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The 15 Best Chinatown Tours in Singapore

43 tours  ·  from $21

Chinatown holds a Buddhist tooth relic temple, a Hindu temple and a mosque inside four streets, plus the food centre that feeds all three. These 15 tours sort the heritage walks from the eating crawls, with prices and start times.

Chinatown, Little India, Kampong Gelam City Highlights Tour - Little India: Tekka Center and the food conversation
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Chinatown, Little India, Kampong Gelam City Highlights Tour

1.Chinatown, Little India, Kampong Gelam City Highlights Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 224 reviews · from $80Our pick

Spend three hours with a licensed English-speaking guide such as Cheyenne, Yap, Yong, or Corliss, walking through Kampong Glam, Little India, and Chinatown. Expect murals, Tekka Center, the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, MRT rides, cultural history, photo stops, and practical food tips.

“Young was a great guide. Knowledgeable and helpful. He covered a lot of information, and showed us just hold different communities, and different architecture of the area.”

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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

2.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: Chinatown and Little India Guided Walking Tour - Kampong Glam: Singapore’s Muslim quarter
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Singapore: Chinatown and Little India Guided Walking Tour

3.Singapore: Chinatown and Little India Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 190 reviews · 3 hours · from $78

Spend three hours with a licensed English-speaking guide exploring Little India, Kampong Glam, and Chinatown. Expect street art, temples, mosques, shophouses, local stories, photo stops, and a short taste of Singapore’s MRT system. Guides such as Yap, Yong, Cheyenne, and Chan are praised for lively, personal commentary.

“Very personalised tour with only 3 guests, nice balance of pace without being rushed, Yong the guide was very motivated, and clearly interested in and enjoying this role, and as a result was all of informative, humorous, and accessible. Came away with a much better sense of Singapore’s historical Muslim, original Indian and Chinese communities and districts.”

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Singapore: Chinatown Historic Walking Tour with Lunch - From Raffles Place to Yueh Hai Ching Temple
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Singapore: Chinatown Historic Walking Tour with Lunch

4.Singapore: Chinatown Historic Walking Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 134 reviews · 3h 30m · from $54

Spend 210 minutes walking from Raffles Place through Chinatown with an English-speaking guide such as Ping. Visit temples, old shophouses, tea and medicine shops, and enjoy soy sauce chicken at Chiew Kee Noodle House. Lunch and a disposable rain poncho are included.

“A fascinating morning with Ping. We learned so much about the history, religion and culture of Singapore. Ping is an excellent guide, knowledgable and very personable, her insights made our stay in Singapore much more enjoyable. Highly recommended!”

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Singapore: Chinatown Hawker Food Tasting Tour - Chinatown streets, temples, and old stories
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Singapore: Chinatown Hawker Food Tasting Tour

5.Singapore: Chinatown Hawker Food Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 96 reviews · from $88

Meet your STB-licensed guide at Chinatown Visitor Centre at 9 a.m. for a three-hour walk through Smith Street and Chinatown. Taste eight local dishes, including chicken rice, toast, coffee, cakes, jerky, spring rolls, and carrot cake, while guides such as Yong, Corliss, Cheyenne, and Yap explain the food and the district’s past.

“Cheyenne was a fantastic guide and had so much insight and fun food experiences in store for us. It was a wide variety of sweet and savory, as well as common and uncommon cuisine. It was a great combination of the Singapore history and current climate all through the most delicious of foods. Would highly recommend!!”

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Kampong Glam, Little India & Chinatown with Local Street Food Tastings - Little India brings color, scent, and a hawker-center meal
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Kampong Glam, Little India & Chinatown with Local Street Food Tastings

6.Kampong Glam, Little India & Chinatown with Local Street Food Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 70 reviews · from $177

Follow a private guide through Kampong Glam, Little India, and Chinatown, sampling nine local foods and drinks along the way. Guides such as Grayson, Grace, Joseph, and Nigel explain the history behind each neighborhood and dish. Expect a good amount of walking, an MRT ride, and generous tasting portions.

“We booked last minute (Saturday night for Sunday afternoon). We were her on business and realistically only had a few hours free. This seemed ideal. We opted to be picked up at our hotel which, as luck would have it, was pretty close to the tour start point (Haji Lane). We walked around and tried some Arabic snacks, then walked approximately 1km to Little India, to a hawker centre where we tried tosai, and then on, via the MRT, to Chinatown, to our final destination (the broken tooth temple) and Chinese dumplings. Throughout the tour our guide, Loy was a constant source of interesting historical facts and anecdotes - he…”

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Chinatown Heritage Centre (Admission Ticket) - Stories of migration and community building
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Chinatown Heritage Centre (Admission Ticket)

7.Chinatown Heritage Centre (Admission Ticket)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 65 reviews · from $20Best value

Visit the Chinatown Heritage Centre independently with a mobile ticket and timed entry. Across three floors of a historic shophouse, you’ll see recreated rooms, old trades, household objects, and stories of early Chinese settlers. Plan about an hour, with last admission at 6:00 PM.

“I took a weekend off to visit the Chinatown Heritage Centre. I was able to see the older looks of the shop houses and the exhibition in CHC. I truly enjoy my time here.”

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Tasting Trails: Chinatown OR with Kampong Glam, Little India - How much food do you actually get?
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Tasting Trails: Chinatown OR with Kampong Glam, Little India

8.Tasting Trails: Chinatown OR with Kampong Glam, Little India

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 59 reviews · 3 - 7 hours · from $67

Choose a 3-hour Chinatown tasting or a longer route through Chinatown, Kampong Glam, and Little India. A licensed guide such as Dawn, Jeanette, Kelvin, or Leo leads you to 8 to 10 local dishes, kopi shops, temples, markets, and hawker stalls, with public transport between districts.

