Food & Drink · no entry fee
Duration
1 hour
The take
A food centre with a long memory. It started in 1923 as a municipal shelter for street hawkers, and by 1940 the market was the largest in Singapore. Fixed seating only arrived in 1992, so before that each stallholder set out their own tables.
Good to know
Began in 1923 as a municipal food shelter for street hawkers, and had 323 stalls by 1940
The old night market's durian stalls stayed open until 2am
Fixed tables and chairs arrived in 1992; stallholders used to bring their own
Finding it: Blk 32 New Market Road, Singapore 050032, in Chinatown. People's Park Complex is a separate building at 1 Park Road
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