Art Deco, cafés and a morning market
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Low-rise Art Deco blocks with curved balconies, bakeries, independent bookshops and one of the island’s best-loved markets: Tiong Bahru is where Singapore slows down.
Built in the 1930s by the Singapore Improvement Trust, it was one of the city’s first public housing estates. Its blocks with spiral staircases are now conserved and draw cafés and shops.
