Food & Drink in Singapore
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Instant demoHawker Champions After Dark
Eat your way through Old Airport Road with a chef-born local
Fri, Sep 26·Geylang·S$89
RequestSecret Shophouse Chef's Table
Nine courses of modern Singaporean in a Blair Plain shophouse
Sat, Sep 27·Chinatown·S$189
PartnerJumbo Seafood Chilli Crab
Award-winning chilli crab at the East Coast flagship
2 hours·East Coast·From S$98
PartnerCommune Kitchen Cooking Class
Hands-on class at Frasers Tower — not MacPherson
3 hours·Civic District·From S$132
PartnerTea Chapter Appreciation
Brew like a master in a 1989 teahouse
1.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$40
FreeLau Pa Sat Hawker Centre
Victorian iron market; Satay Street takes the road at night
1 hour·Civic District·Free
FreeMaxwell Food Centre
Tian Tian Hainanese chicken rice, no booking
1 hour·Chinatown·Free
FreeTiong Bahru Market & Food Centre
Upstairs hawker, downstairs wet market
1.5 hours·Tiong Bahru·Free
FreeEast Coast Lagoon Food Village
BBQ stingray by the sea, no booking
1.5 hours·East Coast·Free
FreeNewton Food Centre
Tourist hawker, still good satay
1 hour·Newton·Free
PartnerRaffles Hotel Arcade & Long Bar
The Sling, the verandah, the tourists
1 hour·Civic District·From S$44
FreeTekka Centre
Wet market, banana leaf, Little India's stomach
1.5 hours·Little India·Free
FreeChinatown Complex Food Centre
Singapore's largest hawker, above the wet market
1.5 hours·Chinatown·Free
FreeOld Airport Road Food Centre
The hawker other hawkers rate
1.5 hours·Geylang·Free
FreeChomp Chomp Food Centre
Open-air Serangoon Gardens, grilled everything
1.5 hours·Central·Free
FreeSatay by the Bay
Hawker next to the Gardens — last day 30 Sep 2026
1 hour·Marina Bay·Free
FreeAmoy Street Food Centre
CBD basement hawker, surprisingly good
45 min·Chinatown·Free
FreeHong Lim Market & Food Centre
Outram Park chicken rice arguments
1 hour·Chinatown·Free
FreeGeylang Serai Market
Malay heartland wet market and food
1.5 hours·Geylang·Free
FreeKatong Laksa Trail
The east-coast laksa argument, on foot
1 hour·East Coast·Free
PartnerLong Beach Seafood
Black pepper crab — East Coast UDMC is leaving the seafood centre
2 hours·East Coast·From S$95
PartnerChilli Crab Cooking Class
Cook the national dish, then eat it
3 hours·East Coast·From S$148
PartnerSushi-Making Class
Rice, fish, a knife briefing
3 hours·Orchard·From S$128
PartnerBarista Skills Workshop
Milk, espresso, the kopi-adjacent hour
2 hours·Tiong Bahru·From S$88
PartnerWine Tasting in Dempsey
A flight under the trees
2 hours·Bukit Timah·From S$75
FreeAdam Road Food Centre
Nasi biryani and the PIE overhead
1 hour·Bukit Timah·Free
FreeZion Riverside Food Centre
Under the trees by the river, Great World
1 hour·River Valley·Free
FreeSeah Im Food Centre
HarbourFront hawker before the cable car
45 min·Harbourfront·Free
FreeWhampoa Makan Place
Heartland queues, no tourists
1 hour·Central·Free
FreeBedok 85 Market
East-side breakfast institution
1 hour·East Coast·Free
FreeHolland Village Market & Food Centre
Upstairs hawker, downstairs wet market
1 hour·Holland Village·Free
FreeMarine Parade Food Centre
East Coast residents' lunch, not the lagoon
1 hour·East Coast·Free
PartnerHill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle
Two Michelin stars, a bak chor mee queue
45 min·Civic District·From S$8
