Versatile Peranakan Private Dining Space.
tl;dr
- Space
- A 200 sqm (2,153 sq ft) Peranakan private dining and event space for hire in Jalan Besar, Singapore, set on a basement floor with decorative Peranakan tiling, a high bar counter and an outdoor patio. Capacity is approximately 210 guests standing.
- Best For
- Press day followed by a seated editor dinner in a single booking, wholesale appointments and buyer previews using the installed fitting rooms and garment racks, invite-only networking events across the bar and patio, launch dinners for 40 to 60 guests, and mailing-list sample sales. Brands also book it as a content studio for lifestyle and tabletop shoots.
- Standout Features
- Fully equipped kitchen capable of supporting full catered dinner service, plus a stock room, counters, fitting rooms and garment racks already installed, which makes the fashion showroom setup close to move-in ready. Other differentiators are the high bar counter opening onto a carpeted grass patio, LCD televisions with Bluetooth sound and video equipment, lift access with on-site parking for load in, and a security system with controlled entry for guest-list formats.
- Location
- Jalan Besar MRT is roughly 6 minutes on foot, Bendemeer 7 minutes, Lavender 9 minutes and Farrer Park 10 minutes, in the Jalan Besar and Tyrwhitt Road creative quarter of District 8. The immediate street trades in hardware, lighting and tyres by day and fills with restaurants and studio crowds by evening, and this address has been walked and vetted by Fashion Week Venues, who advise a ground level marker and a host at the lift for guest arrivals.
- Availability
- The day rate is SGD1,440 (approximately EUR975) with a one day minimum, so you can book by the day or by the week for longer showroom runs. Allow 4 to 6 weeks lead time in Singapore, and longer for the October to December peak and regional fashion week windows, when evening dining venues at this address typically book first.
- How to Book
- Send your dates, guest numbers and activation format through the enquiry form and we confirm availability within 24 hours, with no charge until confirmed. Permit paperwork, staffing and fit-out coordination are handled by our team on the brand's behalf, so request availability now to hold your dates.
about this space
Experience a unique Peranakan dining environment that seamlessly blends Singapore's rich history. This versatile space transforms from an office during the day into a private dining venue in the evening. Dine comfortably in a spacious indoor area that features LCD televisions and Bluetooth speakers, ideal for business events or meetings. For a more relaxed atmosphere, enjoy drinks at a high table-top bar counter that opens to an outdoor patio designed with carpeted grass, perfect for hosting casual outdoor gatherings. Additional amenities include high-speed internet, air conditioning, a security system, a stock room, counters, fitting rooms, garment racks, various lighting options, furniture, sound and video equipment, electricity, heating, parking, an elevator, and a fully equipped kitchen.
what's included
- Internet
- Air Conditioning
- Security System
- Stock Room
- Counters
- Fitting Rooms
- Garment Rack
- Lighting
- Furniture
- Sound & Video Equipment
- Electricity
- Heating
- Parking
- Elevator
- Kitchen
- Wifi
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how to book this space
- 01
Check the shell and the dates
Review the gallery, 200 sqm floor plan and amenities for Versatile Peranakan Private Dining Space, then note the window you want in Singapore. Fashion week dates book 6–10 weeks out.
- 02
Send the brief
Use the request panel on this page to send your dates, expected footfall and budget. The listed rate is a starting point at €983 per day.
- 03
Get availability and a quote
We confirm availability with the operator and come back within 24 hours with the all-in cost: rent, staffing, permits and fit-out for Singapore.
- 04
Lock the contract
Sign the short-term licence, pay the deposit and we register any permit or signage paperwork the address needs.
- 05
Build and open
Fit-out, install and staff the pop-up. Our production team handles delivery, install and the strike at the end of the run in Singapore.
activation ideas
Press Day / Media Preview
This is the strongest use of the space, because the fully equipped kitchen and installed garment racks let you run a daytime preview and roll straight into a seated editor dinner without a second venue. In practice we set the indoor area with rails and counters for product from 10am, clear to 40 to 60 covers by 6pm, and use the patio for arrivals. Budget a host at the lift, as the basement level needs wayfinding.
