Singapore

Updated August 17, 2026

Hawker centres

Old Airport Road Food Centre

Mountbatten

My favourite hawker centre.

Newton Food Centre

Newton

Convenient, but more touristy.

Lau Pa Sat

CBD

Convenient, but more touristy. Nice satay street.

Food

Kaya toast

Ya Kun Kaya Toast

90 locations

Get the kaya toast and egg set. Good local coffee too.

Chicken rice

Katong Mei Wei Chicken Rice

Katong

Great chicken rice spot, recommend getting both steamed and roasted variants to try.

Laksa

328 Katong Laksa

Katong

Pretty good laksa.

Chilli crab

JUMBO Seafood

7 locations

Good place to try chilli crab.

Restaurants

808 Eating House

Joo Chiat

Elevated local Singaporean flavours.

Coffee

The Big Short

Joo Chiat

Unique coffee spot.

Apartment Coffee

Selegie

Listed in World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops.

Tea & desserts

Lantine

Farrer Park

Roasted milk tea. Taro mochi dessert.

Nyonya Chendol

2 locations

Lao Ban Beancurd

2 locations

Bars

Jigger & Pony

Tanjong Pagar

ATLAS

Bugis

28 HongKong Street

Boat Quay

Sago House

Duxton & Ann Siang

Things to do

Gardens by the Bay

Marina Bay

Cloud Forest.

Marina Bay waterfront

Marina Bay

Walk around the perimeter which connects to Fullerton Bay and is a great spot to take in the sunset.

New Bahru

River Valley

Hip neighbourhood with boutiques and restaurants.

Night Safari

Mandai

Botanic Gardens

Tanglin

Esplanade

Marina Bay

Jewel

Changi

Neighborhoods

Joo Chiat

Good for coffee, small shops, vibes.

Dempsey

Nice area with a ton of fancy restaurants near Orchard.

Ann Siang Hill

Duxton & Ann Siang

Orchard

Transport

Trains and buses are good. Grab for taxis.