“Had a great time on this tour. Jeanette made Singapore’s food, culture and history easy to enjoy, and the walk through Little India, Arab Street and Chinatown was a highlight. Would definitely recommend!”

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5 hours Little India, Kampong Glam, Chinatown with 9 Food Tasting - Little India: temple color and a taste of Indian breakfast
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5 hours Little India, Kampong Glam, Chinatown with 9 Food Tasting

9.5 hours Little India, Kampong Glam, Chinatown with 9 Food Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 58 reviews · from $141

Explore three Singapore districts with a licensed guide such as Ronnie, Kelvin, or Jeanette. Taste nine to 10 local foods and drinks, visit temples and a mosque, and learn how Indian, Malay, and Chinese traditions shaped Singapore. The group is limited to 10 people.

“Great tour, good food selection. Our guide Ronnie did a great job sharing the Singapore history and culture”

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Michelin Premium Food Tour with Hawker Centre & Chinatown Tour - The hawker centre and wet market
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Michelin Premium Food Tour with Hawker Centre & Chinatown Tour

10.Michelin Premium Food Tour with Hawker Centre & Chinatown Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 50 reviews · from $117

Join a licensed guide such as Sam, Tang, Desmond, or Jasmine for a three-hour Chinatown walk with four food stops. Taste two Michelin-rated dishes, an egg tart, and a local dessert while visiting a hawker centre, wet market, Sri Mariamman Temple, and historic streets.

“Tang was an amazing tour guide. He was friendly and knowledgeable. We enjoyed the delicious food and learned about the history of Singapore.”

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UNESCO Hawker Culture: Chinatown Food Tasting Tour - Starting near Sri Mariamman Temple
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UNESCO Hawker Culture: Chinatown Food Tasting Tour

11.UNESCO Hawker Culture: Chinatown Food Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 47 reviews · from $88

Spend three hours with a licensed local guide such as Jeanette, Ronnie, or Kelvin, sampling 9 to 10 hawker dishes and drinks around Chinatown. Visit Sri Mariamman Temple, Maxwell Food Centre, Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Smith Street, and a traditional coffeehouse in a group of up to 10.

“Kelvin did a fantastic job with the Chinatown Food Tasting Tour for us! We learned about the history, culture and food! We tasted so many unique dishes it is hard to capture the feeling in a few words! We went with our kids, both of them arRead more”

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UNESCO Hawker Culture: Chinatown Food Tasting Tour - Starting near Sri Mariamman Temple
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UNESCO Hawker Culture: Chinatown Food Tasting Tour

12.UNESCO Hawker Culture: Chinatown Food Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 43 reviews · 3 hours · from $69

Spend three hours walking Chinatown with guides such as Ronnie, Jeanette, Kent, or Kelvin. Taste 9 to 10 local foods and drinks, see Yip Yew Chong murals, visit Maxwell Food Centre and Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, and learn how Singapore’s immigrant communities shaped its food culture.

“this was a fantastic tour with an absolutely lovely guide. she had great knowledge and conveyed that generously. i was enchanted with the little coffee shop and the beautiful history behind it. The hawker centre was bustling with liveliness and energy, I enjoyed it immensely. Also I am vegan and Our lovely guide did her very best to accommodate me. I loved every Minute.”

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Singapore: Chinatown Hawker Guided 8-Dish Tasting Tour - The first tastes: coffee, spring rolls, and local habits
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Singapore: Chinatown Hawker Guided 8-Dish Tasting Tour

13.Singapore: Chinatown Hawker Guided 8-Dish Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 41 reviews · 3 hours · from $86

Spend three hours walking Chinatown with an English-speaking guide such as Alfie, Corliss, Yap, or Weng, tasting eight local dishes at hawker centers and small food stops. Expect chicken rice, coffee, spring rolls, carrot cake, Chinatown stories, and plenty of eating. Come hungry.

“Our tour with Yap was just incredible! He took us to some great little places thay were off the typical tourist track where we had some of the best food! The Hainanese Chicken Rice was really special; and we tried so many other dishes. He taught us how to prder our coffee correctly, and we ised this information for the rest of our trip repeatedly! Not only did we have the best food, but Yap gave us such a fantastic history of Singapore and an insight into the social structure and culture of Singaporeans. We walked around Chinatown and Yap showed us cool buildings, sites, paintings and more. He was…”

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Singapore Chinatown Private Food Tour - Start at the URA City Gallery
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Singapore Chinatown Private Food Tour

14.Singapore Chinatown Private Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · from $128

Follow guide Leo through Singapore Chinatown’s food centers on a private four-hour tour. Visit the URA City Gallery, Chinatown Street Market, Hong Lim Market, and Maxwell Food Centre while tasting chicken rice, noodles, popiah, curry puffs, cakes, and other local favorites.

“Another great day in Singapore ... thanks to Leo. He is kind, fun, knowledgeable and a great tour guide. He showed us the non-touristy side of the Hawker Stalls. It was a fascinating day filled with information and food. We tried 10 different dRead more”

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4-hour Chinatown, Little India, and Arab Street Walking Tour - Murals and shophouses in Chinatown
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4-hour Chinatown, Little India, and Arab Street Walking Tour

15.4-hour Chinatown, Little India, and Arab Street Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · from $76

Join a licensed guide such as Jolynn, KK, Jeremy, or Joylin for a four-hour walk through Chinatown, Little India, and Arab Street. You’ll visit temples, see murals and shophouses, ride the MRT, and finish near Sultan Mosque. Groups are limited to 10, with morning and afternoon departures.

“Great way to learn more about Singapore. Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. I would recommend this walking tour to everyone.”

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