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Open to Café-hopping on Tyrwhitt Road
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Jalan Besar is a gritty-cool shophouse district between Little India and Kampong Glam, where hardware stores sit beside specialty coffee bars, design studios and late-night dim sum spots. Lavender MRT on the East-West Line and Jalan Besar and Bendemeer stations on the Downtown Line serve the area, along with the historic Jalan Besar Stadium. Tyrwhitt Road and the streets around Berseh Food Centre are favourites for café-hopping and supper.
Easy public places to meet in Lavender & Jalan Besar
- Jalan Besar Stadium
- Berseh Food Centre
- Tyrwhitt Road
- Kallang Riverside Park
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Date
Open to Late-night dim sum on Jalan Besar
About Supper and long conversations
Friends
Open to Watch a match at Jalan Besar Stadium
About Local football
Ideas
Open to Co-working afternoon
About Building a small creative business
Date
Open to Evening walk at Kallang Riverside Park
About Getting to know each other away from the crowds
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