[1] Notable landmarks in Tanjong Pagar also include the Thian Hock Keng Temple, which was gazetted as a national monument in 1973.

[2] The district is home to a diverse range of eateries, from hawker centers such as the Amoy and Maxwell Food Centres to high-end restaurants.

[3] A number of Korean restaurants has also popped up along Tanjong Pagar Road within the last few decades, leading to it being described as the Little Korea of Singapore.

[6][7] In the 1850s, when shipping activities increased, the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company was formed in 1864 along with wharves being built along the coast.

[5] Tanjong Pagar Road is known as tan jiong pa kat in Hokkien (Min Nan), which is phonetic.

"[citation needed] Tras Street today is a thriving night spot featuring many pubs, clubs and KTV bars.

Fourteen acres went to Arab Syed Abdullah bin Omar Aljunied, who divided them into four lots which were leased to wealthy Chinese developers.

By the 1890s, the developers had built two- and three-storey shophouses in Duxton Hill and the more affluent Chinese moved to the area.

[9] Due to the shape of the road, the Hokkiens called the street gu kak hang, meaning "the ox's horns".

On this stretch, there used to be pre-war shophouses before it was demolished and Tanjong Pagar Plaza, a commercial complex, was built over the original site.

Popular dishes include hum chim peng (a crusty fried pancake), ngor hiong or five spices meat roll of Singaporean Hokkien origin, and herbal broths made from home-brewed recipes.

[12] Tanjong Pagar has been greatly influenced by Korean culture in recent years and has earned the nickname of Little Korea and Koreatown.

As many as 15 Korean food outlets have sprung up in a 300 m stretch of Tanjong Pagar Road near Duxton Hill over the last few years.

Since the electoral ward was created in 1955, Singapore's founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, served as its Member of Parliament until his death on 23 March 2015.

The eastern half of the area is also located in the Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng division of Jalan Besar GRC whose MP is Josephine Teo since 2020, replacing Lily Neo.