Damenlou Hotel (Chinese: 大门楼旅店) is a small hotel located at Ann Siang Road, in Singapore's Chinatown, within the Central Area, Singapore's central business district. A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging usually on a short-term basis Ann Siang Hill ( Chinese: 安详山 is a small Hill, and the name of a one-way Road located in Chinatown within the Outram Planning Area Singapore Singapore 's Chinatown is an ethnic neighbourhood featuring distinctly Chinese cultural elements and a historically concentrated ethnic Chinese The Central Area comprises the core Financial and commercial districts in Singapore, comprising of eleven urban planning areas, namely A central business district ( CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city
Damenlou Hotel's origins can be traced to the creation of the dish of fishhead mifen (rice vermicelli), which was invented by Tang Kwong Swee in the 1920s. Rice vermicelli are thin noodles made from Rice, sometimes also known as Rice noodles or rice sticks. Vermicelli (ˌvɜrmɪˈtʃɛli in English, Arabic: شعريه from Italian /veɾmiˈtʃɛlːi/ lit The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada [1] The hotel has a famous restaurant, named Swee Kee. [2]
As of mid-2007, Damenlou Hotel has ceased operations. Its premises have been taken over by the Screening Room, a dining and entertainment venue with bistro, movie theatre and rooftop bar. Accompanying this change, the hotel facade and interior have been heavily renovated. [3]
References
- ^ "Damenlou Hotel", Frommer's.
- ^ "Damenlou (Swee Kee) Restaurant", Cities Guide, The Economist
- ^ "MIW - Screening Room", miw. The Economist is an English-language weekly news and International affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd and edited in London com. sg
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