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Things to do

Theme parks, hawker food and free gardens, for a spare hour or a whole day. Or choose by the kind of day you’re having.

Previews stay on this site, with no charge. Tickets link out to where you buy them. Free entry needs no ticket, though some places ask you to book.

All things to do

34 to choose from

Breakfast in the WildTickets

Breakfast in the Wild

Zoo breakfast buffet at Ah Meng Terrace

1.5 hours·Mandai·From S$47

Tiong Bahru Market & Food CentreFree

Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre

Breakfast upstairs, wet market downstairs

1.5 hours·Tiong Bahru·Free

Bedok 85 MarketFree

Bedok 85 Market

An east-side breakfast market in Bedok North

1 hour·Bedok·Free

Toa Payoh Lorong 8 MarketFree

Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Market

Toa Payoh's breakfast queues on Lorong 8

1 hour·Toa Payoh·Free

Ang Mo Kio 628 MarketFree

Ang Mo Kio 628 Market

North-east breakfast, long tables, kopi

1 hour·Ang Mo Kio·Free

Tampines Round MarketFree

Tampines Round Market

A round breakfast hall in Tampines

1 hour·Tampines·Free

Tiong Bahru BakeryTickets

Tiong Bahru Bakery

Kouign-amann and coffee at the original estate shop

45 min·Tiong Bahru·From S$8

Chong Pang Market & Food CentreFree

Chong Pang Market & Food Centre

Yishun breakfast that north-siders defend

1 hour·Yishun·Free

Hougang 6/7 MarketFree

Hougang 6/7 Market

A Hougang hawker centre for breakfast

1 hour·Hougang·Free

Kaya Toast BreakfastFree

Kaya Toast Breakfast

Kopi, kaya toast and soft eggs for breakfast

30 min·Tiong Bahru·Free

Balestier Bak Kut Teh StreetFree

Balestier Bak Kut Teh Street

A whole road of peppery pork-rib tea

1 hour·Balestier·Free

Ghim Moh Market & Food CentreFree

Ghim Moh Market & Food Centre

A residents' breakfast hawker near Holland Village

1 hour·Holland Village·Free

Kovan 209 MarketFree

Kovan 209 Market

Kovan's neighbourhood breakfast market

1 hour·Kovan·Free

Yishun Xinghua MarketFree

Yishun Xinghua Market

North hawker centre with long tables in Yishun

1 hour·Yishun·Free

Woodlands 888 MarketFree

Woodlands 888 Market

Causeway-side hawker, breakfast before Johor

1 hour·Woodlands·Free

Free

Rajarani Thosai

Thosai and appam made from scratch, Tampines

1 hour·Tampines·Free

Free

Chey Sua Carrot Cake

Pan-fried radish cake at Toa Payoh West

1 hour·Toa Payoh·Free

Sunrise Kayak Through Pulau Ubin MangrovesPreview

Sunrise Kayak Through Pulau Ubin Mangroves

Paddle Ubin's mangroves at sunrise, then breakfast in the village

4 hours·North-East·S$129

East Coast ParkFree

East Coast Park

Seafront cycling, sand and barbecue pits

Half day·East Coast·Free

Changi Beach ParkFree

Changi Beach Park

Sand and kelong views next to Changi Village

2 hours·Changi·Free

Holland VillageFree

Holland Village

Cafes, a wet market and late bars

2 hours·Holland Village·Free

Holland Village Market & Food CentreFree

Holland Village Market & Food Centre

Upstairs hawker, downstairs wet market

1 hour·Holland Village·Free

Redhill Food CentreFree

Redhill Food Centre

Bukit Merah zi char for dinner

1 hour·Tiong Bahru·Free

Chin Mee Chin ConfectioneryTickets

Chin Mee Chin Confectionery

Kaya toast in Katong's tiled 1925 confectionery

30 min·East Coast·From S$6

Ya Hua Bak Kut TehTickets

Ya Hua Bak Kut Teh

Teochew peppery bak kut teh at Havelock and Keppel

1 hour·Tiong Bahru·From S$15

Commonwealth Crescent MarketFree

Commonwealth Crescent Market

Queenstown hill hawker, a view if you look up

1 hour·Queenstown·Free

The Great MadrasPay there

The Great Madras

A boutique hotel on Madras Street, Little India

2 hours·Little India·About S$16

Tickets

Ubin 4Rivers Kayak Trail

A half-day paddle through Ubin's mangrove creeks

5 hours·Pulau Ubin·From S$135

Tickets

Round Ubin Sea Kayak

A 22 km guided paddle right around Pulau Ubin

6 hours·Pulau Ubin·From S$175

Tickets

Sungei Simpang Kayak Trail

A beginner-friendly paddle into a riverine mangrove

4 hours·Sembawang·From S$105

Free

Lai Heng Handmade Teochew Kueh

Handmade Teochew kueh at Yuhua Market

1 hour·Jurong East·Free

Tickets

Northern Shores Kayak Trail

A 22km paddle from Changi to Sembawang

6 hours·Changi·From S$175

Tickets

Sungei Khatib Bongsu Kayak Trail

A half-day paddle through a mangrove river

5 hours·Sembawang·From S$135

East Coast Sunrise Cycle & Kopi RidePreview

East Coast Sunrise Cycle & Kopi Ride

A flat sunrise ride along East Coast Park, then kaya toast and kopi

3 hours·East Coast·S$65