Food & Drink in Singapore
Hawker centres, where you order from separate stalls and share the tables, sit beside kopitiams for kaya toast, crab houses for a long dinner, tasting counters for a special night, cooking classes and food tours. Food is easiest by neighbourhood: pick a street, eat twice in it and walk between meals. Previews stay on this site, with no charge.
Chinatown
Chinatown guide
TicketsTea Chapter Appreciation
Brew your own pot in a Neil Road teahouse from 1989
1.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$40
FreeMaxwell Food Centre
Tian Tian's Hainanese chicken rice, no booking
1 hour·Chinatown·Free
FreeChinatown Complex Food Centre
Singapore's biggest hawker centre, over a wet market
1.5 hours·Chinatown·Free
FreeAmoy Street Food Centre
CBD hawker centre built around the office lunch
45 min·Chinatown·Free
Katong & Joo Chiat
Katong & Joo Chiat guideTicketsJumbo Seafood Chilli Crab
Chilli crab by weight, with mantou for the sauce
2 hours·East Coast·About S$98
FreeEast Coast Lagoon Food Village
Barbecued stingray by the sea, no booking needed
1.5 hours·East Coast·Free
TicketsLong Beach Seafood
Black pepper crab, sold by weight, to share
2 hours·East Coast·About S$95
FreeMarine Parade Food Centre
An everyday hawker lunch in Marine Parade
1 hour·East Coast·Free
Tiong Bahru
Tiong Bahru guideFreeTiong Bahru Market & Food Centre
Breakfast upstairs, wet market downstairs
1.5 hours·Tiong Bahru·Free
TicketsBarista Skills Workshop
Pull an espresso and froth milk in two hours
2 hours·Tiong Bahru·About S$128
FreeABC Brickworks Market
Old-school stalls in Bukit Merah
1 hour·Tiong Bahru·Free
FreeRedhill Food Centre
Bukit Merah zi char for dinner
1 hour·Tiong Bahru·Free
Marina Bay
Marina Bay guideTicketsLabyrinth
Tasting menu of local produce near Esplanade
3 hours·Marina Bay·From S$280
TicketsWaku Ghin
Tetsuya's counter at Marina Bay Sands
3 hours·Marina Bay·From S$550
TicketsCUT by Wolfgang Puck
Wolfgang Puck's steakhouse under the Shoppes
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$180
TicketsSpago Singapore
Wolfgang Puck with a view at Marina Bay Sands
2 hours·Marina Bay·About S$120
Orchard
Orchard guideFreeNewton Food Centre
Satay and grilled stingray after dark, by Newton MRT
1 hour·Newton·Free
FreeZion Riverside Food Centre
Open-air hawker lunch by the river at Great World
1 hour·River Valley·Free
TicketsKilliney Kopitiam
Toast, eggs and kopi at the Killiney Road original
30 min·Orchard·From S$6
Pay thereSake Tasting
A sake flight with a short primer
1.5 hours·Orchard·About S$65
Bedok & Tampines
Bedok & Tampines guideFreeBedok 85 Market
An east-side breakfast market in Bedok North
1 hour·Bedok·Free
FreeTampines Round Market
A round breakfast hall in Tampines
1 hour·Tampines·Free
FreeBedok Interchange Hawker Centre
Newer east-side hawker centre by the bus interchange
1 hour·Bedok·Free
FreeOur Tampines Hub Hawker
Hawker stalls inside Tampines' giant community hub
1 hour·Tampines·Free
Toa Payoh, Bishan & Ang Mo Kio
Toa Payoh, Bishan & Ang Mo Kio guideFreeToa Payoh Lorong 8 Market
Toa Payoh's breakfast queues on Lorong 8
1 hour·Toa Payoh·Free
FreeAng Mo Kio 628 Market
North-east breakfast, long tables, kopi
1 hour·Ang Mo Kio·Free
TicketsMellben Seafood
Heartland white pepper crab in the north-east
2 hours·Ang Mo Kio·From S$85
FreeShunfu Mart
Neighbourhood hawker in Marymount with cult stalls
1 hour·Marymount·Free
Civic District
Civic District guide
TicketsCommune Kitchen Cooking Class
Hands-on cooking in a Frasers Tower studio
3 hours·Civic District·From S$132
FreeLau Pa Sat Hawker Centre
Victorian market hall, with satay grilled on the street
1 hour·Civic District·Free
TicketsRaffles Hotel Arcade & Long Bar
Singapore Slings and peanut shells at Long Bar
1 hour·Civic District·From S$44
TicketsHill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle
The Crawford Lane bak chor mee queue
45 min·Civic District·From S$8
Geylang
Geylang guideFreeOld Airport Road Food Centre
The hawker other hawkers rate
1.5 hours·Geylang·Free
FreeGeylang Serai Market
Nasi padang, kuih and a Malay wet market in Geylang
1.5 hours·Geylang·Free
TicketsNo Signboard Seafood
White pepper crab at the original Geylang branch
2 hours·Geylang·From S$90
FreeCircuit Road Market
Old Airport Road's quieter cousin
