sophie5 wrote:Hi all,
Me and my fiancé have just signed a lease in Joo Chiat area. Can anyone recommend good local restaurants/ bars? We currently do not know anyone living in the immediate area and would be more than happy grabbing a bite or coffee with other Joo Chiat dwellers. Suggestions welcome

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Cheers,
Sophie
Just walk up and down Joo Chiat Rd between East Coast Rd and Joo Chiat Place, then a little bit east down Joo Chiat Place. Tons of great restaurants of all different types (local, western, Vietnamese, etc) around there. Some pubs are nice too, but note the ones with blacked out windows and big blue alcohol or karaoke ads are usually working girl bars. That bothers some people, but really it's entirely harmless.
You can also go to Tanjong Katong (about .5km west of Joo Chiat) and see a nice stretch of restaurants, bars, etc. Roughly between Dunman on the north and Mountbaten on the south.
Dunman Food Center (s/w corner of Dunman Rd and Joo Chiat Rd) is a great local hawker center. It's usually quite busy. The rojak on the second floor to the left is one of the best on the island.
East Coast Rd both to the east and west of where it hits Joo Chiat Rd is also loaded with good food options.