Chin Mee Chin Confectionery has been serving up sweet-tasting treats to Singaporeans for more than 80 years. With its retro floor tiles and hanging ceiling fans, the confectionery gives urbanites a taste of what life used to be in the early 1960s and 70s.

• From The Pod, walk to The Concourse bus stop and catch bus number 14 to get to Chin Mee Chin Confectionery. You have to get off at Opp The Holy Family Ch.
• This charming bakery in an old shophouse offers the breakfast staple, kaya toast – toasted bread spread with sweet egg and coconut jam, and butter.
• Don't be alarm if the auntie ignores you. Just be on an eagle-eye to catch the next empty table.
• There is no need to flip through the menu (there isn't one), just pick up what you like from the open shelves and bring it to your marble table tops and sit on the old wooden chairs and start eating.

Part shop, part museum, the Katong Antique House is a labour of love for owner Peter Wee, a fourth-generation Baba Peranakan.

• The visit to this antique house is by appointment only, though it's sometimes open to the public (try your luck).
• Sunday mornings are always a treat because Katong Antique House presents an array of kueh for sale on this special day of the week.
• This is the place to go to if you want to learn more about the Peranakan Culture in Singapore. Learnings and stories from the owner Peter Wee are delightful.
• Spend some time talking to Baba Peter, and he will tell you great stories about the history of the Straits born chinese.

Located along East Coast Road, 328 Katong Laksa is famous for its laksa. It has recently expanded their shop by taking over the corner coffee shop next to the stall as well.

• If you're not a fan of the heat, not to worry, this location is indoors and air conditioned, sheltering you from the heat, humidity and often times, rain.
• This popular eatery serves bowl after bowl of piping hot laksa, white rice noodles with prawns and cockles in a rich coconut-based broth.
• First things first, don't ask for chopsticks. The noodles are cut down to size so that they easily fit on your spoon.
• Beware, it is quite spicy. Tip - make sure you get the lime juice too.