These two adjacent roads were named after Cheong Chun Tin, the first qualified Chinese dentist to settle in Singapore and his son, Cheong Chin Nam, who was a well-known dentist as well as a merchant, landowner and rubber estate owner. In partnership with his brother Chin Heng, Chin Nam owned the Cheong Brothers dental practice.
Today, the area is well known for the row of coffeeshops by the 24-hour Thai-Muslim restaurant called Al-Ameen Eating House. Other than its opening hours, Al-Ameen was the first Thai-Muslim Restaurant since 1992 and continues to dazzle its customers with its wide array of food choices, including the Dum Briyani which is a local Indian favourite of meat cooked with basmati rice.
Nearby along Jalan Jurong Kechil, the last remaining row of pre-war shophouses has been gazetted for conservation as part of the Urban Redevelopment Authority Master Plan 2003.