Singapore
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
41 to choose from
FreeCHIJMES
A Gothic chapel and a courtyard of restaurants
45 min·Civic District·Free
FreeKeong Saik Road
Former red-light street, now restaurants and hotels
Evening·Keong Saik·Free
FreeDempsey Hill
Old barracks turned restaurants and antique shops
2 hours·Dempsey·Free
FreeRobertson Quay
The quieter river, with restaurants and evening walks
Evening·Clarke Quay·Free
FreeMohamed Sultan Road
The old club street, now restaurants
Evening·River Valley·Free
TicketsRoland Restaurant
No-frills chilli crab in Marine Parade
2 hours·East Coast·From S$75
Westlake Restaurant
A Queen's Road zi char with braised pork and pau
1 hour·Bukit Timah·Free
Quentin's Eurasian Restaurant
Eurasian home cooking on Ceylon Road
2 hours·Katong·From S$15.80
TicketsBreakfast in the Wild
Zoo breakfast buffet at Ah Meng Terrace
1.5 hours·Mandai·From S$47
TicketsCE LA VI SkyBar Entry
Sky Bar 57 floors up, with a house pour in the cover
Evening·Marina Bay·From S$38
FreeCapitol Theatre
A restored 1930s movie palace on Stamford Road
varies·Civic District·Free
FreeMount Faber Peak
Harbour views from the top, free if you walk up
1.5 hours·Harbourfront·Free
TicketsWine Tasting in Dempsey
Wine masterclasses at Dempsey
2 hours·Dempsey·About S$75
TicketsNo Signboard Seafood
White pepper crab at the original Geylang branch
2 hours·Geylang·From S$90
TicketsBurnt Ends
Dave Pynt's wood-fired grill, one Michelin star
2 hours·Dempsey·From S$180
TicketsNational Kitchen by Violet Oon
Peranakan lunch in the National Gallery, with a view
2 hours·Civic District·From S$80
FreeClifford Pier & The Fullerton Bay
A 1933 landing pier, now an event venue
30 min·Marina Bay·Free
Pay thereKukup Seafood Day Trip
Seafood lunch at a Johor kelong on stilts
Full day·Johor·About S$95
TicketsZén
Three Michelin stars on Bukit Pasoh
3 hours·Chinatown·From S$450
TicketsPunggol Settlement
Seafood dinners facing the strait at Punggol Point
2 hours·Punggol·About S$35
TicketsLeVeL33
The world's highest microbrewery in a building
1 hour·Marina Bay·From S$58
TicketsNg Ah Sio Bak Kut Teh
Peppery Teochew bak kut teh, served since 1955
1 hour·Little India·From S$16
TicketsRed House Seafood
Chilli or pepper crab at Clarke Quay
2 hours·Clarke Quay·About S$90
TicketsPalm Beach Seafood
Crab and seafood for a sit-down dinner
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$88
TicketsCloudstreet
Modern Australian fine dining in Tanjong Pagar
3 hours·Chinatown·From S$280
TicketsEsquina
Spanish small plates at a Keong Saik counter
2 hours·Chinatown·From S$95
TicketsNouri
A no-waste tasting menu on Amoy Street
2.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$220
TicketsDim Sum Making Class
Make dim sum from scratch, then eat it
3 hours·Chinatown·From S$88
TicketsMeta
Korean-leaning tasting menu on Keong Saik
2.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$240
TicketsBorn
A Michelin-starred dinner for a big occasion
2.5 hours·Chinatown·About S$200
FreeDates not announcedSingapore Food Festival
A yearly festival of food pop-ups and hawker trails
varies·Citywide·Free
TicketsMin Jiang
Sichuan cooking and Beijing duck at Goodwood Park
2 hours·Orchard·From S$90
TicketsUSS Twilight Thrill
Evening entry to USS from 4pm, with a meal voucher
4 hours·Sentosa·From S$85
TicketsNeon Pigeon
A Japanese izakaya on Carpenter Street
2 hours·Chinatown·From S$28
RK Eating House
Indian Muslim food in Serangoon Gardens, open late
1 hour·Serangoon Gardens·Free
House of Tan Yeok Nee
The sole survivor of the Four Grand Mansions
45 min·Dhoby Ghaut·Free
Raffles Marina Breakwater Fishing
Day-pass fishing off a Tuas breakwater
Flexible·Tuas·From S$20
Orchidville Weekend Market
A farm weekend market with prawn noodles
2 hours·Sungei Tengah·Free
Swee Choon Jalan Besar
Late-night dim sum on Jalan Besar
1 hour·Jalan Besar·Free
Jews of Singapore Museum
A free museum on a community that built the city
1 hour·Civic District·Free
CapitaSpring Green Oasis and Sky Garden
Free tower gardens on levels 17 to 20 and 51
1 hour·Marina Bay·Free