Weekend in Haji Lane: A perfect place for fashion lover

Located besides the Arab street in Singapore, Haji Lane is a small street corner which is regarded as "Instagram heaven", where a lot of unique pictures were born. This place can be reached easily by bus and it takes only several minutes to walk to Bugis MRT Station, that tourists staying in the central hotel can easily walk there. This is a shopping heaven for fashion lover, with many shops selling handmade crafts, jewelry and fashionable clothes, that is not only recommended by Singaporean, but also become an attraction for foreigners when traveling to Singapore.

Haji Lane starts at Beach Road and lengthens to North Bridge Road. With only about 3m in width and approximately 100m in length, on both sides of the lane are the shophouse with different colours, bringing an artistic area that every art lover might not want to miss. At the end of the street is an area for walls with colourful graffiti that become a highlight of the road.

This lane is also a small shopping mall designed in a special way, becoming an attraction for shopaholic who get bored with normal mall.

This place is built by Singapore government to bring unique experience for tourists, especially for young people who enjoy chic style. In Haji Lane, you can find stores with chic and unique style of jewelry and clothes designed by young Singaporean designers that you are unable to find it anywhere.

The best time for visiting Haji Lane is in the afternoon, from 2pm to 4pm, because the opening hours for most of the shops there are quite late, and some shops only open in the afternoon.

In addition to fashion stores, Haji Lane also has various cafés, restaurants, and small pubs. All are designed in artistic style, with some Eastern features but also includes some lively graffitis. Walking around these small shops, sipping some tea and enjoying some small pieces of cake will help you recover from stress after a hard-working and stressful week.

Similar to New York's Meatpacking and Shibuya area in Tokyo, Haji Lane is a hidden jade and a perfect place for those who are interested in getting to know Singapore culture.

Suggested fashion stores in Haji Lane:

- Utopia: This multicoloured house is a fashion store that sell fashionable and colourful clothes that you are unable to find it in other places, especially for those who love vintage style.

- SS: This green-painted jewelry store will provide you with every style of jewelry that you want, from unique to vintage style. Although the price is a bit high, but the quality of jewelry there is undebatable, as most of them are produced in Singapore with the high-quality materials.

- Meyl: With black-yellow painted wall, this fashion store is the most impressive house in the area. In contrast to Utopia, this shop sells clothes that are suitable for those who are self-starter, especially those following hiphop style.