Chinatown / Tanjong Pagar / Telok Ayer

The sharpest food-and-drink belt in the city. Dense, useful, and easy to build a night around.

Quick facts

• Best for: dinner, cocktails, cafés, quick lunches
• Feel: lively, compact, restaurant-heavy
• Good links: bars, restaurants

What it’s known for

Destination restaurants, cocktail bars, and a lot of the city’s strongest small-format places.

Best for

Readers who want the simplest possible answer to “where should we eat tonight?”