Rice dumplings Singapore: 7 top spots

A woman selecting rice dumplings at a Singapore market stall during Dragon Boat Festival season

Rice dumplings in Singapore reach a different level during Dragon Boat Festival season, when everything from hawker stalls to five-star hotel kitchens wraps glutinous rice in bamboo leaves and competes for your attention. Why bak zhang matters in Singapore Key traditions of the Dragon Boat Festival include dragon boat racing and eating bak zhang, also … Read more

Monsoon beauty fixes for frizz in Singapore

A woman applying anti-frizz serum to damp hair as part of her monsoon beauty routine in a bright bathroom

Monsoon beauty in Singapore is a full-time job, and June is the month that tests every product in your bathroom cabinet. Switch your shampoo to a sulphate-free formula Singapore’s relative humidity in June can reach a daily maximum of 94%. That number is not a typo, and your hair shaft feels every percentage point. The … Read more

Singapore balcony rewilding this monsoon

caring for native plants on Singapore balcony during the southwest monsoon season.

Singapore balcony rewilding sounds like a project for people with more time, more space, and possibly a degree in ecology. It is not. Why the southwest monsoon is your greatest gardening ally June marks the start of Singapore’s southwest monsoon season, which runs from June to September. Most people treat the rain as an inconvenience. … Read more

Luxury staycations during Great Singapore Sale

A woman relaxing by an infinity pool during a luxury staycation in Singapore with the city skyline in the background

Luxury staycations in Singapore have never been easier to justify, and the Great Singapore Sale gives you every reason to book one right now. Raffles Sentosa Resort and Spa Raffles Sentosa is the quieter, more private side of the iconic Raffles brand. Every accommodation here is a standalone villa with its own private pool. A … Read more

GastroBeats waste reduction guide

A smiling woman holds a reusable cup at a GastroBeats waste reduction station at an outdoor food festival in Singapore

GastroBeats waste reduction is now a headline act at Singapore’s favourite outdoor food festival, and the 2026 edition has more green moves than ever before. What is GastroBeats and why does it matter GastroBeats returns to Bayfront Event Space as the festival village of i Light Singapore 2026, and in its fifth year, the event … Read more

Peranakan cuisine: why it belongs on your food map

A Peranakan cuisine cook presents traditional nyonya dishes at a heritage restaurant table in Singapore

Peranakan cuisine sits quietly at the heart of Singapore’s food story, and it deserves far more attention than most visitors give it. What makes Peranakan cuisine so distinctive Peranakan cuisine is a hybrid of Chinese (mainly Hokkien but also Hainanese), Malay, Indian, Thai, and Western colonial influences, including Portuguese, Dutch, and English. That is a … Read more

Indoor playground Singapore parents love

A young girl climbing a colourful structure at an indoor playground in Singa, pore, laughing with excitement

Singapore rain has a way of cancelling the best outdoor plans, and that is precisely why the city’s indoor playground scene has grown into something genuinely impressive, with options spanning nature discovery, aerial adventure, edutainment, and calm sensory corners for the very young. Kiztopia at Marina Square Kiztopia Marina Square is themed around 11 original … Read more

Thrifting designer pieces in Singapore

A woman carefully inspects a rack of preloved garments while thrifting designer pieces in a Singapore vintage shop

Thrifting designer pieces in Singapore is no longer a niche hobby for the dedicated few. It has become a proper movement, and the city’s vintage shops are finally ready for the attention. Why the secondhand market is growing here Singapore’s appetite for preloved fashion has grown quickly. Research shows over 36% of Singaporeans have embraced … Read more