PartnerA Noodle Story
Singapore-style ramen, Michelin Bib Gourmand, Amoy
45 min·Chinatown·From S$8
PartnerNo Signboard Seafood
White pepper crab, Geylang original
2 hours·Geylang·From S$90
PartnerSong Fa Bak Kut Teh
Teochew pork-rib tea — New Bridge Road is the original
1 hour·Chinatown·From S$18
PartnerOdette
Three Michelin stars in the National Gallery
3 hours·Civic District·From S$398
PartnerBurnt Ends
Wood-fired, one Michelin, Deloitte Hill
2 hours·Chinatown·From S$180
PartnerNational Kitchen by Violet Oon
Peranakan in the Gallery, with a view
2 hours·Civic District·From S$80
FreeToa Payoh Lorong 8 Market
Heartland queues, no English menus needed
1 hour·Central·Free
FreeAng Mo Kio 628 Market
North-east breakfast, long tables, kopi
1 hour·Central·Free
FreeABC Brickworks Market
Bukit Merah institution, old-school stalls
1 hour·Tiong Bahru·Free
FreeClementi 448 Market
West-side hawker that locals actually rate
1 hour·Kent Ridge·Free
FreeTampines Round Market
The round one, east-side breakfast
1 hour·Pasir Ris·Free
FreeHaig Road Market & Food Centre
Katong-adjacent hawker, roti prata nearby
1 hour·East Coast·Free
FreeCircuit Road Market
Old Airport Road's quieter cousin
1 hour·Geylang·Free
FreeJalan Kayu Prata
The prata strip in the north-east
45 min·Seletar·Free
FreeRedhill Food Centre
Bukit Merah hawker, zi char, no tourists
1 hour·Tiong Bahru·Free
PartnerTiong Bahru Bakery
Kouign-amann, the line, the original estate shop
45 min·Tiong Bahru·From S$8
PartnerChye Seng Huat Hardware
Coffee in an old hardware shop, Lavender
1 hour·Kallang·From S$6
Partner328 Katong Laksa
The cut-noodle camp of the laksa war
30 min·East Coast·From S$8
PartnerChin Mee Chin Confectionery
Old Katong bakery, kaya toast, tiled floor
30 min·East Coast·From S$6
PartnerKilliney Kopitiam
The original Killiney Road toast shop
30 min·Orchard·From S$6
FreeHeap Seng Leong
Kopi and a raw egg, North Bridge Road
20 min·Bugis·Free
FreeChinatown Food Street
Smith Street after they pedestrianised it
1 hour·Chinatown·Free
FreeGeylang Night Eating
24-hour zi char, durian, the other Geylang
2 hours·Geylang·Free
PartnerYa Kun at Lau Pa Sat
The toast chain, in the iron market
20 min·Civic District·From S$6
PartnerMellben Seafood
White pepper crab, the north-east house
2 hours·Central·From S$85
PartnerZén
Three Michelin stars, Bukit Pasoh
3 hours·Chinatown·From S$450
PartnerLabyrinth
Local produce, tasting menu, Esplanade
3 hours·Marina Bay·From S$280
PartnerTippling Club
Tanjong Pagar, food and a serious bar
2.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$160
PartnerHawker Chan (Liao Fan)
Michelin soya sauce chicken, Chinatown Complex
45 min·Chinatown·From S$5
PartnerTian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice
The Maxwell one, the argument starter
45 min·Chinatown·From S$6
FreeChinatown Complex Wet Market
Downstairs from the hawker, still a real market
45 min·Chinatown·Free
FreeGolden Mile Thai Lunch
Som tam that actually hurts, in the complex
1 hour·Kallang·Free
PartnerPunggol Settlement
Seafood houses at Punggol Point — then the jetty
2 hours·Pasir Ris·From S$35
FreeBedok Interchange Hawker Centre
The new-ish east hub, actually good
1 hour·East Coast·Free
FreeOur Tampines Hub Hawker
Hawker inside a mega community club
1 hour·Pasir Ris·Free
FreeChong Pang Market & Food Centre
Yishun breakfast that north-siders defend
1 hour·Kranji·Free
FreeShunfu Mart
