugis Street has revamped itself by providing sheltered walkways
and air-conditioned shopping zones. Now housing over 600 stalls, it
offers an eclectic mix of trendy and functional street wear, cafes,
hawker food and services. Possibly one of the best known areas in city,
Bugis Street retains its disctinctive street shopping feel.
Changi
Village Off the beaten track near the Eastern tip of
Singapore, Changi Village is a sleepy district in contrast to the
bustling city. There are plenty of bargains to be found - t-shirts,
electronic equipment, carpets, Indian cotton clothing, shoes, batik
dresses, kimonos and all types of table linen, all at bargain prices.
Round off the day like everyone else - with a trip to Charlie's for
some food in a rustic outdoor setting.
Arab
Street, popular with Singaporeans of all races, is the
heart of city’s Muslim community with the impressive
Sultan Mosque. This street beginning just north of Beach Road is filled
with many interesting shopping surprises. Wonderful merchandise such as
handicrafts, clothes, basket ware, jewelry, etc has characteristic
Islamic, Malay, Indonesian, Arabic influence. The most attractive goods
are textiles, fabric in every color and pattern imaginable, handmade
batiks, French chiffons and Chinese silks. Open Mon-Sat.
Chinatown
was set-up by migrants from China in the late 19th century. Chinatown
is full of unique shop houses mostly in cloth, medicine, gold and food
imported from China. The stores here are populated with shops offering
antique stuffs, Chinese fashions, accessories, crafts and foods in
cheap price. If you’re hungry, authentic Chinese meal is
everywhere, along with good Korean food and inexpensive food at the
Smith Street Hawker Centre. Enjoy shopping and negotiating in a
traditional Chinese atmosphere. Open Mon-Sat.
Holland
Village is a unique area where you can find a lot of
expatriates shop houses. It houses a lot of conserved and renovated
antique stores which promote it to be the distinctive characteristic
place. You can discover everything you want such as archaic curio shops
peculiar art galleries, trendy music stores, nice coffee shops, a wet
market and several fast food restaurants.
Little
India - Spend your wonderful time on shopping at an exotic
and exciting place. Touch Indian ambiance and stunning with lots of
brightly-painted shop houses every street corner. This place sells a
lot of gold, jewelry, clothing, textiles, spices and handicrafts. If
you are hungry, you can have affordable and wonderfully satisfying food
prepared by the kitchens of all the little family-run restaurants.
Mustafa
Centre is a 24-hour emporium-cum-department-store-cum
Aladdin's cave. Under its modest exterior, you’ll find every
conceivable item here at some of the lowest fixed prices in city.
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