Geylang Serai

Geylang Serai

Historic site

About

Geylang Serai is a social centre for the Malay community in Singapore. It was originally filled with lemongrass ("serai" in Malay) plantations between the 1890s to early 1900s.

National Heritage Board, Historic Sites (open data, Singapore Open Data Licence).

Facts and sources

Names
EN Geylang Serai한국어 게이랑 세라이 English: National Heritage Board; Korean by DealSingapore (NIKL loanword rules)
Heritage
Historic Site (marked by NHB) National Heritage Board, record updated 2026-04-14
Planning area
Geylang URA Master Plan 2025
Opening hours
Not in our sources NHB lists and Wikidata, read 2026-10-01
Data
/api/sight/geylang-serai.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents

Getting there

Paya Lebar 612 m away in a straight line, not a walking route Open in Google Maps Main entrance of Geylanf Serai Market and Food Centre, Blk 1 Geylang Serai, Singapore 402001

Nearby

Masjid Taha Mosque · 323 m away Masjid Khalid Mosque · 339 m away The Intan Museum · 367 m away Masjid Darul Aman Mosque · 709 m away Masjid Wak Tanjong Mosque · 713 m away Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery Temple · 1159 m away

Sources and photo credits are on the terms page.