Marymount hawker, cult stalls, no tourists
1 hour·Central·Free
PartnerWaku Ghin
Tetsuya's counter, Marina Bay Sands
3 hours·Marina Bay·From S$550
PartnerCUT by Wolfgang Puck
Steak under the Shoppes
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$180
PartnerSpago Singapore
Wolfgang Puck, a view, the other MBS room
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$120
PartnerLeVeL33
World's highest microbrewery in a building — pint or tour
1 hour·Marina Bay·From S$58
PartnerLittle Island Brewing Co
Craft beer in Changi Village, near the Ubin boats
2 hours·Changi·From S$16
PartnerOutram Park Fried Kway Teow
Michelin Bib char kway teow at Hong Lim #02-17
45 min·Chinatown·From S$6
PartnerNg Ah Sio Bak Kut Teh
Teochew white pepper at 208 Rangoon Road since 1955
1 hour·Little India·From S$16
PartnerSin Huat Eating House
Geylang crab, no menu, the uncle decides
2 hours·Geylang·From S$120
PartnerRed House Seafood
East Coast crab house, the other name
2 hours·East Coast·From S$90
PartnerPalm Beach Seafood
National Stadium views, crab, Kallang
2 hours·Kallang·From S$88
PartnerCloudstreet
Two Michelin stars, modern Australian, Duxton
3 hours·Chinatown·From S$280
PartnerEsquina
Spanish counter, Keong Saik, still going
2 hours·Chinatown·From S$95
PartnerNouri
One Michelin, Amoy Street, no-waste kitchen
2.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$220
PartnerJaan by Kirk Westaway
Swissôtel, 70 floors, the old-school view restaurant
2.5 hours·Civic District·From S$250
PartnerSourdough & Pastry Class
A loaf or a croissant you take home
3 hours·Tiong Bahru·From S$128
PartnerDim Sum Making Class
Har gow, siu mai, a bamboo basket
3 hours·Chinatown·From S$98
PartnerSake Tasting
A flight, a primer, no whisky attic required
1.5 hours·Orchard·From S$65
FreeGluttons Bay
Open-air hawker next to the Esplanade
1 hour·Marina Bay·Free
FreeChangi Village Hawker Centre
Nasi lemak, the last breakfast before Ubin
1 hour·Changi·Free
PartnerMott 32 Singapore
Hong Kong-ish Chinese, Marina Bay Sands
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$120
PartnerSummer Pavilion
Cantonese, two Michelin, The Ritz-Carlton
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$180
PartnerShisen Hanten
Michelin Sichuan, Orchard
2 hours·Orchard·From S$95
PartnerMeta
Korean-ish tasting, Keong Saik, one Michelin
2.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$240
PartnerCure
Modern European, Keong Saik
2.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$180
PartnerBorn
Open-fire, one Michelin, Dempsey
2.5 hours·Bukit Timah·From S$200
PartnerFounder Bak Kut Teh
The other peppery school, several outlets
1 hour·Chinatown·From S$16
PartnerYa Hua Bak Kut Teh
Outram Teochew pepper — Havelock by day, Keppel late
1 hour·Tiong Bahru·From S$15
PartnerAh Chew Desserts
Tang yuan, mango, the old dessert house
45 min·Bugis·From S$8
PartnerRoland Restaurant
Chilli crab, Marine Parade, no-frills
2 hours·East Coast·From S$75
PartnerLes Amis
Three Michelin stars, Shaw Centre, the wine list
3 hours·Orchard·From S$450
PartnerShoukouwa
Sushi counter, three Michelin, Fullerton Bay
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$480
PartnerShinji by Kanesaka
Omakase at the Raffles, two Michelin
2 hours·Civic District·From S$400
PartnerSaint Pierre
French, two Michelin, One Fullerton
2.5 hours·Marina Bay·From S$320
PartnerCorner House
