🇸🇬Singapore | Like a Local

🇸🇬Singapore | Like a Local

Linn
Things to do as a local pretending to be a tourist.
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It's always hot and wet

Central-South

Honestly, the most happening part of Singapore, basically where the central business district and main town is

Touristy Things

Cloud Forest
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Enclosed garden providing respite from the heat; must visit with the flower dome to see their flower display of the season
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Tickets range around S$35

Gardens by the Bay
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Visit the Supertree grove and catch the light show that happens every night.
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Free entry to the gardens and light show but there are some paid add-ons like the OCBC Skyway

Sentosa Island
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A collective fun and play land with Universal Studios, Cable Cars, Luge Rides, iFly, and three whole beaches
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For free entry to the island, stop at Vivocity (Harbourfront MRT Station), then walk across the Sentosa Boardwalk to Resorts World. The monorail within Sentosa island is free once you're inside

Things to do inside (based on the monorail stops):

1. Resorts World

- Hard Rock Café

- Universal Studios Singapore

2. Imbiah Station (not much to do here due to current construction works)

3. Beach Station (there are 3 beaches)

- Palawan Beach (more for kids, lots of sandcastle building, a lookout tower you can climb for free)

- Tanjong Beach (more secluded, there's a nice beach club where you can sit if you purchase food and drink)

Nature

Green Corridor (Southern End)
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Hiking trail with parts of the old railway track still visible
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Nice trail with hidden railway tracks

Start the trail at Buona Vista (near Holland Drive market & food centre) or at Hillview (near the Rail Mall)

HortPark
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Pleasant and easy nature hike
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Nice and easy hike that connects most of the southern parts, lots of mosquitoes but not too many animals that might steal your food.

Shopping

Decathlon - Singapore Lab
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Affordable sports equipment
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NearesTTen Curated Thrift Store
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Curated thrift shop
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The Salvation Army
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One of the larger thrift stores in Singapore
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Culture

ArtScience Museum
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Trying to find the beauty in art and technology
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Rotating exhibits with the permanent one being FutureWorld and it's famous lights

Ticket prices range from S$18-$66

library@harbourfront
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Nice seating area with a view of Sentosa
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library@orchard
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Lots of hidden reading nooks
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Museum of Ice Cream Singapore
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Everything ice cream
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Lots of cute instagrammable rooms and free Hagen Daaz ice cream along the way

Ticket prices range from S$36-$42

National Gallery Singapore
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Honestly my favourite museum
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More local and Southeast Asian Art; the museum is built within the old courthouse and they've retained the old courthouse structure and some of the rooms

Ticket prices range from S$20-$25 (free for locals)

The Projector
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Arthouse theatre with curated films
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Food

Aisyah Restaurant 西北香
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Halal restaurant serving chinese dishes
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All Things Delicious.
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Halal café with a great variety of brunch foods
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Cédric Grolet Singapore
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Created by that same tiktok famous Parisian pastry chef
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Colbar
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One of the oldest restaurants in Singapore with fusion cuisine
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DOPA (29 South Bridge Road S058665)
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Amazing Roasted Pistachio Ice Cream
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Joji’s Diner - Serangoon
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American diner style restaurant
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La Levain
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Quaint cafe with really good pastries
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Marché Mövenpick 313@somerset
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European food in a hidden underground themed restaurant
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Quayside Isle
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Restaurant lined bay area for a great view while dining
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The Secret Garden By Zeekri
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Halal brunch food for a very reasonable price
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WONG FU FU
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Halal Taiwanese food with a free flow snack and drink bar
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Drinks

A Beautiful Day Café Tea Room + miniBAR
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Victorian themed café with 1-for-1 drinks
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ATLAS
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Extremely fancy bar that looks like Gotham City
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Mama Diam
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Speakeasy hidden behind a mama shop serving local infused drinks
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SMÖÖbar @ Prinsep
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Decently priced drink towers (beer, soju, etc.) with great mentaiko fries
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Taylor Adam
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Speakeasy hidden behind a tailor storefront
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East

East side best side

Touristy Things

Changi Jurassic Mile
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Cycling / Walking trail just by the airport
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Rent a bike using apps like Hellobike / Anywheel and enjoy the trail filled with dinosaurs

Find the trailhead near Terminal 4

Jewel Changi Airport
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Best airport in the world for a reason
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Lots of activities to try and the famous rain vortex at the center of it all

Shopping

IKEA Tampines
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Largest Ikea in Singapore with a halal food selection
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Food

grove ç´ æž—
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Vegetarian alternatives to local delights
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Simpang Bedok
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Best Prata for a late night supper
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The Coastal Settlement
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Brunch foods served in a vintage café setting
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West

If you somehow find yourself here, you might be lost but here's some things to make the most of it

Sights

Raffles Marina Lighthouse
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Yacht club with a cute lighthouse and view of Malaysia
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Nature

Little Guilin
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Short trail with some cool land formations across the pond
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Shopping

The Rail Mall, Fuyong Estate
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Mall strip near the old abandoned railway tracks
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The Salvation Army Praisehaven Mega Family Thrift Store
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Thrift shop
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North

Not sure why you would end up here but...

Food

Wheeler's Estate
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Alfresco dining
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