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Nankin Mall is a shopping arcade at the pedestrianized Nankin Street. Located at the boundary between
Chinatown and the
Financial District of
Singapore, Nankin Mall is housed in restored Straits Eclectic shophouses. The houses have been gentrified. Their interiors are often gutted out and readapted for modern retail use.
Nankin Street has been tiled over and turned into a pedestrian zone. It is one of the old streets of Singapore, having appeared in Stamford Raffles' Jackson Plan of 1822 for Singapore. It was of course named after the city of
Nanjing in China. On the 1822 map, it appeared as Nankeen Street.
The outlets at Nankin Mall are mostly eateries, from restaurants to pubs and bistros. Their clientele comprises mostly white-collar workers of the Financial District.
Nankin Street used to extend west beyond South Bridge Road, as Upper Nankin Street, until
New Bridge Road. That section, though still visible as the passage between
Hong Lim Complex and Fook Hai Building, has similarly been pedestrianized.
Getting there
Take the
North East Line of the
Singapore MRT to the
Chinatown MRT Station DT19/NE4. Exit the station to
Pagoda Street. Walk the length of Pagoda Street to South Bridge Road. Turn left and walk north on
South Bridge Road till you see
China Square Central on your right, at the intersection with
Upper Cross Street and
Cross Street. Nankin Mall is located off South Bridge Road immediately after China Square Central.