Kitchen Capers
A home baker’s delight with some interesting products like cupcake corers, kueh tutu molds and weirdly specific cookie cutter shapes, including that of a polar bear and an ancient Chinese dragon. The Kallang Bahru store is closed every second Monday.
Gin Thye Cake Maker
These guys have been in business since 1964 and make cream-based cakes and fruit tarts and everything in between. Perfect for catering orders and weddings, though not for dine-in.
Dennis Gym
Sign up for combat training classes or get some military-style muscle toning done at this bodybuilding specialist gym. There is also a team of on-site personal trainers for oneon- one work.
Dancesport De Allan
Sign up for a class at this modest and affordable little studio. Classes include ballroom dances like waltz and tango as well as fun stuff like samba and cha cha. All levels.
Sky Joyce Nonya Kueh Cake Shop
Swing by here for your Nonya kueh (cake) fix—kueh lapis, pulut inti (blue glutinous rice cake) and old-school favorites like rainbow kueh, aka lapis sagu. The latter’s only available on Sundays, though.
Biscotti Bakery
It’s rather niche, but yes, this bakery specializes in biscotti. The original almond flvor aside, there’s cranberry pistachio, chocolate orange almond and orange almond.
A1 Beach Road Prawn Noodles
Warm your belly with a steaming bowl of prawn noodles at this stall—a full-on bowl with prawns, pig intestines and pork ribs sets you back $5. We especially like the flavorful soup.
Geylang Bahru Market and Food Center
Amid HDB estates, this food center has some popular stalls, including Mr Wadeh (#01-2729), which does crispy prawn vadai and Fortune Food (#01- 2777, 6243-2118, www.fortunefood.sg)—known for their popiah and kueh pie ti, both made from scratch daily.
Lai Wah Restaurant
This Chinese stalwart has been around since 1963 and is allegedly the birthplace of the Chinese New Year dish yu sheng (raw fish salad). No wonder the place is extra crowded during the festive season.
Ming Kitchen
Known for their zi char-style dishes, there’s dozens of branches from Boon Lay to Bedok. They do chilli crab and pork ribs, but we also like the underrated prawn paste chicken wings and chai poh omelet.