ier ▁Road , ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁C ey lon ▁Sports ▁Club ▁and ▁the ▁Indian ▁Association . ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁food ▁such ▁as ▁b ak ▁k ut ▁te h ▁and ▁ch icken ▁rice . ▁In ▁the ▁area , ▁there ▁are ▁several ▁apart ments , ▁cond omin iums , ▁and ▁budget ▁hot els . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁and ▁history ▁The ▁prec inct ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Joseph ▁Bal est ier , ▁the ▁then ▁col ony ' s ▁first ▁American ▁cons ul ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁and ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁a ▁ ▁sugar ▁plant ation ▁called ▁Bal est ier ▁P lain , ▁which ▁failed ▁and ▁was ▁put ▁up ▁for ▁sale . ▁Bal est ier ▁was ▁in ▁Singapore ▁between ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁botan ist ▁and ▁agricult ur ist . ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁him ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁where ▁his ▁plant ation ▁was ▁located . ▁As ▁new ▁sett lers ▁populated ▁Bal est ier ▁Road ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁they ▁established ▁villages ▁and ▁grew ▁cro ps ▁such ▁as ▁t aro ▁was ▁grown . ▁Bal est ier ▁h ired ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁imm igr ants ▁on ▁his ▁est ates . ▁Chinese ▁and ▁Indian ▁workers ▁lab oured ▁these ▁cro ps . ▁After ▁Bal est ier ’ s ▁departure , ▁his ▁land ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁authorities ▁and ▁le ased ▁out ▁to ▁Chinese ▁far mers . ▁Another ▁portion ▁was ▁turned ▁into