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Novena in a Day

A cross-section of what this corpus holds in Novena, a statutory planning area of Singapore: architecture design, civic heritage, markets. Ordered as a walk from the western end.

Assembled and reviewed by Global City Intelligence on 2026-09-07. The order below is a suggested route, not a ranking.

The route

  1. Adam Road Food Centre

    Novena

    A government hawker centre or market in Novena.

    Adam Road Food Centre, a market in Singapore
    Adam Road Food Centre, photographed as a market and confirmed by inspection to show this place rather than its surroundings. Kbseah · CC-BY-SA-4.0

  2. Tanglin Community Club

    Novena

    A civic or heritage building in Novena.

    A white building with a steep red-tiled roof and a small tower, above a planted bank
    Tanglin Community Club seen from the road below. Teojincheng · CC0-1.0

  3. Sun Yat Sen Villa

    Novena

    Worth looking at from the street whether or not it is open in Novena.

  4. Whampoa Drive Block 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)

    Novena

    A government hawker centre or market in Novena. Visit details have been independently checked.

  5. Whampoa Drive Block 90 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Food Centre)

    Novena

    A government hawker centre or market in Novena. Visit details have been independently checked.

  6. Whampoa Community Club

    Novena

    A civic or heritage building in Novena.

6 of 6 places shown on the map. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.