Hello and welcome to today's independent travel podcast with me Simon Calder and I'm on the road or rather on Lorong Mandong.

One of my favourite streets in Singapore. It's in the Holland Village area where I reckon in the course of six minutes and let's see you can eat and drink your way

around the world starting off at l'entrecotte bringing you an authentic taste of Paris since

2010 that's just steak and fries who would want anything else walking past the Barden restaurant and pub,

Germany calling there,

and there's another interesting bar here,

which is a, well, it looks like a Japanese bar,

but it's got a big sign outside saying,

Guinness, two points, for 20 Singapore dollars just to let you know

that's um works out about eight pounds a pint Singapore isn't the cheapest place if you want to drink

alcohol particularly wine ah here we are another another one another Guinness uh place in the devil's

kitchen with the devil's working hours.

Starts at 5.30 at night, finishes midnight or later.

The barley bar and grill has got some elephants outside, so good for it.

Torahachi, that's another Japanese option. Then we're into Mexico.

Cha, cha, cha, established 1990. Oh, the British Indian curry hut. This area, Holland Village,

used to be where a lot of British service people were stationed in the 1930s.

We're going past La Nona Italian place there.

Again, Happy Hour.

Ooh, you can get a glass of wine for $8 during Happy Hour.

That's pretty good.

And the Ho Ho Bar and Grill for a taste of Sichuan china very strongly

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