1 hour·Geylang·Free
Jurong & the West
Jurong & the West guideFreeJurong West 505 Market
A good west-side hawker centre near the lakes
1 hour·Jurong East·Free
Taman Jurong Market & Food Centre
The old "60 stalls" food centre, rebuilt
1 hour·Jurong West·Free
Nanyang Sauce Brewery Tour
A one-hour tour of a family soy-sauce brewery
1 hour·Jurong·From S$39
Lai Heng Handmade Teochew Kueh
Handmade Teochew kueh at Yuhua Market
1 hour·Jurong East·Free
Sengkang & Hougang
Sengkang & Hougang guideFreeHougang 6/7 Market
A Hougang hawker centre for breakfast
1 hour·Hougang·Free
Ci Yuan Hawker Centre
Hawker centre inside Ci Yuan Community Club
1 hour·Hougang·Free
Fernvale Hawker Centre and Market
A Sengkang West hawker centre and market
1 hour·Sengkang·Free
Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre
A newer hawker centre on Anchorvale Road
1 hour·Sengkang·Free
Clementi & the West Coast
Clementi & the West Coast guideFreeClementi 448 Market
A west-side hawker lunch in Clementi
1 hour·Clementi·Free
Song Fish Soup
Fish soup with sliced fish, fish maw and clams
45 min·Clementi·Free
Clementi Ave 2 Market and Cooked Food Centre
A neighbourhood market and cooked food centre
1 hour·Clementi·Free
Pasir Panjang Food Centre
A hawker centre beside Pasir Panjang Park
1 hour·Pasir Panjang·Free
Holland Village & Dempsey
Holland Village & Dempsey guideTicketsWine Tasting in Dempsey
Wine masterclasses at Dempsey
2 hours·Dempsey·About S$75
FreeHolland Village Market & Food Centre
Upstairs hawker, downstairs wet market
1 hour·Holland Village·Free
TicketsBurnt Ends
Dave Pynt's wood-fired grill, one Michelin star
2 hours·Dempsey·From S$180
FreeGhim Moh Market & Food Centre
A residents' breakfast hawker near Holland Village
1 hour·Holland Village·Free
Serangoon, Kovan & Potong Pasir
Serangoon, Kovan & Potong Pasir guideFreeChomp Chomp Food Centre
Open-air evening hawker in Serangoon Gardens
1.5 hours·Serangoon·Free
TicketsChilli Crab Cooking Class
Cook the national dish, then eat it
3 hours·Tai Seng·From S$118
FreeKovan 209 Market
Kovan's neighbourhood breakfast market
1 hour·Kovan·Free
Joji's Diner
A 24-hour American diner on Upper Serangoon
1 hour·Serangoon·Free
Queenstown
Queenstown guideFreeMei Ling Market & Food Centre
Old-school Queenstown hawker centre on a hill
1 hour·Queenstown·Free
FreeAlexandra Village Food Centre
Queenstown hawker, zi char, a working lunch
1 hour·Queenstown·Free
FreeTanglin Halt Market
Old Queenstown, stalls people still cross town for
1 hour·Queenstown·Free
FreeCommonwealth Crescent Market
Queenstown hill hawker, a view if you look up
1 hour·Queenstown·Free
Balestier
Balestier guideFreeWhampoa Makan Place
Residents' hawker lunch on Whampoa Drive
1 hour·Whampoa·Free
TicketsFounder Bak Kut Teh
Peppery bak kut teh across several outlets
1 hour·Balestier·About S$16
FreeBalestier Bak Kut Teh Street
A whole road of peppery pork-rib tea
1 hour·Balestier·Free
Lam Yeo Coffee Powder Factory
Nanyang coffee roasted since 1959, Balestier
30 min·Balestier·Free
Bukit Batok, Bukit Panjang & Choa Chu Kang
Bukit Batok, Bukit Panjang & Choa Chu Kang guideCoexist Coffee Rooftop Studio
Coffee on a Hillview rooftop, open until 6pm
1 hour·Hillview·Free
Happy Hawkers Bukit Batok Central
A 24-hour food hall in Bukit Batok
1 hour·Bukit Batok·Free
Bukit Panjang Hawker Centre and Market
A hawker centre and market in Bukit Panjang
1 hour·Bukit Panjang·Free
Senja Hawker Centre
A hawker centre in the Senja estate
1 hour·Bukit Panjang·Free
Jalan Besar & Kallang
Jalan Besar & Kallang guideTicketsChye Seng Huat Hardware
Coffee roasters in an old Lavender hardware shop
1 hour·Kallang·From S$6
Pay thereGolden Mile Thai Lunch
Thai lunch and fiery som tam around Golden Mile
1 hour·Kallang·About S$12
FreeGeylang Bahru Market
Kallang hawker, old-school, a few cult bowls
1 hour·Kallang·Free
Tanjong Rhu Pau
Handmade pau from a family shop since 1988
30 min·Kallang·Free
Punggol & Pasir Ris
Punggol & Pasir Ris guide
TicketsPunggol Settlement
Seafood dinners facing the strait at Punggol Point
2 hours·Punggol·About S$35
FreePasir Ris Central Hawker
Pasir Ris hawker centre near the park and waterpark
1 hour·Pasir Ris·Free
One Punggol Hawker Centre
A newer hawker centre at One Punggol
1 hour·Punggol·Free
Punggol Coast Hawker Centre
