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This is a record of my DIY (Do It Yourself) tour covering Tiong Bahru and surrounding areas.

Start the journey at MRT EW17 Tiong Bahru Exit B, which is inside Tiong Bahru Plaza. The journey can end at MRT (EW16 NE3 TE17) Outram Park Station Exit 8 or MRT (TE16) Havelock Station Exit 1 or MRT (EW17) Tiong Bahru Station Exit A, depending on where you want to go. Feel free to follow my journey in a way that suits your health condition, fitness level, and pace, to explore and capture your fond memories of Singapore.

As it was formerly a new cemetery built next to an older cemetery, Tiong Bahru basically means New Cemetery. Derived from Hokkien, Tiong basically means Cemetery and Bahru in Malay means New.

In its early history, Tiong Bahru estate was known as 美人窝 MeiRenWo, Chinese for “Beauty Nest” or 二奶村 ErNaiCun, Chinese for “Mistress Village”. This is because many prostitutes and rich men mistresses lived there.

Tiong Bahru has Tiong Bahru Plaza and other smaller places to shop, bookstores, plenty of beautiful, unique and conservation status architecture, beautiful murals, heaps of hotels, bars, bakeries, restaurants, seafood restaurants, eateries, the popular Tiong Bahru Food Centre with Michelin mentioned foodstalls and heaps and heaps of spas.

1) Start the journey at MRT (EW17) Tiong Bahru Station Exit B

We are starting the journey at MRT (EW17) Tiong Bahru Station Exit B.

2) Turn right and exit Tiong Bahru Plaza

Turn right and walk along Tiong Bahru Rd to Tiong Bahru Park.

3) Tiong Bahru Park's Tilting Train Playground

4) Tiong Bahru Park's Concentric Circle Platform

Make sure you walk back to Tiong Bahru Rd, turn left and continue walking.

5) When you see Blk 1 on your left and Blk 18 across Tiong Bahru Rd, then turn right, cross to the other side of Tiong Bahru Rd and walk with Blk 18 side on your right.

Continue walking, towards the Tiong Bahru Market and cross Lim Liak St to the Tiong Bahru Market main entrance at Blk 30 Seng Poh Rd.

6) Tiong Bahru Market main entrance

On the left of the Tiong Bahru Market main entrance is the PROJECTLIONHEARTSG mural.

7) PROJECTLIONHEARTSG mural by Chris Chai

Observe the Peacock related, Goats, and other murals and attractions at Tiong Bahru Market.

8) Peacock mural at Tiong Bahru Market by Mike Makatron

9) Peacock Feather mural at Tiong Bahru Market by Mike Makatron

10) Mural by Unknown Artist

The groundfloor washrooms at Tiong Bahru Market (Right of Staircase C) has interesting signs for both Male and Female washrooms.

11) Male Toilet is marked by a Dragon

For Chinese, the dragon represents the emperor.

12) Female Toilet is marked by a Phoenix

For Chinese, the phoenix represents the empress.

The three goats below were created by Ernest Goh to commerate the Year of the Goat in 2015.

13) Goat One mural at Tiong Bahru Market by Ernest Goh

This goat is located at Tiong Bahru Market, beside the carpark and facing Blk 71 at Seng Poh Rd.

14) Goat Two mural at Tiong Bahru Market by Ernest Goh

This goat is located at the Peacock mural stairwell.

15) Goat Three mural at Tiong Bahru Market by Ernest Goh

This goat is located at the side of the market facing the side of Blk 33 Lim Liak St.

Take escalator at the main entrance of Tiong Bahru Market to the Food Centre where good food and food stalls mentioned by the MICHELIN Guide for Tiong Bahru awaits you.

Click here for the Michelin Guide for Tiong Bahru Food Centre.

16) Tiong Bahru Market Mascot?

After having a good meal, walk to the side of Blk 71 (Seng Poh Rd) facing Seng Poh Lane for the Bird Singing Corner.

17) Bird Singing Corner mural by Yip Yew Chong

While facing the mural, walk straight into the lane on your left until you see the Pasar & the Fortune Teller mural on your left, at the side of Blk 73 (Eng Watt St). A bit further down the lane and on your left is the Tiong Bahru Community Centre.

18) Pasar & the Fortune Teller mural by Yip Yew Chong

While facing the mural, turn right, walk straight and then turn left to visit the Tiong Bahru Community Centre on your left to play the piano.

19) Tiong Bahru Community Centre

Come back out to face the Tiong Bahru Community Centre, turn right, walk straight and then turn right at Guan Chuan Street. On your left is Blk 78 Guan Chuan Street. On your right is Seng Poh Garden and its dancing girls.

20) Blk 78 Guan Chuan Street: the horseshoe block

Blk 78 Guan Chuan Street, is the biggest public housing block in Tiong Bahru estate. It is the horseshoe shape block.