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Beauty World

Guide to Beauty World

We round up where to eat, hang out and what to do while you're in the Beauty World 'hood

Written by
Rebecca Liew
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Stock up on used books, nosh on Teochew pastries and shoot a few arrows in this quaint neighbourhood. Read on for our guide on the things to do, where to eat and the shops to check out while in the Beauty World area.

Restaurants and cafés

Oven and Fried Chicken (Bukit Timah)

Oven and Fried Chicken (Bukit Timah)

Crunch on this: Oven and Fried Chicken is a solid supper spot for all your Korean fried chicken cravings. There are grillroasted and baked options (from $17),...

Ng Kim Lee Confectionary

Ng Kim Lee Confectionary

This family-run confectionery dates back 55 years and gives a nod to the good old days with its retro-tiled floor and antique cabinets. Egg tarts, bite-sized...

Ajiya Okonomiyaki Restaurant

Ajiya Okonomiyaki Restaurant

For a hands-on meal, Ajiya Okonomiyaki Restaurant’s the place to grill  the Japanese pancake any way you like. The menu is split into three categories:...

Dulukala

Dulukala

Despite its secluded location at the top of Beauty World Centre, Dulukala has high aspirations to become the name 'synonymous with Peranakan dining'. To help...

Necessary Provisions

Necessary Provisions

The folks behind the defunct Smitten Coffee and Tea Bar, and Henry Congressional partner to provide the Toh Tuck area a triple threat that is a coffee shop,...

Ham Bao Bao

Ham Bao Bao

Affordable yet shiok is what Ham Bao Bao aims for. It serves five different types of burgers, from pork to beef to fish. On your what-to-eat-list, opt for the...

Nunsongyee

Nunsongyee

The injeolmi bingsu ($14.90) is good to share among three and comes with finely shaved ice that only tastes milky when you get to the bottom. It’s also topped...

Elsewhere in the Beauty World area...

Happy Baby Departmental Centre

Happy Baby Departmental Centre

Happy Baby Departmental Centre’s been around since 1984, and stocks all manner of playthings from decades past and present. You’ll find dangling crib trinkets,...

The Archery Academy Singapore

The Archery Academy Singapore

Take aim and make for The Archery Academy Singapore… if you’re game. The archery shop offers more than bows and arrows: free shoots are available for...

Beauty World Book Centre

Beauty World Book Centre

Beauty World Book Centre surely isn’t the most creatively named, but the tiny bookstore stocks a well-curated selection of secondhand books, of which most are...

UStyle Japanese Professional

UStyle Japanese Professional

Update your ’do at UStyle Japanese Professional: among the eight-year-old salon’s services are hair repair and scalp care treatments, basic...