Geylang Heritage and Food Trail in Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

Those who brave this district will be pleasantly surprised with a rich heritage and remarkably high concentration of quaint religious temples, mosques and buildings. Oh well, they say that sins and repents often come hand in hand.

One of the main draws in Geylang are the gritty shophouses along the main Geylang Road. But take a gamble into one of the聽lorongs聽(alleys) and you may find even more shophouse gems. Don鈥檛 fret, as we have picked some of the most prominent ones in this guide.

Finally, make sure you come with an empty stomach. Geylang is arguably one of the best places in Singapore to find old-world food and lesser-known fares not usually found elsewhere in Singapore.

Alighting from Aljunied or Kallang MRT, head to this 24-hour Chinese eatery which peddles over 100 different types of聽dim sum聽from the classic favorites to unusual suspects such as braised duck wings and pork belly yam rolls.

Geylang is known for preserving the gritty details of its shophouses. The Malay houses of Lorong Bachok is a distinctive stretch which combines Peranakan tiles, French windows, Chinese door goods and neo-classical cornice works. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Geylang Heritage and Food Trail in Singapore
Guide Location: Singapore » Singapore
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Andrew Darwitan
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:

126 Dim Sum Wen Dao Shi
Lorong Bachok
Tan Ser Seng Herbs
Eminent Frog Porridge
No Signboard Seafood
Char Yong (Dabu) Assocation, Singapore
Lorong 24
Singapore Buddhist Federation Building
Yong He Eating House
Hip Xiong Photo Studio
Coronation Baptist Church
Amitabha Buddhist Centre
Nan Hai Fei Lai Guan Yin Monastery
Lorong 29
Thong Kheng Charitable Institution
Soon Thian Kheng
Swee Guan Hokkien Mee
Khadijah Mosque
Pre-War Double Storey Terrace Houses
Durian Fruit Stalls
Geylang Claypot Rice
Sin Huat Seafood Restaurant
Rochor Beancurd House
Love is Love
Henry Christmas Wholesaler
Former Geylang Fire Station
Former Queen鈥檚 Theatre
Geylang River
The Tuckshop 鈥� Assembly
Brawn & Brains Coffee
Grapevine @ Guillemard

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