Singapore

'There are a ton of great upcoming creative communities... The Projector at the Golden Mile.'

Events

The Projector

'Checkout the Seletar airbase — perfect for watching planes take off and land (a favorite pastime of my two year old).'

Seletar Air Base

'Right now, we live in Sentosa, which is a little island off the main island of Singapore.'

Neighborhoods

Sentosa

'For more traditional cuisine, try Por Kee Eating House in Tiong Bahru. After eating there, you can wander over a bunch of nice bars and coffee shops.'

Food & Drink

Por Kee Eating House

'For coffee worth traveling for, try Jimmy Monkey in the One North/Buona Vista area.'

Jimmy Monkey

'For burgers (my favorite) – try ‘3 Buns’ in Keong Saik Street, a cool little burger joint situated near China Town.'

Three Buns

Eshan Ponnadurai shares his gems on where to visit in Singapore.

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Singapore with Eshan Ponnadurai

'The Tippling Club on Tanjong Pagar Road is not only my favorite restaurant in Singapore, it is my favorite restaurant in the world.'

Tippling Club

'There is an incredible garden where the chefs harvest vegetables and herbs, enabling them to take a farm-to-table approach.'

Open Farm Community

'I’m a vegetarian, so my suggestion is Whole Earth on Peck Seah Street, which is probably the world’s only vegetarian Peranakan restaurant.'

Whole Earth

'If you could only see one thing in Singapore, I would have to say Gardens by the Bay. Visiting at night is a particularly futuristic experience.'

‘Gardens by the Bay is a man-made, gigantic garden. They have the Flower Dome there: an enclosed, temperature and humidity-controlled building. Every couple of months they change the flowers. If you go in December, they’ve got the sakura season, where they fly in sakura from Japan. It’s not just a touristy spot&nbsp; — I am a Singaporean and I do go to those places and bring my family, hang out with my friends.’

Nature

Gardens by the Bay

'My passion has been working in the space where art, science and technology come together... Marina Bay Sands built a whole museum that does exactly that!'

Culture

ArtScience Museum

'If I want inspiration, then I will go and walk in one of Singapore’s many National Parks. My favorite spot is Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve.'

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Named one of the most influential people in the creative industries by The Guardian, Honor Harger is the Executive Director of Singapore's ArtScience Museum.

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Singapore with Honor Harger

‘The Maha Co i’s my first venture into F&amp;B; Indian-Mexican fusion. It’s a second home for my family and friends. We close whenever we want to, we drink however much we want. It’s an amazing vibe — craft beers, dosa tacos, rice bowls, dosa quesadillas.’

Maha Co

‘Komala Vilas is an Indian restaurant that my parents would bring me to two or three times a week. It would always be the same order: the South Indian thali set, which is rice with a whole bunch of stuff on the side. It’s delicious. Komala Vilas is by far the best South Indian vegetarian food that you can get.'

Komala Vilas

‘National Gallery is one of my favorite places. If you go every couple of months, they’ve got a whole new exhibition by all different artists. It's also another great source of inspiration — an avenue for me to stay connected to Singaporean artists that have come before, and current artists too. It is a great place to be exposed to art.’

National Gallery Singapore

‘I love hip-hop clubs. CÉ LA VI at the roof of Marina Bay Sands is a place that we used to party at a lot. It is on the 57th floor. The view is incredible. Imagine getting drunk looking at the skyline of Singapore. It’s really something. Talk about city skyline vibes.

CÉ LA VI

‘I would bring my friends to Arab Street. They used to have a lot of shisha lounges, and growing up I used to shisha every night. That place has evolved now — it’s filled with a lot more cafés and coffee spots. It holds a special place in my heart.’

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All Gems