Orchard Road is the most famous shopping belt in Singapore. At any time of the day, its streets are thronging with people, both locals and tourists. There are dozens of shopping malls along Orchard Road, and you can find almost anything you want there. You get a mixture of established international brands and creative local brands, selling a whole range of products and services.

You can shop for both fashionable street wear and the latest designer labels, then have a satisfying meal in one of the many restaurants and food stalls around. French, Chinese, Muslim, American, European, Japanese, Korean - their cuisines are all represented here.

You’ll never get bored as well, with state-of-the-art cineplexes, gyms, gaming centres, billard centres, spas, karaoke rooms, clubs, and even a public library. Everyone can find something fun to do here!

Here’s a staggering list of shopping malls in Orchard Road:

• Ngee Ann City — The mall opened in 1993 and is the largest shopping mall in the Orchard Road shopping belt. It houses branded boutiques such as Louis Vuitton and Chanel as well as Japanese department store, Takashimaya. The mall is also home to Southeast Asia’s largest bookstore, Books Kinokuniya.
• Wisma Atria — Opened in 1986, it underwent renovation recently with its trademark blue facade replaced with a glass facade. The basement has a large aquarium which is popular with children. There is a 900 seat food court on the 4th floor which is run by the BreadTalk Group. The mall is directly connected to Orchard station.
• Plaza Singapura — Located next to the Istana, the mall opened in 1974 with a now defunct Yaohan department store. It was revamped twice, in 1998 and 2003 with the former having a totally revamped now and the latter with a new tenant mix. It houses a Golden Village multiplex, Carrefour and other shops.
• Lucky Plaza — A main focal point for domestic Filipino workers to meet their friends during their off days. The place is known to be very crowded on Sundays with many shops selling products from the Philippines.
• Far East Plaza — Far East Plaza opened in 1982 with a Metro which has since closed down. Popular with students with its cheap fashion items in the building. Also known for its cheap food outlets.
• Wheelock Place — Houses the Borders bookstore, one of the largest bookstores in the country. Formerly known as Lane Crawford Place which housed Lane Crawford but closed during the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis.
• Paragon — 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 house a HMV store. The site was formerly a colonial building.
• Tang Plaza — Tang Plaza is home to a homegrown department store, Tangs.
• Centrepoint Shopping Centre — The mall opened in 1983 and has Robinsons and Marks and Spencer as its anchor tenants. Currently undergoing renovation, it is expected to be completed by early 2007.
• Forum the Shopping Mall — Forum sells mainly branded childrens’ 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 Max Mara.
• 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.
• Specialist’s Shopping Centre — Home to the John Little department store, Specialist’s Shopping Centre also sells other items and has tuition centres. The building is below Hotel Phoenix and is adjacent to Somerset station.
• Scotts Shopping Centre — Scotts Shopping Centre houses Singapore’s first food court and above is the Ascott Singapore.
• 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 Rennaisance was completed in 1993 and mainly houses branded boutiques.
• Liat Towers — International names such as Massimo Dutti and Zara are housed in the building. The building once housed Planet Hollywood and Singapore’s first McDonald’s. Also, it housed the Isetan department store at one time.

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