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The 15 Best Food and Drink Experiences in Singapore

72 tours  ·  from $51

Eating is the local sport and the island plays it at every price. These 15 run from a nine-stop stall crawl to a chilli crab dinner with a table booked, each priced, timed and honest about how hungry to arrive.

Small Group: Michelin and Local Hawker Food Tour with 9 tastings - Starting at 9:30 am on New Bridge Road
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Small Group: Michelin and Local Hawker Food Tour with 9 tastings

1.Small Group: Michelin and Local Hawker Food Tour with 9 tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,890 reviews · from $79Our pick

Join a guide such as Vincent, Lisa, William, or Swee Lin for 3.5 hours of Chinatown history and 9 to 10 generous hawker tastings. You’ll visit Maxwell Food Centre and Chinatown Complex, with help ordering and finding seats, but fixed dishes may include pork, lard, seafood, soy, and peanuts.

“What a great experience tasting the best dishes while learning about culture, history, society and the heart of Singapore. The service was also excellent, there were tables available for our group and the stalls were very welcoming, even thougRead more”

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Small Group: Singapore Street Food & Night Tour with 9 tastings - Clarke Quay and the working Singapore River
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Small Group: Singapore Street Food & Night Tour with 9 tastings

2.Small Group: Singapore Street Food & Night Tour with 9 tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,240 reviews · from $79

Start at Clarke Quay at 6 pm for bak kut teh, Indian dishes, hawker tastings, and local drinks. Walk beside the Singapore River through Boat Quay to Marina Bay, with stops at Fullerton Hotel, Merlion Park, Clifford Pier, and Lau Pa Sat. Guides such as Ping, Heng, Jeffery, and Linda add personal stories.

“Ping is an excellent friendly knowledgeable and passionate guide who explains her country’s food and culture in this tour. The food experience is brilliant and you meet some lovely travellers. Highly recommended.”

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The Award-Winning PRIVATE Food Tour: 10 Tastings of 3 Cultures - Kampong Gelam: Malay flavors and teh tarik
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The Award-Winning PRIVATE Food Tour: 10 Tastings of 3 Cultures

3.The Award-Winning PRIVATE Food Tour: 10 Tastings of 3 Cultures

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,017 reviews · from $152

Spend about three hours with a private English-speaking foodie guide across Kampong Gelam, Little India, and Chinatown. You will taste 10 local foods and drinks, including dim sum, Indian breads, Malay dishes, rojak, and teh tarik. Hosts such as Marcus, Arthur, and John are known for adding useful food, culture, and city context.

“More than a food tour, great introduction to the neighborhoods and culture that make up Singapore . Well paced and saw much of the city”

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Singapore: Chinese, Indian & Arabic Quarters, Culture & Food Tour - Chinatown: food, old streets, and the hawker-centre lesson
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Singapore: Chinese, Indian & Arabic Quarters, Culture & Food Tour

4.Singapore: Chinese, Indian & Arabic Quarters, Culture & Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 789 reviews · from $148

Join fourth-generation Singapore-Chinese-Peranakan guide Gerry for 5.5 hours of food, history, and neighborhood walks through Chinatown, Little India, and Kampong Glam. Expect generous tastings, drinks, hawker-centre stops, public transport, and a maximum of eight people.

“Gerry was a very knowledgeable and friendly host. The food experiences were phenomenal. Group size (6) was great. One of the best food tours ever!”

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Singapore: UNESCO Street Food & Cultural Experience - Chinatown: start with Singapore’s hawker tradition
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Singapore: UNESCO Street Food & Cultural Experience

5.Singapore: UNESCO Street Food & Cultural Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 524 reviews · from $161

Join Gerry for a five-and-a-half-hour tour through Chinatown, Kampong Glam, and Little India. Eat at UNESCO-listed hawker centers, learn to use Singapore’s MRT and buses, and sample Chinese, Malay, Indian, and Indonesian-inspired dishes, drinks, tea, coffee, and beer.

“This experience was definitely a highlight of our short trip to Singapore. Gerry is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about keeping Singapore culture alive and thriving. He also has an amazing way of bringing together the grouRead more”

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Small-Group Food Tour With Hawker Center: Eat Like A Local - Katong-Joo Chiat and the Peranakan table
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Small-Group Food Tour With Hawker Center: Eat Like A Local

6.Small-Group Food Tour With Hawker Center: Eat Like A Local

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 420 reviews · from $161

Follow a guide and a group of up to eight through Singapore’s food quarters, from kaya toast and Peranakan treats to hawker classics, Malay dishes, and dosa. You’ll walk about 3 kilometers, ride public buses, and finish in Little India. Guides such as Su Ling, Pam, Richard, and Kwang are known for adding strong cultural context.

“I have done food tours all over the world, but his food tour was amazing! I kept telling the tour guide Pam - that I was so impressed with this tour. Because we visited so many neighborhoods in this tour, I felt that I got to see Singapore in ways I would not on my own. This tour is a must do in Singapore and Pam was so knowledgable and very dynamic.”

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Singapore Private Food, Culture and Heritage Tour with 9 tastings - Sago Street and the old Chinatown stories
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Singapore Private Food, Culture and Heritage Tour with 9 tastings

7.Singapore Private Food, Culture and Heritage Tour with 9 tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 394 reviews · from $185

Spend about six hours with a private English-speaking guide such as Pam, Walter, Marcus, or Swee Lin, moving by foot, MRT, and bus through Singapore’s ethnic quarters. Expect nine to ten fixed food and drink tastings, hawker centers, heritage sites, and a river cruise on the six-hour option.

“Pamela was fabulous. She explained the history of Singapore as it relates to the ethnic groups and food. We had a very enjoyable time. I would highly recommend it for anyone who enjoys food.”