SS/AW Seasonal Showroom
A credible showroom rental for a Southeast Asia season, largely because the fitting rooms, garment racks, counters and stock room are already installed and the build reduces to signage and merchandising. Across 200 sqm you can run two rail walls, a styling bay and a seated appointment table without crowding. The one day minimum means you can hold it for a full two week market rather than paying event rates, and lift plus on-site parking handles sample trunk load in.
Buyer Appointments and Collection Preview
Works well for appointment-led wholesale because the space is private, secure and reads as a studio rather than a retail unit, which suits buyers who dislike being seen shopping in public venues. Plan for two to three concurrent appointments of four to six people each, with the bar counter used as a coffee and paperwork station. LCD screens carry linesheets and lookbooks, and the stock room keeps unpresented product out of sight during a buyer preview.
Invite-Only Sample Sale
This works as a mailing-list sample sale rather than a public one, and the reason is operational rather than aesthetic: fitting rooms, counters, garment racks, a stock room and controlled basement entry are all already here. Realistically the room handles 60 to 80 shoppers at a time with a queue managed at ground level, and you will want a till bank on the bar counter plus point of sale and payments configured before doors. There is no passing trade, so demand has to be pre-built.
Product Launch Dinner
Strong fit for a launch built around a seated dinner, since the kitchen supports full catered service and the Peranakan interior gives the room a narrative backdrop most Singapore event spaces cannot offer. Brands running launches in spaces like this typically seat 40 to 60 across long tables indoors, hold the product reveal on the LCD screens with Bluetooth audio, then move guests to the patio for drinks. Above 80 guests the format should shift to standing.
Brand Activation
Adequate to strong for an intimate pop-up concept, with the caveat that this is a hosted retail experience rather than a walk-in one. The indoor dining area takes a product installation and a demonstration counter, while the bar and carpeted grass patio give a natural second zone for dwell time. What makes it work is that furniture, lighting and sound are in place, so furniture rental is usually limited to plinths and display units rather than a full kit.
Influencer Event
The decorative Peranakan tiling and colour do the heavy lifting here, which means creators arrive to a backdrop that already photographs without you building one. Comfortable for 30 to 50 guests with a seated element or 80 standing across the indoor room, bar and patio. Assign one content corner near the bar counter with dedicated lighting, and pair the booking with influencer marketing so seeding and attendance are coordinated rather than left to invitations alone.
Networking Event
This is one of the better networking layouts we have worked with in Jalan Besar, because the high bar counter opening onto the outdoor patio creates a circulation loop instead of a single static room. Comfortable for 80 to 120 standing with catering from the in-house kitchen and background audio through the Bluetooth system. Evenings suit it, as the surrounding restaurant cluster fills at the same time and guests can carry on locally afterwards.
Content Day and Brand Shoot
Works for lifestyle, tabletop and styled editorial shoot content, driven by the patterned interior, the kitchen for food and hosting scenarios, and the patio as the only daylight option. Fitting rooms, racks and a stock room double as wardrobe and styling support, so a crew of eight to twelve works without additional hire. Be honest in planning: this is not a neutral content studio, so anything needing white-wall e-commerce flats belongs elsewhere.
Workshop or Masterclass
Well suited to craft, fragrance, culinary or textile workshops, mainly because the fully equipped kitchen and long dining setup remove the two things that usually complicate this format. We would cap it at 20 to 30 participants seated at working tables, with the LCD screens used for demonstration close-ups so people at the back can follow. The patio takes the break and refreshment moment, which keeps the working surfaces clear between sessions.
