Markets in Singapore

Satay by the Bay is an open-air hawker centre on the waterfront edge of Gardens by the Bay, directly facing the Supertree Grove. It serves a curated selection of local favourites — satay, sambal stingray, BBQ chicken wings, laksa, and fruit juices — at hawker prices, with a breezy seaside setting.

Chinatown Food Street is a sheltered al fresco dining strip on Smith Street, running through the heart of Singapore's Chinatown. Over 20 hawker stalls serve Singapore's signature dishes — char kway teow, satay, Hainanese chicken rice, and laksa — under a retractable canopy that protects diners from tropical downpours.

Lau Pa Sat (Telok Ayer Market) is a stunning octagonal Victorian cast-iron hawker centre in the heart of the Financial District — originally an 1894 wet market, now serving satay and hawker food beneath ornate ironwork imported from Glasgow.

Tekka Centre is Little India's bustling wet market and hawker centre, occupying a two-storey building at the junction of Serangoon Road and Bukit Timah Road. The ground floor houses a traditional wet market selling fresh fish, meats, and spices, while the upper level contains one of Singapore's most diverse hawker centres.

Maxwell Food Centre is one of Singapore's most celebrated hawker centres, with over 100 stalls near Chinatown including the world-famous Tian Tian Hainanese chicken rice — the dish Anthony Bourdain called the best in the world.