Recommended Popular Souvenirs and Boutique Giftsin Singapore

The Chinatown area is the home of Singapore’s Chinese Residents. Chinatown is brightly lit in the evening, a bit like a temple festival ceremony in China. There are modern shopping malls, small vendors, and centuries-old shops located next to each other, offering a wide variety of goods which are well worth a visit. The souvenirs are very affordable, and consist of postcards, keychains and Merlion themed goods, and more. Why not take a quick look?

Chinese medicine supplement shop, a listed brand. The prices in Yu Ren Sheng are higher than those of nearby small Chinese medicine shops near Chinatown, but quality is guaranteed. Visitors can buy nourishing rock sugar bird nest gift boxes for colleagues and friends, honey (such as flaxseed, royal jelly, or manukahoney), soup ingredients (such as Bak Kut Teh, wolfberries, ginkgo, and so on) during the sale periods.

This is paradise for chocolate lovers and great place for purchasing gifts for friends and relatives. The chocolatier offers a full range of candies, chocolates, and local delicacies with free gift wrapping services. Setting next to the cashier is a “fast track shopping zone”where customers may pick up small candies, chocolates, and nuts while waiting on line. Remember to pick up some Singaporean sweets for your friends back home who have a sweet tooth before boarding your flight. Almond crisps, pineapple tarts, and mango tarts are the three favorites among Chinese visitors. Each bag costs SGD $19.99.

Royal Selangor dates back to 1885. A young pewtersmith named Yong Koon, arrived in Kuala Lumpur from the Chinese Port of Shantou, and joined up with his two tinsmith brothers to start his own pewter business. Today, Royal Selangor has evolved from a family-style workshop to an international brand, with a large number of well-known visiting customers, including the Chinese First Lady Peng Liyuan, former US President Bill Clinton, Martha Stewart - the queen of home living, and Hollywood movie star Mel Gibson. The custom products created by Royal Selangor are also widely recognized. The world's top luxury goods group LVMH commissioned Royal Selangor to produce a range of drinkware for its brands, Veuve Clicquot, Dom Pierre Pérignon, and Krug. In the field of sports, the Royal Selangor also offers custom made trophies for the world-renowned sporting events, including Malaysia, Singapore, and Chinese Formula One racing, Rolex Shanghai ATP Masters, and Sime Darby LPGA Tour Malaysia Golf Championship, and more.

Fong Moon Kee is a century-old pharmacy, and it is now managed by its fourth generation heir. Their many ointments and medicated oils are very popular. Anti-inflammatory safflower oil, Rheumatic oil for sprains and all “wind” related troubles, nutmeg ointment for mosquitoes bites, universal oil, Eucalyptol cream, are items that are very popular due to their remarkable results and affordable prices. The many kinds of medicated oils sold here are excellent gifts for elderly family members.

Visitors buy wife cakes in Hong Kong, Portuguese egg tarts in Macau, and kilos of meat jerky in Singapore. Singapore has many meat jerky brands, of which Lim Chee Guan and Bee Cheng Hiang are the two most well-known. Lim Chee Guan, established 70 years ago, is the most respected among the locals. Their meat jerkies are not as sweet as others and they have an aroma like that of roast meat. The best branch of Lim Chee Guan’s best is in Chinatown where a buy limit is applied each day. The dried meat jerkies are made from pig, beef, chicken, bacon, shrimp, fish, and more. Customers can sample different flavors before they buy. You should try the still-warm freshly baked dried meat jerkies. During festive seasons, many people line up for up to 2 hours, which shows the popularity of this location.

Singapore's top tea brand. The founder is an Indian-American whose tea garden was named the best tea garden in Darjeeling, India. Tea lovers go to TWG Tea for its hundreds of high-grade teas, including Dahongpao, Tieguanyin, and teas from all over the world. Those who are not big tea lovers can sample their French pastries, enjoy the fine tea sets, or select a precious gift for their friends.

The orchid is the national flower of Singapore, so orchid crafts are a common sight in Singapore. RISIS (Chinese name: Li Xi Shi) makes 24Kplated jewelry with sophisticated technology. The gold-plated orchid necklaces and brooches are particularly exquisite. Don't miss out on choosing the fine jewelry for yourself and your friends when you visit this store. Gold-plated orchids are made with 50 plus fresh orchids selected from more than 2,000 orchid varieties. They are coated with multiple layers of metal and finally plated with 24K pure gold, and thus retain the shape and texture of natural orchids. Each gold-plated orchid made with this technique is different and unique, with clear and fine petal textures. Even if you use them for every day wear, they are guaranteed to last for 10 years without any change in shape or color.