I stayed at Hotel Perak in Little India, which is a boutique hotel and within walking distance of Little India restaurants and two large shopping centres nearby. hopefully some local person could recommend you a hotel or information about the area. can you look at the singapore map on the net? the LRT close to Little India, one of them is Dhoby Ghaut. Komala Villas is a typical south indian restaurant within walking distance of hotel perak, so is mustapha shopping centre and if you cross the gully, there are the famous electronics shops. there is also a nice hotel in that area, and they use to charge around 100 usd per night..Good Luck