Geylang Serai Market

In shortGeylang Serai Market is free to enter, at 1 Geylang Serai. Checked October 2026.

Food & Drink · no entry fee

Duration

1.5 hours

The take

The Malay heartland's market in Geylang Serai: a wet market for fresh produce, nasi padang, and kuih (small sweet cakes), with ramly burgers sold nearby. Come hungry and dress modestly. During Ramadan, bazaar season fills the whole area.

Good to know

About 63 cooked-food stalls and 302 market-produce stalls

Rebuilt in 2009 as a double-storey market shaped like a Malay kampong house

Finding it: Geylang Serai Market, 1 Geylang Serai, Singapore 402001, in Geylang

Hours checked October 2026

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Before you go

How many stalls are at Geylang Serai Market?

NEA counts 63 cooked food stalls and 302 market stalls at Geylang Serai Market, the third biggest hawker centre in Singapore by stall count. It was upgraded in 2009, and its design recalls rural Malay architecture. It is especially popular with the Malay community, so go for the food and the market together.

Sources: National Environment Agency

Does Geylang Serai Market close for cleaning?

Geylang Serai Market is on NEA's list of cleaning closures, with four short closures a year of three to four days each. Every stall is shut on those days, so a lunch plan at the market is worth a quick look at the dates. The list names Geylang Serai Market directly, so they take a minute to find.

Sources: National Environment AgencyChecked November 2026