Hot Spots to Chill Out in SIngapore

• Tanglin Place
  -(Dempsey Road - Off Holland Road)
  -Former British Barracks gone hip
  British Barrack during the colonial days. Used by central Manpower Base as the site where young men went to enlist between 1972 and 1989. Later became home to Samy’s Curry Restaurant and several furniture shops. Things took off in 2003 when 2 wine bars – Wine Network and The Wine Company opened there. Now there is a whole new slew of eateries bars and rustic hangout spots. Attract English-speaking and trendy crowd of executives, expatriates and young folks. Check out:
  - Angels Share
  - Hacienda
  - House
  
  Holland Village
  -(Holland Road)
• -Mish mash of old and new
  It was a military village between the late 1930s and 1945. In the 1950s, farmers set up makeshift road side stalls to serve locals staying nearby in the wooded areas. Today it is a bustling mix of banks places where you can get traditional Chinese therapy, specialist ice cream or were you can wine and dine at sleek, modern eateries. Attract Japanese housewives with kids in tow to local universities students to students form nearby foreign schools to folks from nearby HDB estates. It has a trendy and relax ambience. It has Cold Storage for groceries, health and beauty stores, hair salons and etc. Check out:
  - 211 Roof Terrace
  - Eski Bar
  - Fosters – An English Rose Café
  
  Wessex Estate
  -(Portsdown & Whitchurch Road)
  -Havens for arts lovers
  A quaint, tranquil neighborhood nestled among trees off Ports down Road. The walk-up apartment blocks and black-and-white houses are home to painters, photographers, designers and writers. There is also a cooking school and a yoga studio. It could be the next art village hot spot and Singapore’s answer to New York’s Soho. Attract Expatriates, artists and art lovers.
  - Cicada
  - Colbar
  
  Gillman Village
  -(Lock Road - Off Alexander Road)
  -Out of this World
  A sleepy cluster of bars, restaurants and furniture shops, tucked away near St Andrew’s JC. Turn left into Malan Road from Alexandra Road then take another left at Lock Road and you will be transported into a nostalgic corner consisting of former army barracks. Has an old-world charm of Singapore’s colonial past without the makeover mold of revamped enclave like Rochester Park and Tanglin Village. Attract Nearby office workers, expatriates, businessmen and young couples. Check out:
  - Villa Bali
  - Handle Bar
  - The Turquoise Room
  
  
  Greenwood Ave.
  -(Off Bukit Timah Road)
  -Familial feel to the place
  A stretch of shop houses tucked into a quiet suburb of terraced houses in Hillcrest Park. Has a distinct neighborhood vibe, the kind like everybody knows your name from the pub owner to the butcher. It has a diverse mix of shops and eateries offering everything from seafood to Japanese cuisine to gelato. Attract diverse crowd from casually dressed residents to families to couples to executives. Check out:
  - Lana Cake Shop
  - Swiss Butcher
  - Greenwood Fish Market
  
  
  Rochester Park
  -(Off North Bouna Vista Road)
  -Lush exclusivity is the draw
  A colonial place with fine dining places. Wine bar One Rochester was the first to open in December 2005. It exudes an air of elegance and exclusivity from its lush leafy surrounding to the restaurants themselves housed in handsome black-and-white colonial bungalows. The music wafting through the cool evening air adds to the sense of anticipation as its mingle with the delicious smell of culinary concoctions. Has a classy chic of the locale paired with the promise of fine dining either indoors or in a relaxed outdoor setting. Private events are also popular because of the spacious grounds.
  Attract yuppies and expatriated. Check out:
  - One Rochester
  - Min Jiang at One-North