Singapore travel

[FDG]

Hi all,

Going to Singapore next week orso, and just wondering, are there any good replica dealers there? If so, where?

Best restaurants? etc.

Any members from singapore here ?

All the best,

FDG

[mastrmindalliance]

You won't find much, if anything, in the way of reps in in Singas. But you'll find many high end watch boutiques and multiple AD's in the city (literally in every shopping centre - like pubs in England, they seem to be on every corner, sort of). If you have a chance to skip over to MY you'll find many reps and even the high end that our dealers stock.

There are a couple SG members here who I chat to, but I won't out them .

But be sure to try the chilli crab (or black pepper crab), it's like the unofficial national dish and to die for, if done well.

And be sure to have a beer at sunset at the "New Asia bar" (formerly Equinox) at the Swissotel. One of the best bar views I've ever seen.

If brand name luxury items are on the shopping list, SG is one of the best destinations for it in the world.

Attached. There are many cheaper (and possibly more traditional) places for Chilli crab in SG but I can reccomend the Grand Hyatt near orchard RD for an amazingly good one. And the view from the New Asia bar - an 82nd floor bar with a grand view

[hiker01]

burnz......coolf.......Merlion Posse....time to chime in!

[lhooq]

Whenever I go to Singapore, I end up eating Hainanese Chicken Rice every day for lunch. My favorite spots to get it are at Tian Tian at the Maxwell Food Centre, and at Wee Nam Kee on Thomson Road in Novena.

I cannot tell a lie: I love HCR.

Forget about reps, unless there's a GTG planned. There are several great vintage watch stores scattered around, though. Chat up Shawn at Heirloom Gallery and see his awesome Omega collection.

[gtanak]

Haha.. looks like you mention Singapore, you think of FOOD. Not much in the way of reps being sold openly... Next week you coincide with National Day (9th Aug - check out the fireworks display at the Marina Promenade). If you stay even longer, the Youth Olympics starts on the 14th Aug. Also, the latest attractions like the Skypark at the new Marina Bay Sands Casino is opened. If you're looking for some fun, you can spend half a day at Universal Studios at Resorts World Sentosa. Pity you're not going in September.. that's when F1 zooms into town. My advice - Eat local food, there's so much to try and its all so good!

[gtanak]

But be sure to try the chilli crab (or black pepper crab), it's like the unofficial national dish and to die for, if done well.

Attached. There are many cheaper (and possibly more traditional) places for Chilli crab in SG but I can reccomend the Grand Hyatt near orchard RD for an amazingly good one.

OMG that's a Sri Lankan monster crab claw you're holding... Dun forget to order abundant amounts of that steamed bun that is used to clean the plate of every drop of the gravy BTW, its called Chilli crab but its not really that spicy - just delicious. Other local delicacies you should try are

Pork Ribs Tea (Bak Kuh Teh)

Fried Pancake (Roti Prata)

Fried Carrotcake

Fried Oyster omelette

Satay (like kebabs on stick)

Fried Hokkien Mee/ Prawn mee

Rojak (Cannot be described in english haha)

OK i'm officially hungry though i just had lunch.

[mastrmindalliance]

OMG that's a Sri Lankan monster crab claw you're holding... Dun forget to order abundant amounts of that steamed bun that is used to clean the plate of every drop of the gravy BTW, its called Chilli crab but its not really that spicy - just delicious. Other local delicacies you should try are

Pork Ribs Tea (Bak Kuh Teh)

Fried Pancake (Roti Prata)

Fried Carrotcake

Fried Oyster omelette

Satay (like kebabs on stick)

Fried Hokkien Mee/ Prawn mee

Rojak (Cannot be described in english haha)

OK i'm officially hungry though i just had lunch.

hehe, yeah, should have mentioned - not very spicy (hot) at all if you're sensitive. Its not at all like 'chilli anything' as you'd think of in the west. In fact the black pepper one is 'hotter' than the chilli.

Yeap the above was mamoth - with a claw nearly as thick as my forearm. Took an hour and a half to eat. Do try the rojaK (rujak) as gtanak mentioned and i'll reccomend the penang Rojak- ooh my mouth is watering.

I didn't want to say before, but a lot of my peers consider SG a bit boring compared to many parts of SE Asia. I disagree. You just gotta know where to stick your nose in the cracks. Think more about eating and shopping than reps though. in many trips to singas and exploring alleys and back streets in my spare time, i've never seen one.

Oh and one last myth to dispell from my peers is that its expensive to drink... it's not. It is if you drink at yr hotel/resort but thats the same anywhere. A top beer like asahi at the bar i mentioned above where the staff where black tie costs about two thirds that it does in aus.

Oh and Clark Quay is the nighclub district where you'll find mostly young very trendy good looking people.

Enjoy

Don't litter and dress sharp.

Edit: oh, back on the topics of watches - wear your best. i've come across very few places where the wristwatch as status symbol is prized so highly. Seriously. The saturation of AD's and watch boutiques is simply jawdropping. You won't beleive it until you've been.