use cases
location
what's around
3 stores within 600 m, incl. V Spa, Nippon Paint, 7-Eleven
brands nearby
- beauty
- 2
- design & interiors
- 1
- culture
- 1
- hotels
- 11
- cafés
- 5
- restaurants & bars
- 14
- other retail
- 26
- TR Bike140 m
- V Spa160 m
- Ponggol Nasi Lemak160 m
- Moonchild160 m
- Coba Kedai Kopi160 m
- Gay Boon Seng Stainless Steel Trading Pte Ltd160 m
the neighbourhood
Independent labels, graphic studios, tailoring workrooms, ceramicists and small production companies make up the daytime working population around Jalan Besar and Tyrwhitt Road, which is why this pocket behaves like a genuine creative quarter rather than a dining strip with a design veneer. Shophouse upper floors along Tyrwhitt, Sam Leong Road, Petain Road and Kelantan Lane hold appointment-only showroom space, content studios, furniture practices and agency satellite offices, while ground level still trades in tyres, stainless steel, lighting fixtures, paint and bicycle parts. That mix of trade and studio is the texture brands come for. Chye Seng Huat Hardware sets the morning meeting rhythm, Asylum's presence nearby set the creative tone here long before the hotels arrived, and the kopitiam and hawker clusters along Jalan Besar handle crew lunches without anyone leaving the block. When we scout Singapore for teams who want fashion district character without mall infrastructure or CBD pricing, this is one of the first walks we do before we sit down and browse all spaces with them.
Value per square metre is the honest headline reason brands choose here over Orchard Road, Marina Bay, Dempsey Hill or the increasingly programmed Keong Saik and Duxton stretches, where a 200 sqm hosted format costs multiples of this and comes wrapped in weekend crowds that dilute a controlled brand moment. At roughly SGD1,440 per day with a working kitchen, fitting rooms, garment racks and a stock room already installed, one booking covers a daytime buyer appointment venue, a press day location and an evening dinner, which is simply not achievable at that rate in the CBD or on Orchard. Transport supports international visitors well, with Jalan Besar, Bendemeer, Lavender and Farrer Park MRT all within a short walk and Changi under twenty minutes off peak. What this area does not give you is a five star press hotel cluster on the doorstep. Local hotels here are boutique or budget, so senior editors and buyers will usually travel in from Marina Bay, Bugis or Orchard. Teams weighing that trade against a higher rent usually run it through our budget calculator before committing.
Arriving on this block feels closer to visiting a working studio than entering a retail unit, and brand teams should brief guests accordingly. Mornings carry steady trade traffic until around eleven, with delivery vans, hardware buyers and office workers moving through, then the afternoon settles into a slower pattern of studio staff, cafe regulars and residents. The rhythm shifts again after six as the restaurants along Jalan Besar and Sam Leong fill, which is precisely when a seated Peranakan dinner, a bar counter reception or an invite-only networking format lands best, with the patio giving guests somewhere to spill out. Because the space sits at basement level, wayfinding matters more than usual, and in our experience placing brands in this neighbourhood a visible ground level marker plus a host stationed at the lift is the difference between a smooth arrival and a confused one, something our production and build team plans for as standard. Honest limitation: this is not an address for high-volume temporary retail, spontaneous walk-in traffic or brands that need maximum street visibility. Use it for guest lists, previews and content capture instead.
getting here & street life
nearest transit
- Farrer Parkmetro441 m · 6 min
- Hoa Nam Buildingbus · 21 21A 23 64 65 67184 m · 2 min
- After Farrer Park Station Exit Gbus · 21 23 64 65 67 125221 m · 3 min
- Sri Vadapathira K Templebus · 21 23 64 65 125 130234 m · 3 min
- Arc 380bus · 13 67 133 141 145266 m · 3 min
- After Allenby Roadbus · 23 64 65 67 130 139288 m · 4 min
street activity
high footfall.
16 places within 200 m · 29 stores · 19 cafés and restaurants
- within 200 m
- 16
- within 400 m
- 60
- within 600 m
- 60
the neighbourhood
City Square Mall is Singapore's first eco-mall to be integrated with a 49,000 sq ft (4,600 m2) urban park named City Green, located within the planning area of Kallang. The mall sits on the site of Singapore's historic New World Amusement Park and is directly connected to Farrer Park MRT station. City Green is designed to provide a learning experience about ecology and the natural environment.
