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WHAT'S THE WORD ON YOUR STREET?
THE SUPERLATIVES
Your hands-down favourite
neighbourhood joints are:
• DaLuca – the single best burrata I’ve
ever had.
• Pig’s Fly – a whole world of food on
offer, plus Kopparberg cider and live
football. Easy.
• Tandoori Corner – great curry served
quickly, and casual enough that
you can turn up in your gym kit (as
you do).
• BJ’s American Diner and Grill –
brilliant hot dogs and brilliant-er
happy-hour mojitos.
You won’t find better local food
than at:
Founder Bak Kut Teh Restaurant. Not
my thing, but the huge queue every
evening suggests the food is top-notch.
We love a good bargain. The best
deals in your neighbourhood are:
I assume the stiff competition among
lighting shops means that you get a
decent deal on a chandelier.
The guiltiest pleasure in your
area is:
Unfortunately, the one thing that Novena
lacks is personality, and pleasure
(unless a brothel on Balestier Road is
what you’re looking for). There are no
great coffee shops, quirky boutiques or
casual chill-out spots. Put it this way, if
you didn’t live in Novena, you probably
wouldn’t go there for the afternoon.
One thing you’d never change is:
Our view of the city and the quiet.
There’s a bunch of hospitals in the area,
so the government is pretty good with
restricting the noise – the use of sirens
seems to have been vetoed.
But one thing you wouldn’t mind
seeing go is:
The construction site threatening our
view of the city.
The city gives you $5 million to
soup up your street. You use it to:
Set up a decent coffee shop (there’s a
killing to be made), run a mailshot to taxi
drivers about the existence of Akyab
Road and replace the construction sites
with some sort of nice pond.
Why should your neighborhood
be featured in a guidebook?
Because lamps make brilliant holiday
mementos.
Whether they’re newcomers or “old hands”, we’d love our readers
to get to know your neighbourhood. Help us by sending an email
to
contribute@expatliving.sg with “Street Talk” in the subject line.
Include your name and street, and we’ll be in touch.