11 Best Shopping Malls in Singapore

A stylish architectural wonder, ION Orchard glows like a futuristic beacon at the end of Orchard Road enticing fashionistas and luxury shoppers inside. Welcome to Singapore’s most glamorous shopping complex a glass, marble and steel work of art where there are even extra special toilets for high spending customers and celebrities. Superior services include butler-style concierge and a celebrity chef fine-dining establishment.

Singapore is renowned for having some of the best shopping malls in Asia and they don’t come any bigger or brighter than VivoCity. Situated on the HarbourFront and billed as a shopping, entertainment and lifestyle destination rolled into one, VivoCity is home to Singapore’s largest movie theater, biggest toy store, an amphitheater, wade pool and four food courts – it might more appropriately be referred to as a mega mall given its sheer size and facilities.

Multi award-winning Paragon is a high-end mall housing luxury consumer goods and sought after in-trend brands from across the world. Spread across 6 levels are fashion stores, eateries, designer department outlets and sports boutiques including Jimmy Choo, Canale Patisserie Chocolatier, Muji and Nike. Parents will find plenty of choice in brand name kids clothing such as Armani Kids, Petit Bateau and Guess Kids.

Knightsbridge Mall forms part of the trend-setting Grand Park Orchard Hotel. The mall is very cutting edge in design allowing retail outlets to completely customize their space via double façade frontages and direct street access.

Flagship stores dominate this 4-level mall which focuses solely on fashion and jewelers. Dining is offered at the 5-star hotel next door which, like the mall, is a dazzling construction of glass. The real highlight of the mall is the Apple store, which attracts a steady flow of custom.

Open 24 hours, the Mustafa Center offers a unique market-style shopping experience. Designer products are in abundance at low prices, with everything from textiles to watches and electronics on sale. 

The mall is actually 2 department stores joined together with goods sold under the Mustafa name and streamlined by type. It's a Singapore institution and a great place to shop if you ask yourself "where can I find that?".

The sparkling Mandarin Gallery (formerly known as the Meritus Mandarin Shopping Arcade) brings the very best international designers and personalized tailored shopping to Orchard road.

Situated adjoined to the prestigious Mandarin Orchard hotel, the mall is compact but very couture with brands such as Marc Jacobs and Just Cavalli showcasing high-end merchandise.

Bugis Junction is one of the more vibrant shopping malls in Singapore; part indoor department store, part open-air shopping street, this modern retail space feels like a combination of the Bugis Street Market and Bugis+ mall that both sit across the road.

The mall also benefits from the direct access of Bugis Street MRT Station and is just a few MRT stops away from the center of Singapore. The standout feature here really is the huge glass roof that provides a handsome shelter, as well as the cute colonial – but imitation – shop houses and hawker-style carts that line the main shopping avenue.

Ngee Ann City is something of a mall landmark on Orchard Road, having delivered brand names, book stores, beauty parlors and restaurants to well-heeled shoppers since the last century.

The mall also boasts an art and creativity section and the Takashimaya department store over 7 levels. Designer labels on offer include Cartier, Hugo Boss, Dior and Gucci.

IMM Singapore is a grand outlet mall in Jurong East that houses over 90 individual stores and presents a wide range of premium fashion brands and popular labels.

Occupying most of the International Merchandising Mart (IMM) Building, which features an approximate 37,800sqm of retail and warehouse spaces spread over five levels, the mall is complemented by a hypermarket and other lifestyle stores such as Daiso and Sony.

Suntec City is a vast complex boasting a shopping mall, an exhibition and conference center and office tower blocks. Due to its sheer size, there are a few flagship stores including a Carrefour hypermarket and electronics specialist Harvey Norman.

There’s a movie theatre, video arcades and almost always a fair being held in addition to the odd sporting tournament. It’s worth checking out what else is on for you to see when you’ve finished shopping.

Far East Plaza on Orchard Road is one of Singapore’s older shopping complexes attracting a young cool crowd looking for one-off bargain buys from unknown designers. This is more down-to-earth shopping than many other malls in Singapore.

Around 800 retail outlets occupy the 6-level mall catering to a mix of young students and tourists looking for something different. Fashion shops are on the casual and often outrageous side, tourists tend to visit more for the discounts available on items such as cameras, laptops and fancy dress costumes.