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The best of Singapore, area by area (2026)

Singapore is small, but every district has its own character. Pick an area to see its own guides and every pick it has on our islandwide lists.

Marina Bay

The postcard Singapore — Marina Bay Sands, Gardens by the Bay, the Merlion and the rooftop bars of the CBD towers around the bay.

Shophouses, temples and two of the city's most famous hawker centres, with Tanjong Pagar's cocktail bars and restaurants next door.

Singapore's shopping boulevard — two kilometres of malls, department stores and big hotels, with the Botanic Gardens at the far end.

The Sultan Mosque, Arab Street's textile shops, Haji Lane's murals and boutiques, and Malay and Middle Eastern food around Bugis.

Garlands, spice shops and the Tekka Centre's hawker stalls — Singapore's most colourful neighbourhood, open almost around the clock.

The resort island — Universal Studios Singapore, the S.E.A. Aquarium, beach clubs on Siloso, Palawan and Tanjong beaches, and resort hotels.

Art Deco walk-up flats from the 1930s, a beloved market and hawker centre, independent bookshops and some of the best bakeries in town.

Pastel Peranakan shophouses, Katong laksa, kueh shops and the East Coast's seafood and hawker spots.

Boat Quay, Clarke Quay and Robertson Quay along the Singapore River — riverside bars, restaurants, museums and river cruises.

Former British barracks turned restaurants and wine bars in the greenery of Dempsey Hill, and the expat favourite of Holland Village.

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