A hawker centre above the end of the NEL
1 hour·Punggol·Free
Woodlands, Yishun & Sembawang
Woodlands, Yishun & Sembawang guideFreeChong Pang Market & Food Centre
Yishun breakfast that north-siders defend
1 hour·Yishun·Free
FreeYishun Xinghua Market
North hawker centre with long tables in Yishun
1 hour·Yishun·Free
FreeWoodlands 888 Market
Causeway-side hawker, breakfast before Johor
1 hour·Woodlands·Free
Happy Hawkers Sembawang Drive
A 24-hour food hall in Sembawang
1 hour·Sembawang·Free
Botanic Gardens & Bukit Timah
Botanic Gardens & Bukit Timah guideHarbourFront & Mount Faber
HarbourFront & Mount Faber guideFreeSeah Im Food Centre
HarbourFront hawker lunch before the cable car
45 min·Harbourfront·Free
Telok Blangah Food Centre
Forty cooked-food stalls on Telok Blangah Drive
1 hour·Telok Blangah·Free
11 Telok Blangah Crescent Market and Food Centre
A 1974 hall with 56 stalls in Telok Blangah
1 hour·Telok Blangah·Free
Tanjong Pagar, Duxton and Everton Park
Tanjong Pagar, Duxton and Everton Park guideTicketsSushi-Making Class
Roll maki, shape nigiri, then eat them
3 hours·Tanjong Pagar·From S$150
Yixing Xuan Tea Workshop
Hands-on Chinese tea workshops in Tanjong Pagar
1.5 hours·Tanjong Pagar·From S$58
Tanjong Pagar Plaza Market and Food Centre
A market and hawker centre in Tanjong Pagar
1 hour·Tanjong Pagar·Free
Elsewhere in Singapore
FreeTekka Centre
Little India's wet market and banana-leaf stalls
1.5 hours·Little India·Free
FreeJalan Kayu Prata
The prata strip in the north-east
45 min·Seletar·Free
Pay thereHeap Seng Leong
Kopi and a raw egg on North Bridge Road
20 min·Bugis·About S$4
TicketsLittle Island Brewing Co
Craft beer in Changi Village, near the Ubin boats
2 hours·Changi·From S$16
TicketsNg Ah Sio Bak Kut Teh
Peppery Teochew bak kut teh, served since 1955
1 hour·Little India·From S$16
FreeChangi Village Hawker Centre
Nasi lemak before the bumboat to Pulau Ubin
1 hour·Changi·Free
TicketsAh Chew Desserts
Tang yuan and mango at a long-running dessert house
45 min·Bugis·From S$8
FreeDates not announcedSingapore Food Festival
A yearly festival of food pop-ups and hawker trails
varies·Citywide·Free
TicketsIYASAKA by Hashida
Chef Hatch Hashida's omakase counter in Sentosa
2 hours·Sentosa·From S$200
Orchidville Weekend Market
A farm weekend market with prawn noodles
2 hours·Sungei Tengah·Free
Questions · Reviewed October 2026
Where can I eat chilli crab in Singapore?
Jumbo Seafood is where we'd start for chilli crab, sold by weight, with fried or steamed mantou to mop up the sauce. It's a sit-down dinner, so book ahead. We'd take the Riverside Point branch for an easy evening by the Singapore River, or try Mellben in Ang Mo Kio if you'd rather share a room with more locals.
Where can I try Peranakan food in Singapore?
Katong is the neighbourhood to start in, because this food belongs there. Have a bowl at 328 Katong Laksa, where the noodles come cut short so you eat with a spoon, then walk Koon Seng Road's pastel terraces. For a sit-down lunch in the city, National Kitchen by Violet Oon is inside the National Gallery, and it's worth booking ahead.
See alsoChin Mee Chin ConfectioneryPeranakan Cooking ClassKatong & Joo Chiat
Where can I have kaya toast and kopi in Singapore?
Kaya is a sweet coconut and egg jam, and Chin Mee Chin, Heap Seng Leong, Killiney and Ya Kun all serve it on toast with kopi. You don't need to crawl: one slow breakfast at a single table is plenty. We'd pick Chin Mee Chin for its tiled 1925 room in Katong, or Killiney Kopitiam for the original shophouse on Killiney Road.
Where can I eat satay and grilled seafood in Singapore at night?
Satay Street on Boon Tat Street, beside Lau Pa Sat, is our pick. Once the road closes to cars, the satay grills take it over and you pay by the stick, so agree how many you want before the grilling starts. For barbecued stingray by the sea, go to East Coast Lagoon Food Village instead.
Can I take a cooking class in Singapore?
Classes cover Peranakan, Malay and Indian home cooking, plus chilli crab and dim sum. We'd choose the Peranakan Cooking Class in Katong, where you cook with rempah, the spice paste that goes into laksa. For crab, the Chilli Crab Cooking Class has you cook it, then sit down and eat it.
See alsoMalay Cooking ClassIndian Cooking ClassDim Sum Making Class