Orchard Road

I can eat good food in Singapore!
I can go bungee jumping in Singapore!
I can get to see the world’s biggest fountain in Singapore!
I can get to experience the nightlife of animals in Night Safari Singapore!
But… can I have a wonderful shopping experience?

YES! Take a train and alight at any of the three major MRT stations, Orchard, Somerset and Dhoby Ghaut situated within the Orchard Road vicinity or travel there by bus or cab. It is a very accessible place, as there are underground tunnels that connect one shopping mall to another.


A 2.2km one-way long shopping district, Orchard Road provides you with loads of shopping malls, entertainment and even hotel accommodations. There are a total of 23 shopping malls, 21 hotels and a hostel.

Shopping malls:


• Ngee Ann City — it was opened in 1993 and was the largest shopping mall in the Orchard Road shopping belt till now. It houses branded boutiques such as Vacheron Constantin, Louis Vuitton and Chanel as well as Japanese department store, Takashimaya. The mall is also home to Southeast Asia's second largest bookstore, Books Kinokuniya.
• Wisma Atria — it was opened in 1986 and is directly connected to Orchard MRT station.
• DFS Galleria — This shopping mall is located in Scotts Road, mainly selling Luxury Brands such as Bottega Veneta, Louis Vuitton and Bvlgari.
• Ion Orchard — Ion Orchard opened on 21 July, 2009 and houses six double-storey flagship stores of close to 9,000 square feet each, including Prada, Giorgio Armani, Louis Vuitton, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana and Cartier. Its signature glass façade doubles up as a giant media screen as well.
• Plaza Singapura — Located next to the Istana, the mall opened in 1974. It houses a Golden Village cineplex, Carrefour and other shops.
• Lucky Plaza —The place is known to be very crowded on Sundays as it the main focal point for domestic Filipino workers to meet with their friends. This plaza also sells products from the Philippines.


• Far East Plaza — Far East Plaza opened in 1982 and is popular for its cheap fashion items country , the plaza is also known for its inexpensive food outlets.
• Wheelock Place — home of Borders bookstore, one of the largest bookstore chains in the world. Houses a large Marks and Spencer outlet.
• Paragon — The Paragon is a high-end shopping mall selling branded items with a Metro department store and a Marks & Spencer store as well. The place also has a Toys 'R' Us and a number of restaurants.
• The Heeren Shops — Heeren sells items mainly for youngsters and houses a HMV store. The site was formerly a colonial building.
• Tang Plaza — Tang Plaza is home to a homegrown department store, Tangs.
• The Centrepoint — The mall opened in 1983 and has Robinsons and Marks and Spencer as its anchor tenants.
• Forum The Shopping Mall — Forum sells mainly branded children's clothes and accessories with a Toys "R" Us on the third floor. It also has a number of branded boutiques such as Emporio Armani and Dolce and Gabbana.
• Shaw House and Centre — Shaw House is home to the Isetan department store and on the fifth and sixth floors is where the Lido 8 Cineplex is located, which has one of the largest cinema halls in the country.
• Mandarin Gallery — Located inside Meritus Mandarin Singapore with shops such as The Link and Esprit.
• Orchard Point — Home to local department store, OG, it used to have art galleries, but was closed when OG decided to take over.
• Hilton Singapore — Located inside the hotel itself, the Hilton Shopping Gallery houses branded boutiques such as Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Bulgari, Donna Karan and Dolce & Gabbana.
• Palais Renaissance — Palais Renaissance was completed in 1993 and mainly houses upmarket branded boutiques with brands like Donna Karen.
• Liat Towers — International names such as Audemars Piguet, Massimo Dutti and Zara are housed in the building.
• Scotts Shopping Centre
• Orchard Central — Singapore's first and tallest vertical mall; It was opened in the early July this year
• 313@Somerset (New!)
• Mandarin Gallery



You can find almost anything at Orchard Road. If you need any gifts ideas, Orchard will be a good choice! Products sold are ranging from the very high-end branded goods to cheap fashionable clothes. What are you waiting for? Come down to Orchard now! Try walking down the streets and feel the city life of Singapore

Interesting Facts
Do you know that Orchard road was a nutmeg plantation in the olden days?

Orchard Road supposedly got its name from the orchards and plantations that existed in the area until the turn of the 20th century. In the 1900s, a mysterious disease swept through the nutmeg plantations, wiping them out within a year. Because of its location in a valley, floods were also common. They were only controlled in 1965 when Stamford Canal - part of which runs below the pedestrian mall fronting Wisma Atria Shopping Centre today - was deepened and widened.

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