Joo Chiat Road
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Joo Chiat Road is a road in Katong and a residential conservation area located in the east coast of Singapore.
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Joo Chiat | |
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Name transcription(s) | |
• Chinese | 如切 Rúqiè (Pinyin) Jû-chhiat (Hokkien POJ) |
• Malay | Joo Chiat |
• Tamil | ஜூ சியாட் Jū ciyāṭ (Transliteration) |
Country | Singapore |
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It has won several architectural and heritage awards including the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation at 125 Joo Chiat Road.[1] The area has the most diverse eateries in Singapore with numerous Michelin awarded restaurants.[2] It also has the most historical Peranakan buildings in the Katong district. Joo Chiat was named after a businessman by the name of Chew Joo Chiat after he donated the land to the Municipality of Singapore.