Opening Hours:

Tuesday to Sunday 9:30am to 6:30pm
Closed on Mondays

Bigger, better and more fabulous than before, The Fabulous Baker Boy is back with a multi-concept, full-service bakery, patisserie, café and restaurant!

Cool and casual café vibes in a palette of pastel colours mingle with the inviting aroma of artisanal baked goods and home-cooked cuisine at The Fabulous Baker Boy. Famed for its riveting array of fabulous cakes and now classics with a twist, The Fabulous Baker Boy presents an all-day breakfast brunch menu including artisanal baked goods in a new location that marries delicious home-cooked food with a contemporary interior at their Big Love Bakery and Soul Kitchen.

Diners are spoiled for choice with more than 14 cakes to choose from, and their delicious brunch menu option is sure to leave diners coming back for more to this women-empowered kitchen and bakery.

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Kampong Gelam (c.1830 Campong Gelam) estate covers 56 ac of land set aside for Sultan Hussein Mohamed Shah and 600 family members in 1823, a few years after the Sultan and Temenggong Abdu'r Rahman signed a treaty with Sir Stamford Raffles and the British East India Company in 1819. The road names in the area, ­­­such as Bussorah, Muscat and Kandahar streets ­­­– named after places in the Muslim world ­– were approved by the Municipal Commissioners at an Ordinary Meeting held on 15 April 1910. In Malay, the word Kampong means "village or settlement", while Gelam is the name of a particular tree, which grew in abundance in the area in early Singapore.

Throughout the nineteenth century, Kampong Gelam was known as a district with a strong Malay-Arab influence as the main place for trade of traditional Arab-Muslim food and merchandise. In the 1822 Town Plan drawn by Sir Stamford Raffles, Kampong Gelam was officially allocated to the Malays, Bugis and Arabs.

In 1840, the Istana Kampong Gelam was built by Sultan Hussein's eldest son, Tengku Ali at Sultan Gate. He was later recognised as the Sultan of Singapore by the British in 1855. The Istana Kampong Gelam, along with Bendara House (Gudung Kuning) is now the Malay Heritage Centre - a vital heritage institution for the Malay community in Singapore.

On 7 July 1989, Kampong Glam was gazetted a conservation area, and it is preserved as a historic part of town. 

What we see today in Kampong Gelam is a variety of rich heritage passed down from generation to generation. Some of these long enduring traditions are in the form of monuments, trades, cultures and practices. Conservation of places of worship, old school, old dwellings, some of which are still in their original form while others have been refurbished. These rich remains give a hint of the architecture and life style of the early days. Such diverse rich heritage can only come about through a sense of tolerance, sharing and bonding, all encapsulated in the Kampong Gelam spirit.

2D1N Singapore Heritage Highlights

Trafalgar has launched a unique “Near Not Far” staycation tour itinerary to allow Singaporeans and local residents to reconnect to the joy of travel, with a highlight experience being its 2D1N Singapore Heritage Highlights tour. The itinerary consists of an exclusive tour of Kampong Glam, The Arts House (TAH), and Victoria Theatre & Victoria Concert Hall (VTVCH), an experience enhanced with a climb up the VTVCH clock tower.

This staycation tour package is a part of Trafalgar’s Near Not Far Series is designed to provide travel-lovers around the world the opportunity to enjoy deeper, richer experiences in their home country.

Prices for this 2D1N itinerary are from S$528 per person for an Orchid Club Deluxe Room (35 sq m) at PARKROYAL on Beach Road (Fri /Sat) and S$628 per person for a Stamford Suite Room (58 sq m) at The Capitol Kempinski Hotel (weekday only).

Prices include guided tours, a ‘Be My Guest’ experience with Violet Oon, one-night hotel accommodation with breakfast and coach transportation. Prices are based on twin-share and solo travellers can pay a single supplement from S$200.

For the full itinerary, click here

These are the spaces that we have at Aliwal Arts Centre:

• Multi-purpose hall
• Music Studio
• Multi-purpose studios
• Project Studios (artists only)
• Co-working space

For more details and images of our spaces, follow this link. For enquiries and bookings, please contact aac@artshouse.sg *.

* Please note that business hours are between Monday and Friday, 9am - 6.30pm, and we will respond within two business days.

Abundant activities
here for the kids!

We love kids and there is always something
ready for them to participate!

What’s happening for kids at the House? We’re here to say; There’s squillions of fun to be found, every day!

Discover music, creatures and laughs, we’ve got so much to give. Inside your shiny, beautiful big house, where inspiration lives.

Kid-friendly Dining Choices

To allow our visitors to plan their joyful trip to Aliwal Arts Centre, we constantly research and find choices of meals for you and family.

We have something for everyone with different dietary limitations and preferences. See our findings:

Transportation
& Parking

We recommend our visitors to come by convenient and accessible public transport so that they can soak in the nice and culture-rich environment on the way.

There are several train options as well as buses to hop on from various routes and location to reach Kampong Gelam.

For driving visitors, we have parking spaces in front of the centre and nearby malls and commercial buildings. For exceptional busy events and day of the week, we foresee heavy traffic and crowds, thus, do look out from our website of any notifications.