Bugis Street lies in an extensive area which was commonly referred to in the past, it stretched all the way from Tanjong Pagar, through Singapore's Chinatown, to Jalan Sultan. The whole vicinity was flourishing and packed with merchants and traders, making it one of the most vibrant economic zones of old Singapore.
In the mid-1980s, Bugis Street underwent major urban redevelopment into a retail complex of modern shopping malls, restaurants and nightspots mixed with regulated back-alley roadside vendors.
So what's left then? A slice of modern Singapore at its most hyperactive. Hundreds upon hundreds of shops and restaurants, several attractive promenades and a bazaar at 'Bugis Street' selling the cheapest T-shirts in town.
Bugis Street is a cobblestoned, wide avenue sandwiched between the buildings of the Bugis Junction shopping complex. The lane is touted as "Bugis Street" by the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, and is known as "the largest street-shopping location in Singapore".
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| 'Take-away' from Albert Center Market and Food Center |
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| Shops lined across Albert Center Market and Food Center often attracts locals. |
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| Lady heading towards Parco Bugis Junction shopping center |
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| Some solitary time for him |
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