I Visited Singapore’s Ghost Town Mall

Is this really Singapore? That was my first impression when I stepped into City Plaza, one of Singapore's oldest and hard-core malls. Some call it a "Ghost Town" while others call it "nostalgic". I explored the mall for a day and attempted to spend $100 to see what kind of experience I could get.

Chapters
00:00 About this "Ghost Town"
01:32 First Impressions
03:59 Looking for Men's Brief
04:36 Best Fried Chicken in Singapore?
06:41 Lunch at the 'Best' Ban Mian
08:50 Massage
10:13 Level 1
12:18 Security Officer Confronts Me
14:02 Most Expensive Purchase Today
15:01 Actually Finding Men's Brief

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[davidty]

City Plaza is not really a ghost mall… this is Indonesia’s answer to Lucky Plaza. on sundays the Indonesian migrant workers go here and hang out. that’s why there are a lot of women’s fashion stores, they cater to the Indonesian domestic workers.

[CK-xlbt]

My aunt owns a shop there. FYI, many of the clothing shop there are wholesalers, they have customers from overseas/locals who buy their clothes there to re-sell(Monday mornings is the busiest if i remembered correctly). I must say this isn't a conventional mall; a unique mall in itself and definitely not a ghost town.

[willie]

15:01 😂😂😂😂 I watched the ending 3 times . This is the best Ive ever watched!

[watchtherapy]

Ghost town?
Come on Sunday, all the ghost will run away for 1 day

[KelvinKing]

I actually feel that City Plaza has a nostalgic charm to it... Being a former Katong Boy, my childhood hangout malls included Katong Shopping Center, Roxy Square and occasionally City Plaza. There's this feeling that such malls give me that other modern malls cannot. When I step into these malls, I'm immediately brought back to simpler (and less depressing) times, which is a comforting feeling. I'm not being constantly reminded that looks, money and status are the most important things in life, which is the feeling I immediately get when stepping into the Mega Orchard Malls. In these malls, there are no pretenses...you are not judged by other shoppers... I was very contended just going to City Plaza to get a haircut and having a meal after that at Arnolds.

[WintervOn]

the determination for men's brief is unbelievable

[renaturerelaxationchannel]

Your video always makes such old places so interesting to visit.

[BernardTheoPJanda]

Nice video! Reminiscent of your earlier videos, no sponsorships and partnerships, just a straightforward walking tour with food. Oh, and the ending was EPIC!

[chroniclesofalazyriderbyde]

I grew up at nearby Marine Parade Estate and travelled there frequently as that was one of the few malls around the area back in the 80s. It was a place full of jeans, T-shirts and ladies wear. The CD shop which you intro was used to be a video cassette rental store back in the 80s where rental of HongKong drama series was very popular back then. Guess I think you are clueless what is a video cassette. The ground floor where the Halal store and snack store are used to be shops selling atifical flowers for decoration. This mall brought back alot of my childhood memories. Thanks for making this video and yes... finding a brief inside the mall is near impossible but not outside.... lol

[tsilihok]

One of the more charming old malls, it's like time is suspended in there. A wholesale clothing mall. It should remain like this, there's no need for more copypasta malls in sg.

[CaraLim]

My parents used to own a wholesale shop there, in the 90s it’s one of the 2 main women’s clothing wholesale Center in Singapore… the other one is at Crawford Lane. This was way before online shopping and direct sourcing online took over the world…… there was a need for wholesalers to support smaller local fashion Retailers. There you go :) a bit of background on the mall !

[Jelloc]

Oh I like the Ban Mian on the top floor food court, and also this was the very first outlet of Arnold's Fried Chicken

[tinateh]

If you like old malls, you can check out Thomson Plaza (we use to call it Yaohan as it was the biggest department store in the mall), Sun Plaza, Lucky Plaza, People’s Park Complex and Holland Road Shopping Centre.

[cheeseizblue]

OMG, you sounded EXACTLY like my husband @4:27 ! Did he possess you???!!

I laugher so hard through out this epic episode! I kove this mall for its uniquely stubborn ability to stay relevant throughout the decades! I come here to shop for sarongs for Malay weddings, Indonesia food and snacks, and of course the spicy chilli that the mee hoon kuey comes with!!

[sglatitude]

I only go there to buy Arnold’s Fried Chicken level 2. Jollibee at Payalebar Square level 1 is just 10 minutes walking distance from city plaza.

[leecharlene]

Good job bro!! Thank u for posting videos!!

[ckloh]

On the 2nd floor, level 2, opposite the foot massage corner shop is a very good Ipoh chicken hor fun stall and pig stomach soup! Called Chi De Fu....they open late afternoon, the owner is a former chef or 5 star hotels in SG 😂

[chrisl]

I like how the toilets are really clean!

[Rinazalelos]

This mall really brings back a lot of memories. I remember my family would go there to eat at Arnold's when it was a special occasion like someone's birthday or there was something to celebrate. Last time there were more food shops just outside the mall and everything tasted super delicious! That was 18 years ago! Thank you for another awesome video ghib buddy👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[robintan]

City plaza has many female clothing wholesalers here . Many Indonesia and other nearby countries come here and buy stock.