Shophouse frontages and awnings on Serangoon Road, shoppers on the pavement

Marcin Konsek / CC BY-SA 4.0

Where to stay in Little India

Serangoon Road and the streets either side: temples, gold shops, the Mustafa Centre open through the night, and food that is the best value in Singapore. It is the loudest, most crowded and least tidy area on this list, which is exactly why some travellers prefer it and others should not book it. It is a working quarter, and it is busiest when the rest of the city has stopped.

Price level · Budget

Singapore

Area scorecard

Scored 0–10 by Where Stay Guide. No overall total: every traveller weights these differently.

Sightseeing: 7.0
Walkability: 8.0
Transport: 8.0
Food: 8.5
Nightlife: 6.0
Quietness: 5.0
Families: 5.5
Value: 9.0
Airport / station: 7.5
First trip: 6.5

Best for

Travellers watching what they spend
Anyone whose trip is about eating
A second visit

Choose elsewhere if

You want quiet
You are travelling with young children
You want the polished version of this city

Our picks in Little India

Best for the money

Wanderlust, The Unlimited Collection

Our pick for Little India because it is a conserved 1920s Art Deco building on Dickson Road with twenty-nine rooms — small enough to be a place rather than a block, in the area that scores highest in this city for value.