Walking along the Kim Keat Road gives me a sense of nostalgia and laid back feel. The stretch of shophouses is made up of mix of two to 4 storey heights. They are of the more latter construction, and do not carry much of colonial influence in the design. A couple of units are not well taken care of, and they need face lifting.

Turning towards the Kim Keat Lane, you would see Fayidha Restaurant. It is a 24 hours shop serving Indian and Indian-Muslim food. I had the roti prata once, and it was good! They also serve tasty fish head curry & Murtabak. So in the middle of night you are looking for some light supper, do drop by here to give it a try!

Just next to the Fayidha Restaurant, you will see the Shop 899 Kopitiam which remains closed most of time. This is the place they use to shoot the 180 episode Mediacorp 7pm show: Your Hand on Mine. Ha, I would think the Mediacorp is emulating Taiwanese TV series which can be more than 1000 episodes. So watch out when you walk in Kim Keat area, you may bump into any celebrities along the street: )

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