- Umar Pulavar Tamil Language Centre · 192 m
- Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple · 229 m
- Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple · 256 m
- Sri Vadapathira Kaliamman Temple · 287 m
- New World Amusement Park · 289 m
frequently asked
Yes, this 200 sqm Jalan Besar space is available for pop-up shops, but it performs best as an invite-led format rather than a walk-in temporary retail unit. Because the floor is a basement with no street frontage, you will not pick up passing trade from Jalan Besar or Tyrwhitt Road, so the brands that succeed here arrive with a mailing list, a guest list or a booked appointment schedule. The stock room, counters, fitting rooms and garment racks are already installed, which means a private sample sale or a members-only drop can be staged without building retail infrastructure from scratch. In our experience placing brands at basement addresses in Singapore, a controlled pop-up shop with a defined arrival window converts better here than an open-door concept.
who it suits
Brand Scale
This 200 sqm basement space fits mid-sized brands with a 10 to 40 person team, three or more years of trading, and an established wholesale or DTC base in Southeast Asia looking for a hosted, appointment-led format rather than walk-in retail. The capacity of around 210 guests, the fitted kitchen, the counters, fitting rooms and garment racks mean a brand can run a full day of buyer appointments and roll straight into an evening dinner or launch without bringing in a second venue. In our experience the profile that gets the most from this space is a regional brand or an international label using Singapore as its APAC hub, where the guest list matters more than the footfall. Where we see mismatches is when a very young label with two or three staff books it: 200 sqm across an indoor dining area, a bar counter and an outdoor patio needs people to hold it, and a small team will feel the room empty out. Equally, a global house planning a multi-week flagship-scale takeover will find the basement level and single-room footprint too constrained. Those brands should browse all spaces for street-facing alternatives.
Aesthetic Fit
Brands with a heritage, craft or narrative-led identity work best here, because the Peranakan interior is a strong, decorative and highly specific backdrop that will read as part of your story or fight it. Think artisanal jewellery, batik and textile-led ready-to-wear, fragrance and home scent, leather goods, ceramics, tailoring with a provenance story, or beauty brands with a botanical and ingredient-led narrative. The tiling, colour and pattern in this room photograph well against warm materials, natural fibres and hand-finished product. What does not work is stark minimalism, technical sportswear, cold Scandinavian or clinical gallery-white presentation, and anything that needs full white-wall neutrality for lookbook or campaign shooting: you cannot strip this interior back, and covering it wastes exactly what you are paying for. Streetwear and hype drops also sit awkwardly against a private dining register. If your visual language depends on a blank shell, our team can advise through concept and direction on whether a build-out is viable or whether another venue serves you better.
Best Use Cases
First choice is a press day and editor dinner combined: the kitchen, LCD screens, Bluetooth sound and the 210-guest capacity let you run daytime previews and an evening seated dinner in one booking, which is the single most efficient use of this venue. Second is wholesale appointments and a collection preview, supported directly by the fitting rooms, garment racks, counters and stock room already installed, so a fashion showroom setup requires minimal build. Third is a corporate or partner networking event, where the bar counter opening onto the carpeted-grass patio gives a natural circulation route between formal and casual zones. Fourth is an intimate brand activation or launch dinner for 40 to 60 guests, using the indoor area only and leaving the patio as an arrival and smoking space. Fifth is a private sample sale for a members or VIP list, viable because of the stock room, fitting rooms and secure entry, though the basement location rules out passing trade. Sixth is a content studio or shoot day, workable for lifestyle and tabletop content given the lighting options and distinctive interior, but not for anything needing daylight or neutral backgrounds. Brands comparing this format against other markets often use the city compare tool before committing.
Budget Signal
This sits in the mid tier for Singapore short-term commercial space, and represents strong value per square metre for the Jalan Besar and Lavender area given how much fit-out is already in place. Compared with an Orchard Road or Marina Bay temporary retail space, you are paying materially less and giving up street visibility, which is the honest trade for a hosted format. Against a hotel event space of similar capacity, this is more cost-efficient once you account for the fully equipped kitchen, in-house sound and video, furniture and lighting, which in a hotel arrive as line items on top of the room hire. Against co-working event rooms, you gain character, a licensed dining setup and retail infrastructure that co-working simply does not carry. Against a shared pop-up format, you gain exclusivity and control of the guest experience. Eleven hotels and a dense restaurant cluster within 300 metres make this practical for out-of-town buyers and press. Brands weighing this against a longer retail commitment usually run the numbers through our budget calculator first.
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