Singapore: Hands-on Cooking Class with Cultural Immersion
Dive deep into Singapore's food culture and enjoy a hands-on experience cooking up family recipes passed down through generations.
Tip: Weekday lunches between 12pm and 2pm are the busiest. Come early for Tian Tian or queue for the famous congee.
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Location
Address: 1 Kadayanallur Street, Singapore 069184
Also in chinatown
Chinatown Complex Food Centre ★ 4.3
Singapore's largest hawker centre by stall count, with over 200 vendors spread across the upper floors of Chinatown Complex. Home to Liao Fan Soya Sauce Chicken Rice and a vast variety of Chinese regional dishes, Hokkien mee, satay, roast meats and the city's best concentration of budget eating. Open daily and running through the night.
Tip: The sheer size is overwhelming on a first visit; pick a direction and explore methodically. The roast meat stalls on the second floor are particularly strong.
Lau Pa Sat ★ 4.0
A Victorian cast-iron market hall from 1894, now a 24-hour hawker centre and Singapore's most atmospheric satay destination. From 7pm every evening, Boon Tat Street alongside the building closes to traffic and becomes an open-air satay alley with nine stalls, charcoal fires and cold beer. The interior serves Chinese, Indian, Malay and mixed stalls around the clock.
Tip: Visit in the evening for the satay street atmosphere on Boon Tat Street. The interior hawker centre is open 24 hours for late-night eating in the CBD.
More markets in Singapore
Old Airport Road Food Centre ★ 4.8
Singapore's most revered hawker centre among local food obsessives, with over 150 stalls spread across two floors. Old Airport Road is where Lao Fu Zi Fried Kway Teow holds its Michelin Bib Gourmand, where the satay stalls open from morning, and where the best hokkien mee and popiah on the island have both been claimed. A pilgrimage destination.
Tip: The centre is large and requires a methodical approach; first-timers benefit from a research pass before arriving.
Tiong Bahru Market ★ 4.5
A two-storey 1951 market building where the wet market occupies the ground floor and over 80 hawker stalls fill the upper level. Many stalls are still run by the same families as the original opening; this is the neighbourhood hawker centre of Singapore's most fashionable estate. The char kway teow, bak chang and tau suan (mung bean dessert) are all locally celebrated.
Tip: Most stalls open for breakfast and lunch; many close by 2pm. Wednesday to Sunday between 6am and 2pm is the optimal window. The wet market opens from 5am.
Chinatown Complex Food Centre ★ 4.3
Singapore's largest hawker centre by stall count, with over 200 vendors spread across the upper floors of Chinatown Complex. Home to Liao Fan Soya Sauce Chicken Rice and a vast variety of Chinese regional dishes, Hokkien mee, satay, roast meats and the city's best concentration of budget eating. Open daily and running through the night.
Tip: The sheer size is overwhelming on a first visit; pick a direction and explore methodically. The roast meat stalls on the second floor are particularly strong.
Tekka Centre ★ 4.2
The most aromatic wet market and hawker centre in Singapore, sitting at the northern edge of Little India where the spice stalls, garland sellers and banana-leaf restaurants converge. The hawker level serves primarily Indian, Malay and Singaporean dishes; the wet market below handles fresh produce, fish and a staggering variety of fresh spices.
Tip: Open daily from 6.30am to 9pm. Sunday mornings are the liveliest with the full wet market and the longest queues at popular stalls.
Lau Pa Sat ★ 4.0
A Victorian cast-iron market hall from 1894, now a 24-hour hawker centre and Singapore's most atmospheric satay destination. From 7pm every evening, Boon Tat Street alongside the building closes to traffic and becomes an open-air satay alley with nine stalls, charcoal fires and cold beer. The interior serves Chinese, Indian, Malay and mixed stalls around the clock.
Tip: Visit in the evening for the satay street atmosphere on Boon Tat Street. The interior hawker centre is open 24 hours for late-night eating in the CBD.