6-Hour Private Food Tour of Singapore

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Highlights

Savour the included food tastings

Enjoy a private tour for personalized service and to cater to your needs

Step far away from the tourist circuit and see where the locals eat

Learn about and taste Singapore’s Malay, Indian, and Chinese food influences

Singapore

gastronomical, cultural, historical

Private Tour

6 Hours

Easy

English

Description

Ask any Singaporean what their favourite pastime is, and they will say eating! Grab a solid understanding of what it means to ‘eat like a local’ and how Singapore’s iconic dishes became embedded into Singapore’s culture. Over the course of the food tour, undertake an in-depth exploration of Singapore’s food culture. Discover the histories and stories behind the foods that we eat, as well as the restaurants that you eat them in. Learn about the history of food in Modern Singapore, from its founding in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles through to the present day. With a permanent resident population of 2.9 million Chinese, 500,000 Malays, and 350,000 Indians, Singapore is a melting pot of cultures, a melting pot that we will dive into and re-emerge from with full bellies!

Itinerary

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- Start our food tour in the East Coast Area of Singapore, a district also known as Katong. Learn about the early Chinese immigrants to Singapore. The focus will be on food, but we will also talk about the types of jobs they had, how they lived and who they married. It was through the marriage of Chinese immigrants to Malay ladies that the distinctive Peranakan culture was born. In this district, enjoy a selection of Singapore’s favourite foods with Chinese and Peranakan heritage, including Kaya Toast or Curry Puff and Kopi, Bak Chang, Kuehs and Laksa.
- Travel by public bus to the Old Airport Road Hawker Centre. The Old Airport Road Hawker Centre is a firm favourite amongst Singaporeans. Why? Because it is home to so many ‘hawker legends’. It is here that we try one or two distinctly Singaporean dishes from a choice of Hokkien Mee, Rojak, Popiah and Carrot Cake.
- Our next stop is the district of Kampong Glam, a short 10-minute bus ride away. Kampong Glam is the centre of the Malay community in Singapore and is where the stunning Sultan’s Mosque is located. Discuss the history of the district, the Sultan’s role in the founding of Modern Singapore and try the most popular local foods from the Malay, Arabic and Indonesian communities. Teh Tarrik, Beef Rendang and Murtabak are options on our foodie menu.
- Our fourth and final stop on our food tour of Singapore is Little India. Discover why the Indian community chose to settle in this district of Singapore and learn how it developed over time. Try a popular savoury Indian dish called Dosa and end the tour with some Indian sweets and/or Masala Milk.

What's Included

Professional Singapore tour guide.

All foodie tastings as described.

Bus transportation during the tour.

What's Excluded

Gratuities

Hotel pickup and drop-off (unless an extra half an hour is added for hotel pick up).

Know Before You Go

This tour is not suitable for Vegans. Vegetarians can be accommodated.

Private food tours can be booked any day of the week and start at any time between 9 am and 3 pm.

Singapore food tours start in the East Coast/Katong area of Singapore.

Full details on the meeting point are provided upon booking.

Alternatively, book an ‘extra half an hour for hotel pick up’ and have your guide come and collect you from your hotel lobby.

Tours last 5.5 hours (6 if you have added the extra half an hour for hotel pick up) and finish in Little India.

Your guide will help you get back to your hotel or another point of interest.

What To Bring

Bring your appetite! This is a food tour and over the course of the tour, we will eat quite a lot of food. Please do not eat breakfast before you come.

Don’t forget your camera, we will be walking through some of the most interesting parts of Singapore and there will be lots to take pictures of!