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Church Street

A 750 m cobbled street running parallel to MG Road, from Brigade Road to St. Mark's Road, packed with secondhand bookshops, cafes, restaurants and nightlife.

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Church Street's paved walkway under a canopy of trees
Photo: T. R. Shankar Raman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Source

Why it’s worth it

Browse stacked secondhand bookshops by day and stay on for food and drinks after dark.

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