Flavours of Singapore: Small Group Food Tour
Discover Singapore through sizzling hawker stalls, vibrant neighborhoods, and the dishes locals grow up eating.
Our Singapore Food Tour is the winner of the Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best Award, putting it in the top 1% of tours on Tripadvisor globally!
At a Glance
- •Price: US$125 Adults / US$88 Children (6–11)
- •Duration: 6 hours
- •Schedule: Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays at 9am
- •Group Size: Maximum 8 guests
- •Meeting Point: Katong / East Coast area (full details sent after booking)
- •End Point: Little India
- •Districts Visited: Joo Chiat & Katong, Old Airport Road, Kampong Glam & Little India
- •Includes: 13+ food & drink tastings. Short journeys by public transport between districts.
- •Tour Style: Relaxed walking tour using public transport between districts
- •Dietary Notes: Not suitable for gluten-free guests or those avoiding seafood/meat
- •Language: English
About the Tour
Singapore is one of the world’s greatest food cities — a melting pot of Chinese, Malay, Indian, and Peranakan cultures brought together through generations of migration, trade, and shared traditions.
On this small-group food tour, we explore four culturally distinct neighbourhoods where those communities settled and built modern Singapore — from the spice-scented streets of Little India to historic hawker centres filled with the sound of sizzling woks, clattering chopsticks, and locals debating where to find the city’s best dishes.
Along the way, your guide brings Singapore’s history to life through more than 13 curated tastings, exploring the influence of British colonialism, the evolution of hawker culture, the blending of Chinese and Malay traditions into Peranakan cuisine, and the everyday rituals that continue to shape local life today.
Expect bold flavours, fascinating stories, and the kind of places many visitors would never discover alone.
Meet the people, flavours, and neighbourhoods that shape Singapore’s extraordinary food culture.
What We Eat
- • Singapore Coffee Shop Culture: Begin the morning with traditional kopi, kaya toast, soft-boiled eggs, and flaky curry puffs in one of Singapore’s old-school coffee shops shaped by the city’s early Chinese communities.
- • Peranakan Heritage: Discover handmade kueh, Nonya rice dumplings, and rich Katong laksa while exploring the blending of Chinese and Malay traditions that shaped Peranakan cuisine.
- • Singapore Hawker Classics: At one of Singapore’s most respected hawker centres, sample dishes created in Singapore itself, including favourites such as Hokkien mee, carrot cake, popiah, rojak, and fresh sugar cane juice.
- • Kampong Glam: Beneath the golden domes of Sultan Mosque, explore Malay, Indonesian, Arab, and Muslim influences through beef rendang, flaky murtabak, and hand-pulled teh tarik.
- • Little India: Finish among the spice-filled streets of Little India with crispy dosa, chutneys, Indian sweets, and fragrant masala tea served in bustling local eateries.
- • Please Note: Tastings vary between tours, with more than 13 curated tastings selected from the dishes and specialities listed above depending on group size, vendor availability, and the day of your tour.
Good to Know
Guests should be comfortable walking approximately 3km over the course of the tour, including one longer walk between districts. Public transport is also used during the experience. We recommend our private food tour for guests with mobility concerns or families with younger children.
Tastings may vary slightly depending on vendor opening hours, seasonal availability, and the day of your tour — substitutions will always be equally delicious.
This tour includes a wide variety of foods containing meat, seafood, gluten, dairy, and spice. Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate gluten-free diets or severe food allergies. Vegetarian options are limited.
Singapore’s weather is hot and humid year-round, so light clothing and comfortable footwear are recommended.
Tours operate rain or shine.
Full refunds are available for cancellations made more than 48 hours before the tour start time. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer refunds for late cancellations or no-shows.
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All pricing is in USD.