Katong and Joo Chiat (A Peranakan Food Walk)

A Katong food walk runs along East Coast Road and Joo Chiat Road, where the pastel Peranakan shophouses sit 600 metres from 328 Katong Laksa in a straight line. From Mondrian Singapore Duxton, Katong is about 7.3 km north-east in a straight line.

The shophouses and the shops

Heartware Store and Gallery at 350B Joo Chiat Road is an art gallery and general store in a shophouse, open daily from 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Cat Socrates on Joo Chiat Road sells cat-themed stationery, Peranakan tile prints and Singapore souvenirs.

Laksa and Peranakan lunch

Rumah Bebe at 113 East Coast Road serves laksa, popiah and rempah udang, and bakes kueh salat with butterfly pea glutinous rice. Old Bibik's at 328 Joo Chiat Road is a halal Peranakan restaurant cooking beef rendang and ayam buah keluak since 2010.

Peranakan Inn and Lounge on East Coast Road serves Nonya chap chye and beef rendang in a shophouse, with chendol for dessert. Chilli Padi Nonya Restaurant at 11 Joo Chiat Place serves ayam buah keluak, beef rendang and kueh pie tee for sharing.

Prata, coffee and chilli crab

Mr and Mrs Mohgan makes crispy kosong prata inside the Tin Yeang coffee shop on Joo Chiat Road, plus egg and onion or cheese egg varieties. Kopikhoo on Tembeling Road is a takeaway coffee kiosk serving flat whites and iced hojicha soy lattes.

Baba Chews at Katong Square serves modern Asian dishes from breakfast through dinner, including ayam percik and assam curry seabass. Roland Restaurant at Marine Parade Central cooks tze char dishes and chilli crab.

East Coast Lagoon Food Village is a beachfront hawker centre with satay and street food, 3.5 km east of the laksa shop in a straight line.

Getting the most from the walk

Go for a late breakfast, walk Joo Chiat in the cooler hours and finish at the lagoon at dusk.

More Peranakan cooking is listed in the Dempsey Hill guide. For the rest of the island, there is the full Singapore planner.