Dinner in front of the River House, the oldest building in Clarke Quay. Built in the 1880s by wealthy Chinese gambier trader Tan Yeok Nee, this southern Chinese-style mansion served as a residence as well as a godown for gambier, biscuits and other commodities. It was restored in 1993 and renamed Forbidden City by the IndoChine Group in 2004, serving as a restaurant cum bar since then.
1993-1999
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G P Reichelt Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore

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Dinner in front of the River House, the oldest building in Clarke Quay. Built in the 1880s by wealthy Chinese gambier trader Tan Yeok Nee, this southern Chinese-style mansion served as a residence as well as a godown for gambier, biscuits and other commodities. It was restored in 1993 and renamed Forbidden City by the IndoChine Group in 2004, serving as a restaurant cum bar since then.

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