Singapore
Things to do
Theme parks, hawker food and free gardens, for a spare hour or a whole day.
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All things to do
93 to choose from · showing 49–93
FreeAbdul Gafoor Mosque
A 1907 Saracenic-style mosque in Little India
20 min·Little India·Free
FreeBoat Quay
The old river trade, now riverside tables
1 hour·Civic District·Free
FreeKeong Saik Road
Former red-light street, now restaurants and hotels
Evening·Chinatown·Free
TicketsNative
Regional spirits in a tiny Amoy Street room
2 hours·Chinatown·About S$28
TicketsBarista Skills Workshop
Pull an espresso and froth milk in two hours
2 hours·Tiong Bahru·About S$128
TicketsSong Fa Bak Kut Teh
Teochew bak kut teh at the New Bridge Road original
1 hour·Chinatown·From S$18
FreeKetam Mountain Bike Park
Ubin's purpose-built mountain-bike trails
3 hours·Pulau Ubin·Free
FreeDuxton Plain Park
A linear park on an old railway trace
30 min·Chinatown·Free
FreeMount Emily Park
A quiet hill park behind Dhoby Ghaut
45 min·Dhoby Ghaut·Free
FreeJalan Kayu Prata
The prata strip in the north-east
45 min·Seletar·Free
FreeClosed for nowlibrary@orchard
A design-led public library on Orchard Road
45 min·Orchard·Free
FreeMasjid Al-Abrar
A Chulia mosque on Telok Ayer, from 1827
20 min·Chinatown·Free
Tickets328 Katong Laksa
Katong laksa with cut noodles, eaten with a spoon
30 min·East Coast·From S$8
TicketsChin Mee Chin Confectionery
Kaya toast in Katong's tiled 1925 confectionery
30 min·East Coast·From S$6
TicketsKilliney Kopitiam
Toast, eggs and kopi at the Killiney Road original
30 min·Orchard·From S$6
Pay thereHeap Seng Leong
Kopi and a raw egg on North Bridge Road
20 min·Bugis·About S$4
TicketsGibson
A martini parlour upstairs on Bukit Pasoh
2 hours·Chinatown·About S$26
FreeHDB Heartland Walk
A void deck, a market and a town park
2 hours·Toa Payoh·Free
FreeClosed for nowGolden Mile Complex
The brutalist block long known as Little Thailand
1.5 hours·Kallang·Free
TicketsTCM Consultation & Herbs
Pulse, tongue, a bag of bitter tea
1 hour·Chinatown·From S$35
FreeBugis+
Youth fashion in air-con, next to Bugis Street
1 hour·Bugis·Free
TicketsWaku Ghin
Tetsuya's counter at Marina Bay Sands
3 hours·Marina Bay·From S$550
TicketsMott 32 Singapore
Hong Kong-style Chinese at Marina Bay Sands
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$120
TicketsYa Hua Bak Kut Teh
Teochew peppery bak kut teh at Havelock and Keppel
1 hour·Tiong Bahru·From S$15
FreeKaya Toast Breakfast
Kopi, kaya toast and soft eggs for breakfast
30 min·Tiong Bahru·Free
Pay thereFoot Reflexology
An hour for tired feet after a walking day
1 hour·Orchard·About S$25
TicketsTui Na / Chinese Massage
Oil-free Chinese massage in Chinatown or a TCM hall
1 hour·Chinatown·From S$45
TicketsCrystal Jade
Cantonese chain for sit-down dim sum in the malls
1.5 hours·Orchard·From S$40
FreeBalestier Bak Kut Teh Street
A whole road of peppery pork-rib tea
1 hour·Balestier·Free
Objectifs Photography and Film Centre
Free photography and film shows in a Chapel Gallery
1 hour·Bras Basah·Free
Wardah Books
An Islamic bookshop a minute from Sultan Mosque
45 min·Kampong Gelam·Free
Grassroots Book Room
A Chinese-language bookshop in Bukit Pasoh
45 min·Bukit Pasoh·Free
Wow Acoustics at The Adelphi
Vinyl and hi-fi on the Adelphi's third floor
45 min·Civic District·Free
TK Pottery Jungle
One of two surviving dragon kilns, plus workshops
2 hours·Jurong West·About S$65
Popiah Tour at Kway Guan Huat
Watch popiah skin made, then wrap your own
1 hour·Joo Chiat·From S$10.90
LimCha Teochew Tea Appreciation
Gongfu tea tasting on East Coast Road
2 hours·Katong·From S$85
Yixing Xuan Tea Workshop
Hands-on Chinese tea workshops in Tanjong Pagar
1.5 hours·Tanjong Pagar·From S$58
RK Eating House
Indian Muslim food in Serangoon Gardens, open late
1 hour·Serangoon Gardens·Free
Incense Journey at Sifr Aromatics
Burn and blend incense on Arab Street
Flexible·Kampong Glam·From S$100
Hung Huat Cakes and Pastries
A traditional pastry stall at Sims Vista Market
30 min·Geylang·Free
Lam Yeo Coffee Powder Factory
Nanyang coffee roasted since 1959, Balestier
30 min·Balestier·Free
Kampung Admiralty
A vertical kampung with a 900-seat hawker centre
1 hour·Admiralty·Free
PreviewSunrise Kayak Through Pulau Ubin Mangroves
Paddle Ubin's mangroves at sunrise, then breakfast in the village
4 hours·North-East·S$129
RequestLittle India Spice Trail & Banana-Leaf Feast
Grind masalas, drape a sari and eat lunch off a banana leaf
3 hours·Little India·S$69
PreviewEast Coast Sunrise Cycle & Kopi Ride
A flat sunrise ride along East Coast Park, then kaya toast and kopi
3 hours·East Coast·S$65