Singapore’s Little India has been listed as the coolest neighbourhood in Singapore and the 19th coolest in the world, according to a poll by TimeOut.
TimeOut polled more than 20,000 “city dwellers” and got the view of local experts, and among their requisites for being placed on the list includes:
- Having an accessible and cutting-edge nightlife scene and culture
- Availability of food and drinks that are affordable and “brilliant”.
- Have a street life that is lively with a huge community vibe.
- Distinctive districts where people can walk across in half an hour or less, but can also spend a whole day exploring.
TimeOut described Little India as being “the real Singapore,” adding that the “wafting scent of curry in the air, a backpacker’s pub hidden in the back of an alley, and the back-and-forth haggling banter carried out in wet market Tekka Centre: no matter the time of day, it’s a neighbourhood that’s always filled with people and life.”
They called the neighbourhood a “stark contrast” to the rest of Singapore’s “old-school shophouses and picturesque heritage sites,” and that there is always a “buzz” to Little India.