LITTLE INDIA / ARAB STREET
Finding Little India is easy when you follow the spicy aromas of exotic spices and the scent from burning incense. An ethnic enclave not initially assigned to the Indian community through Raffles’ town plan, Little India only became populated with Indians when Chinatown became overcrowded. Today, it is one of Singapore’s key cultural precincts, and holds evidence of the various trades and industries of the Indians who settled here.
Little India
Finding Little India is easy when you follow the spicy aromas of exotic spices and the scent from burning incense. An ethnic enclave not initially assigned to the Indian community through Raffles’ town plan, Little India only became populated with Indians when Chinatown became overcrowded. Today, it is one of Singapore’s key cultural precincts, and holds evidence of the various trades and industries of the Indians who settled here.
Arab Street
From Bussorah Street, continue your idyllic walk down Muscat Street before turning into Arab Street, which was well known as a textile haven in the 1950s and 1960s. You’ll find bales of silk, batik, lace, organza and other materials here, where customisation and tailoring services are also available. Bring home a ready-made traditional or modern Malay costumes or browse through the boundless variety of traditional games such as the Congkak (a game involving marbles and a wooden board), carpets, antiques and rattan handicrafts such as wicker baskets to spruce up your home.
Arab Street