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Singapore Food & Bike Tour - Katong - Why this eastern Singapore food ride works
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Singapore Food & Bike Tour – Katong

8.Singapore Food & Bike Tour – Katong

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 289 reviews · from $96

Start near Dakota MRT and ride with a local guide through Geylang Serai, Katong, Joo Chiat, and East Coast Park. Expect at least eight tastings, including laksa, dumplings, curry puff, cakes, and Hainanese chicken rice. Guides such as Holden, Han, Zac, and Fred add food and local history.

“Holden was a fantastic guide—extremely knowledgeable not only about the food, but also about the local history, and we learned a great deal from him. We sampled a wide variety of dishes, and every choice was excellent. We highly recommend this tour.”

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Singapore Bike and Bites Food Tour - Chinatown: food, temples, and early immigrant life
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Singapore Bike and Bites Food Tour

9.Singapore Bike and Bites Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 258 reviews · from $80

Ride for three hours through Chinatown, Little India, and Kampong Gelam, stopping for small servings of local food. Guides such as Alfie, Kavin, Colin, Jackie, and Yong add history, food tips, and local context. Expect easy city cycling, warm weather, shared paths, and a maximum group of 15.

“This tour was well organized, so much fun and some great food along the way. Our tour guide Yong was sensational. So this tour, you’ll love it!!”

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Singapore: Chinatown Hawker Market Food Tour with 7 Food Tastings - The first tastes: bak kwa, coffee, and kaya toast
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Singapore: Chinatown Hawker Market Food Tour with 7 Food Tastings

10.Singapore: Chinatown Hawker Market Food Tour with 7 Food Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 213 reviews · from $146

Spend three hours walking through Chinatown with guides such as Kent, Edwin, Natalie, or Jag, stopping for kaya toast, chicken rice, chwee kueh, chendol, local beer, and more. Expect a small group of up to 12, plenty of cultural background, and a menu that may change.

“Ronny was an excellent tour guide, he was really friendly and knowledgeable about Singapore, Chinatown and the food scene. Come hungry - I struggled to finish all the food!!”

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Singapore: Private Food Tour – 10 Tastings with Locals - Kampong Glam and Sultan Mosque: starting with Malay and Arab influences
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Singapore: Private Food Tour – 10 Tastings with Locals

11.Singapore: Private Food Tour – 10 Tastings with Locals

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 194 reviews · 3 hours · from $160

Spend three hours tasting 10 local foods and drinks across Kampong Glam, Little India, and Chinatown. Your English-speaking guide may be Chin Meng, Marcus, Jack, Grayson, or another local host. Expect teh tarik, rojak, hawker food, MRT rides, cultural stories, and generous portions.

“Fantastic experiense. The guide was great. We went to plases we never would find on our ovn. The food was amazing. Thank you Marcus 😍”

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Singapore: Local Hawker Food Tour with Tastings - Meeting at Chinatown MRT Exit E
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Singapore: Local Hawker Food Tour with Tastings

12.Singapore: Local Hawker Food Tour with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 181 reviews · 3 hours · from $72

Start at Chinatown MRT and follow a small English-speaking group through Hong Lim, Maxwell, and Chinatown Complex. Your guide, often William, Richard, Swee Lin, or another local host, explains Singaporean food culture while an assistant queues for 9 to 10 tastings.

“Swee Lin was very knowledgeable and told us all about the history of the food we were eating which made it far more interesting. Food was delicious and really gave us a sense of the multi cultural society in Singapore. I would really recommend.”

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Eat Snap Katong Walking Food Tour - Who should book the Katong food walk
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Eat Snap Katong Walking Food Tour

13.Eat Snap Katong Walking Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 174 reviews · from $76

Start at Marine Parade MRT at 9:00 am and walk through Katong, Joo Chiat, and Geylang Serai with a guide such as Darius, Jamie Seow, or Han. Taste at least nine Malay, Indian, and Chinese dishes, including laksa and curry puffs, in a group capped at 10.

“Great tour but just be aware there is a lot of walking which can be tiring particularly when it is hot.”

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Singapore Street Food Tour with a Local: A Feast for Foodies 100% Personalized - Entering Singapore’s main hawker centers
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Singapore Street Food Tour with a Local: A Feast for Foodies 100% Personalized

14.Singapore Street Food Tour with a Local: A Feast for Foodies 100% Personalized

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 169 reviews · from $216

Spend three hours with a private Singapore food guide, tasting 6 to 8 hawker dishes in Chinatown and nearby food centers. Your pre-tour questionnaire shapes the route, with guides such as Roy, Stan, Adam, and Jack adapting stops for dietary needs, favorite dishes, and schedule.

“A great time! Dr Stan is a wonderful guide, and he knows all the places to get the tasty food, with historical info along the way. We tried many items that were new to us, and enjoyed them all. We definitely recommend this.”

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A Taste of Singapore: Hawker Center Private Customized Food Tour - Telok Ayer Street: noodles, history, and a useful first lesson
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A Taste of Singapore: Hawker Center Private Customized Food Tour

15.A Taste of Singapore: Hawker Center Private Customized Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 106 reviews · from $137

Spend about 2.5 hours with a private local host sampling Singaporean favorites such as chicken rice, wonton noodles, dim sum, spring rolls, and kaya toast. Guides including Ang, Jon, Monica, and Teng have earned praise for food knowledge, history, and dietary care, though meeting details need confirmation.

“The guide was very knowledgeable and gave us much information about Singapore but we were expecting to stop at different food outlets to sample various different offerings. As it was we only sampled food, which was excellent, at the end. Having experienced a most enjoyable street food evening in Delhi we were expecting something similar.”

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