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Basheer Graphic Books

Name: Basheer Graphic Books
Address: Singapore, 180231, Singapore

Basheer Graphic Books is a shop at 231 Bain Street, #04-19 Bras Basah Complex, in Downtown Core, Singapore. An art and design bookshop in Bras Basah Complex, the building known as Singapore's book centre.

Good for

Weekend with friends — A shop worth going to rather than passing, and one that rewards browsing without buying.

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Sources & verification

name: Basheer Graphic Books — operator's own location page (Primary) — checked 2026-09-08; The name the operator uses for this venue on its own site.
address.formatted: Basheer Graphic Books — operator's own location page (Primary) — checked 2026-09-08; Quoted from the operator's own location page; not reformatted.
coordinates.latitude: OneMap search gazetteer (Primary) — checked 2026-09-08; Resolved by the national mapping authority from the postal code the operator publishes.
coordinates.longitude: OneMap search gazetteer (Primary) — checked 2026-09-08; Resolved by the national mapping authority from the postal code the operator publishes.

Not verified: opening hours, admission prices and access rules. These change frequently and we have not checked them, so this page does not state them. Check the official website before travelling.

Official information

Address: 231 Bain Street, #04-19 Bras Basah Complex, Singapore 180231
Access: public
Setting: indoor
Admission: Not verified — see official website
Status: active

Official website →

Point: 1.29682, 103.85362 · centre of the building · known to about 30 m
Verified: Verified against an official geospatial source, 2026-09-08
Source: Singapore Land Authority

The Singapore Land Authority's point for 231 BAIN STREET BRAS BASAH COMPLEX SINGAPORE 180231, resolved from the postal code the operator publishes for this venue. A Singapore postal code identifies one building, so this locates the premises rather than the street.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Visit information

We have not verified current opening information for this place, so this page does not state any. Everything else here — what it is, where it is, and why it is worth a detour — has been checked against the sources listed below.

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