The 14 Best Night Market Food Tours in Singapore

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

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

Walk through Chinatown with an English-speaking guide and taste nine to ten local dishes and drinks from Michelin Guide-listed and Bib Gourmand hawker stalls. Guides such as Vincent, Lisa, Swee Lin, William, and Rui Heng combine food with stories about Singapore’s culture. Expect generous portions, shared plates, and moderate outdoor walking.

“Jon and Megan were great hosts, the Singapore Hawker food stalls were great. You would'nt know which were the best ones to go to, without their local knowledge”

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

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

Spend about six hours tasting Singaporean, Peranakan, Malay, Indonesian, and Indian food with a guide such as Su Ling, Pam, Richard, or Kwang. Walk through Katong, Kampong Gelam, and Little India, stop at Old Airport Road Hawker Centre, and use a public bus between neighborhoods. Expect at least 10 tastings, plenty of history, and substantial walking in hot weather.

“This was a wonderful tour. Pam was an outstanding guide and the history and information was terrific. The food was excellent and she took us to local spots we would not have found as normal tourists. Highly recommend this tour to learn about Singapore and its foods.”

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3.Local Hawker Food Tour with Tastings

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

Meet your English-speaking guide at Chinatown MRT and spend three hours tasting 9 to 10 local dishes and drinks at Hong Lim Market, Maxwell Food Centre, and Chinatown Complex. Guides such as William, Richard, Swee Lin, and Jon add food stories and local context, while an assistant often queues ahead and secures seats.

“Loves the guide Lim Rui Heng and simply found the food delicious.”

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

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

This 2.5-hour private tour takes you through Chinatown and nearby Telok Ayer for five Singaporean tastings, which may include wonton noodles, spring rolls, dim sum, chicken rice, kaya toast, and curry puffs. Guides such as Ang, Jon, Monica, Teng, and Tricia have led past tours, with food choices adjusted for dietary needs when possible.

“Ang was expert at winding through the various Hawker markets and finding tasty local dishes for our family to try. It was an awesome memorable experience.”

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5.Chinatown Hawker Food Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 96 reviews · from $88

Meet at Chinatown Visitor Centre for a three-hour morning walk through Smith Street and Chinatown. A licensed guide such as Yong, Corliss, Cheyenne, or Yap leads you to eight local tastings, including chicken rice, toast, coffee, spring rolls, carrot cake, and hawker dishes, while explaining the area’s culture and past.

“Yong was so friendly and has so much knowledge to share! He was a highlight of our time in Singapore.”

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

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

Meet at Chinatown Point at 4:30 pm for a three-hour walk through Chinatown, a wet market, and a famous hawker centre. You’ll try Michelin-rated dishes, an egg tart, and a local dessert at four food stops. Guides include Sam, Tang, Desmond, Francis, Jasmine, and Cheryl. Groups are capped at eight.

“Sam Pang was our guide. We were new to Singapore coming from the USA. He was on time for the meetup and gave us a wonderful intimate food tasting tour which included some Michelin rated hawkers. He also pointed out history of Singapore and Chinatown. You can’t go wrong with Sam as a host!!”

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7.UNESCO Hawker Culture: Chinatown Food Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 47 reviews · from $88

Walk through Singapore’s Chinatown with a licensed local guide such as Jeannette, Ronnie, Kelvyn, or Liang. Taste 9 to 10 hawker dishes, including Hainanese chicken rice and Michelin Bib Gourmand selections, while visiting temples, murals, shophouses, and a traditional coffeehouse. The small group is capped at 10 people.

“Jeanette was the best guide! She showed us food we would have never tried, but it was delicious. It was also such a wide variety from local Singapore food to Indian. She was also so knowledgeable of local history that we throughly enjoyRead more”

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8.UNESCO Hawker Culture: Chinatown Food Tasting Tour

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

Spend three hours walking through Singapore’s Chinatown with a licensed guide such as Ronnie, Jeanette, Kent, or Kelvin. Taste 9 to 10 local foods and drinks, starting with bak kwa and continuing through coffee shops, Maxwell Food Centre, Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, and Chinatown Complex. Expect history, street art, hawker culture, and plenty of food.

“Great tour. Ronnie proved to be an amazingly knowledgeable guide, and he really had his heart in it, thank you again.”

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9.Chinatown Hawker Guided 8-Dish Tasting Tour

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

Spend three hours in Chinatown tasting eight local dishes with an English-speaking guide. Expect Hainanese chicken rice, local coffee, spring rolls, fried carrot cake, hawker-centre stops, and stories about Singapore’s food, culture, and past. Guides including Alfie, Corliss, Yap, Weng, and Cheyenne have led this tour.

“Weng was fabulous!! He took photos for us the entire time so I didn’t even have to ask or think about it, we just were able to enjoy the tour, food, and experience. He was so knowledgeable and we learned a ton about Singapore while eating all different items. I couldn’t have asked for a better guide and better way to spend a few hours on our honeymoon. We had a blast and would absolutely recommend to anyone visiting!”

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10.Little India Hawker Street Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 27 reviews · 3 hours · from $86

Meet your English-speaking guide at Little India MRT Exit C for a three-hour food walk through hawker centres and side streets. Expect eight Indian and Singaporean tastings, including Indian rojak, thosai, and pani puri, plus local history and street art. Guides have included Kyanta Yap, Corliss, and Yap.

“The information from the guide was great but we expected more diversity with the food. We arrived early and the guide accommodated us no problem.”

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11.Hawker Culture Food Tour and Sightseeing

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 23 reviews · from $64Best value

Spend three hours walking through Chinatown and Telok Ayer with an English-speaking guide, learning about Singapore’s immigrant communities, tasting local food at Lau Pa Sat, and watching Spectra at Marina Bay Sands. Guides such as Kim, Kim Ping, Kim Petri, and Grace have led especially well-regarded tours. Dietary needs should be shared in advance.

“Big thank you to Grace for braving the pouring rain to give us a breif history tour before our trip to the hawker centre. Food was very varied and tasty. Never had beef satay or Laksa before and can now recommend both. Laser light show on the water was a real treat even in the pouring rain.”

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12.Little India Hawker Food Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $88

Spend about three hours in Singapore’s Little India with a local guide such as Vidhya or Colin. Taste dosa, panipuri, Indian-style rojak, and other local dishes while hearing stories about the area. The tour starts and ends in Little India at 2 pm, welcomes up to 20 people, and includes mobile tickets.

“Had a great time on the Little India tour with Vidhya. We got to try a whole list of things we hadn't had before, she tailored the options for us and we learned a lot of context about the area too. Can't imagine only spending a short piece of a 3 neighborhood tour on this rich area so I would highly recommend this more focused tour option.”

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13.Chinatown Hawker Food Tour with 7 Food Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 20 reviews · from $88

Spend three hours eating through Chinatown with an English-speaking guide such as Tang, Jeanette, Edwin, or Angel. Try bak kwa, kaya toast, chicken rice, prata, fried noodles, local sweets, and more, while learning about Chinatown's food, buildings, and Buddhist temple. Bring comfortable shoes and tell the operator about dietary needs in advance.

“Really good tour with Tang. The food was great as well as learning about the history of Singapore. Highly recommend this tour.”

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14.Singapore Chinatown Local Hawker Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $105

Start at Chinatown Point with a local English or Chinese-speaking guide, then taste 7 to 9 Singaporean dishes across Hong Lim and Maxwell food centers. You’ll sample favorites such as Hainanese chicken rice and wanton noodles, walk South Bridge Road and Smith Street, visit Teck Soon Medical Hall, and finish with traditional kopi at Nanyang Old Coffee.

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