Orchard road is one of the most fashionable places to be in. With the recent completion of plans to spruce up The Orchard road by constructing more mega malls such as the newly opened 313@Somerset, The Orchard Central, and the highly anticipated mall, the ION Orchard, The Orchard road is set to go to attract more tourists than before in the previous years.
Things to do: One will find that in each mega mall, each has their own unique architechtural design and have a wide collection of many mid ranging shopping brands and labels such as Topshop, Zara, Guess, Steve Madden, to the more high end labels such as Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Prada and Richard Mille. The Louis Vuitton store in the Ion Singapore, houses the largest Louis Vuitton store in South East asia that carries the entire range of Louis Vuitton products. Singapore has even recently brought in the fashionable Bread & Butter, Marc Jacobs and many more!
Besides the newly opened shopping malls, there are also other malls that have been constructed years ago that are still as popular among the locals, such as the Orchard Cineleisure, Ngee Ann City or the Heeren, where one can find HMV, the largest music superstore in Southeast Asia.
Orchard Road is definitely a paradise for shopaholics! Lined along the streets of Orchard are more than 10 shopping centers which would make one shop till they drop!
Orchard Road has 2 movie theatres where one can enjoy a movie during his or her stay in Singapore. Singapore's movie tickets are affordable and screens the latest blockbuster flicks! If you're having a jetlag, why not catch a midnight movie in one of Orchard Road's movie theatres!
Things to see: One can enjoy the hustle and bustle of the busy crowd while strolling down Orchard road and if one is lucky, there might be buskers performing along the streets that may just be singing your favourite song or dancing to your favourite tune!
If you are lucky to travel to Singapore during the christmas season, It is a must to come down to Orchard to appreciate the christmas decorations and lightings along the streets especially in the night. The decorations alone promises you a very whimsical christmas. As cliche as it this sounds, You cant help but feel that you are in a "winter" wonderland.
The breathtaking view that will knock you off your feet.
A crab's eye view of Ion's Christmas tree
Things to eat: Shopping is not the only activity one would do when at Orchard road. The Orchard road is also a food haven for diners! It has a widespread of cuisines ranging from Chinese to Western to Japanese, in fact you can find almost any kind of cuisine in Orchard Road! Some restaurants to look out for are the Imperial Treasure Restaurant, Sushi Tei and Dan Ryans. Orchard road promises that you will never get hungry. Every 30 steps you take, there will be a store along the streets selling finger food. One store to look out for is " Old Chang Kee". " Old Chang Kee" is a renowned local food joint thats famous for their local curry puffs!
If you dont mind the distance, we would highly recommend you to take a bus or train down to Lau Pa Sat to savour the many different kinds of food you can enjoy.
Telok Ayer Market, or heartwarmingly referred as Lau Pa Sat(direct translation being Old Market) by both tourists and locals was constructed in 1894 and is the largest remaining Victorian filigree cast-iron structure in Southeast Asia. Located in the heart of Singapore's business district, the former wet market has since been restored and renovated, transforming into the favourite "food paradise" in Singapore. Lau Pa Sat offers a wide variety of local food from different races at affordable prices, allowing tourists to experiment and feast on our local delights.
Interesting Victorian Cast-iron Structure
Wide Variety of food ranging from seafood to local delights such as Hokkien mee
To get to Lau Pa Sat, the easiest way is to take the MRT to Raffles Place(NW14/NS26) and walk towards Robinson Road, it is easily recognizable.
If you're a night owl, The nightclubs, bars, pubs, lounges and restaurants along Orchard Road will keep you comany. One can find Harry's to The Hard Rock Cafe.
Whether on a business trip, a romantic getaway or holidaying with the family, anyone looking for accommodation will be pleased to find that hotels in Orchard Road are suitable for most purposes and the different range of rooms available will cater to most budgets. Hassled shoppers tired after a hard day of retail therapy will definitely appreciate the uber prime location of Orchard Road’s hotels.
Orchard Road has so much to offer, from shopping, to good food, to spas, to accomdation that it is a definite go to when you're in Singapore!
The fastest way to get to Orchard is by train, green line (NS22) or by bus.
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