Cultures of Singapore

Posted: September 28, 2015 by Ovi

The Arab Quarter, Chinatown and Little India

Singapore is a diverse melting pot of cultures and races, with four official languages: English, Malay, Tamil and Mandarin.

Find Singapore’s traditional roots and enjoy the exotic sights and sounds of this amazing place.

The Arab Quarter

Also known as Kampong Glam, the Arab Quarter is one of the most atmospheric places of old Singapore. The main attraction is the Sultan Mosque, with its golden dome. Interesting, the mosque was designed by an Irish architect and the dome base is a ring of black bottles!

Colorful shops, ethnic restaurants and small coffee shops line the streets.

Take a break and try the Turkish coffee in one of the many cute coffee shops in the Kampong Glam. A handful of restaurants still offers “shisha” (hookah) to customers, despite a ban on shisha being imposed in Singapore.

Sultan Mosque Singapore

Turkish Café

Happy for a photo!

Haji Lane

Also in the Kampong Glam, Haji Lane is the place to find cool stuff, crazy fashion and graffiti art.

“Visual Orgasm”, “Pedra Negra”, “Wet Market”, “Selfie Coffee”, “Desperados”, Spoil Market”, “Sexy Coffee” and with names like these, you are hooked!

Take a walk on the Haji Lane

The Barber Shop

Merdandy Café

Chinatown

The main attractions of this sanitized version of a “Chinatown” are the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, the nearby Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple and the old shophouses.