A bungalow inside the Botanic Gardens
2.5 hours·Bukit Timah·From S$180
PartnerThe Clifford Pier
Dine under the vault of the old embarkation hall
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$80
PartnerJade at The Fullerton
Cantonese in the old GPO
2 hours·Civic District·From S$90
FreeSembawang Hills Food Centre
Upper Thomson, open-air, the north's evening hawker
1 hour·Central·Free
FreeUpper Thomson Food Centre
Another Thomson hawker, less famous than Chomp Chomp
1 hour·Central·Free
FreeDunman Food Centre
East Coast residents' other hawker
1 hour·East Coast·Free
FreeBukit Merah View Market
South hawker, cult stalls, no tourists
1 hour·Tiong Bahru·Free
FreeMei Ling Market & Food Centre
Queenstown hawker, old-school, a hill
1 hour·Queenstown·Free
FreeHougang 6/7 Market
North-east hawker that locals rate
1 hour·Central·Free
FreeSingapore Food Festival
The STB month of eating, pop-ups and trails
varies·Citywide·Free
PartnerLa Dame de Pic
Anne-Sophie Pic at Raffles, two Michelin
2.5 hours·Civic District·From S$280
PartnerHashida Singapore
Omakase, two Michelin, Amoy Street
2 hours·Chinatown·From S$380
PartnerSushi Kimura
Omakase, two Michelin, Tanglin
2 hours·Orchard·From S$400
PartnerMin Jiang
Sichuan and Beijing duck, Goodwood Park / one-north
2 hours·Orchard·From S$90
PartnerCherry Garden
Cantonese, The Mandarin Oriental, the bay
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$95
PartnerJiang-Nan Chun
Cantonese, Four Seasons, Michelin
2 hours·Orchard·From S$110
PartnerDin Tai Fung
Xiao long bao, the queue, several malls
1.5 hours·Orchard·From S$35
PartnerAfternoon Tea at Raffles
The full colonial tea, not just the Sling
2 hours·Civic District·From S$88
PartnerHigh Tea with a Bay View
Hotel tea, skyline, AC
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$78
FreeKaya Toast Breakfast
Kopi, runny eggs, the actual national breakfast
30 min·Tiong Bahru·Free
FreeSatay Street (Boon Tat)
Lau Pa Sat after dark, when the road becomes a grill
1 hour·Civic District·Free
PartnerPeranakan Cooking Class
Rempah, laksa, a kueh if you're lucky
3.5 hours·Katong·From S$138
PartnerMalay Cooking Class
Nasi lemak or rendang, from scratch
3 hours·Kampong Glam·From S$118
PartnerIndian Cooking Class
Spices, a curry, roti if the teacher is kind
3 hours·Little India·From S$108
PartnerCrystal Jade
Cantonese chain, the reliable mall dim sum
1.5 hours·Orchard·From S$40
PartnerParadise Dynasty
Eight-flavour xiao long bao, every mall
1.5 hours·Orchard·From S$32
FreeBalestier Bak Kut Teh Street
A whole road of peppery pork-rib tea
1 hour·Balestier·Free
FreeGhim Moh Market & Food Centre
Holland-adjacent hawker, cult stalls, no tourists
1 hour·Holland Village·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
FreeKovan 209 Market
North-east breakfast that Kovan defends
1 hour·Central·Free
FreeJurong West 505 Market
West hawker, actually good, near the lakes
1 hour·Jurong East·Free
FreeYishun Xinghua Market
North hawker, long tables, no English needed
1 hour·Kranji·Free
FreeWoodlands 888 Market
Causeway-side hawker, breakfast before Johor
1 hour·Kranji·Free
FreePasir Ris Central Hawker
East-north hawker, near the park and the wet
1 hour·Pasir Ris·Free
FreeGeylang Bahru Market
Kallang hawker, old-school, a few cult bowls
1 hour·Kallang·Free
FreeCommonwealth Crescent Market
Queenstown hill hawker, a view if you look up
1 hour·Queenstown·Free