6 Market Tours in Singapore Worth Your Time

1.Singapore Market to Table Culinary Experience (Wet Market Tour included)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 479 reviews · from $112Our pick

Start at 9 a.m. with a licensed guide at a local wet market, where you’ll learn about ingredients and Singapore’s food cultures before having breakfast at a coffee shop. Then cook several local dishes from scratch with a chef such as Denise, Colin, Vivian, or Vidhya. The group is capped at 10, and the morning runs about three to three and a half hours.

“Denise was a warm and welcoming host with lots of interesting history and information about Singapore and its food. We particularly loved the wet market visit and the menu itself was delicious”

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2.Chinatown Hawker Market Food Tour with 7 Food Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 213 reviews · from $146

This three-hour Chinatown walk pairs local food with stories about Singapore’s communities and landmarks. Expect kaya toast, chicken rice, snacks, dessert and a secret dish, with beer and water included. Guides such as Natalie, Jag, Edwin and Kent have led tours; groups are capped at 12, and private options are available.

“We enjoyed Ronnie and how knowledgeable he is about Singapore. He told about a lot of history and the food was delicious!”

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3.Singapore Chinatown Market Private Food Tour with 7 Food Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · from $475

Spend about three hours walking through Chinatown with a private guide, tasting Singaporean favorites such as chicken rice, kaya toast, prata, chendol, and a secret dish. The route also takes in temples, restored shophouses, and food centres. Guides have included Tang, Jinette, Jeanette, and Edwin, though a specific guide is not guaranteed.

“Tried many great new foods! Very friendly tour guide and very knowledgeable. I loved exploring Chinatown and also seeing murals.”

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4.Market-to-Table Experience and Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · 3 hours · from $109Best value

Join a licensed guide-chef for a visit to a Singapore wet market, a local coffee-shop breakfast and a hands-on cooking class. Menus change by weekday and can include chicken rice, Ngoh Hiang, Hokkien Mee and local sweets. Hosts have included Collin, Vivian, Denise and Angel.

“We had a blast! Looking at the market before cooking was so interesting and we learned so much about the locals. The fun continued when we returned to cook our scrumptious food. Angel was a wonderful teacher and very understandable for us Americans to understand. If given an opportunity would definitely return!”

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5.Private Market Visit and Cooking Class With A Professional Chef

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · from $126

At Palate Sensations, a professional chef guides your private group through a menu of Singaporean dishes such as laksa, chicken rice, sambal squid and sambal kangkong. Choose a three-hour cooking class or add a 1.5-hour visit to Tiong Bahru Market. You’ll cook, eat lunch, and take home recipes and an apron.

“Good experience, however there were only 2 participants, so lacked some atmosphere.”

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6.Learn to cook authentic Peranakan food with local market tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews · from $168

Meet near Chinatown MRT for a market visit and a private Peranakan cooking class with chef Wei, also named Wei Qiang. You’ll shop for ingredients, prepare assam fishhead and ayam pongteh from scratch, then sit down to eat. Recipes and cooking equipment are included. The class needs at least two people and takes about six hours.

“Wei was very welcoming and a great teacher. We cooked three recipes together, and he made sure we knew what we were doing. He also gave a great history of peranakan cooking and the history behind it. Would definitely recommend for an authentic cooking experience.”

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