15 Food Tours in Singapore Worth Booking

1.Small Group: Michelin and Local Hawker Food Tour with 9 tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,890 reviews · from $79Our pick

Start in Chinatown at 9:30 am for 9 to 10 fixed tastings across local hawker stalls and food centres. A guide such as Swee Lin, Vincent, William, or Jon leads up to 10 people through food, history, and culture, ending at Chinatown Complex.

“I really love this tour - so much I went a second time. The food was delicious. I got a real taste of the people who make Singapore so amazing.”

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2.Small Group: Singapore Street Food & Night Tour with 9 tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,240 reviews · from $79

Join a small group at Clarke Quay for 9 to 10 Singaporean food and drink tastings, including bak kut teh, Indian specialties, and hawker dishes at Lau Pa Sat. Guides such as Ping, Jeffery, Linda, and Heng add local stories as you walk to Boat Quay, Merlion Park, and Marina Bay.

“Poor service and experience. Don’t recommend. Avoid. Arrived expecting a good experience but very disappointed with everything.”

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3.The Award-Winning PRIVATE Food Tour: 10 Tastings of 3 Cultures

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,017 reviews · from $152

Spend about three hours with a private English-speaking guide sampling 10 Malay, Chinese, and Indian foods across Kampong Gelam, Little India, and Chinatown. Guides such as Marcus, Arthur, Adam, and Stefan have been praised for adapting tastings to allergies, interests, and walking pace.

“Awesome tour guide. Best tour I have been on. Arthur is very knowledgeable and great to tour with. Too much great food.”

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4.Chinese, Indian & Arabic Quarters, Culture & Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 789 reviews · from $148

Spend about 5.5 hours with Gerry, a fourth-generation Singapore-Chinese-Peranakan guide, eating your way through Chinatown, Little India, and Kampong Glam. Expect hawker dishes, snacks, tea, soft drinks, and alcohol, plus neighborhood history, public transport, and plenty of walking.

“Gerry was the best and the food was yummy! Highly recommend his sense of humor, professionalism and knowledge. A fun day!”

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5.UNESCO Street Food & Cultural Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 524 reviews · from $161

Join host Gerry for a five-and-a-half-hour food and culture tour through Chinatown, Kampong Gelam, and Little India. Eat at local hawker stalls, sample Chinese, Malay, and Indian-influenced dishes, and use Singapore’s MRT and buses with guidance. Hotel pickup may be available.

“Amazing amazing amazing tour with Gerry! He was very communicative leading up to the tour pickup, and provided a wealth of information and hospitality throughout the tour! We learned so much about Singapore’s history & culture, and had plenty of local dishes. The tour felt like hanging out with an old friend who was taking the time to show you their city while you traveled through! Will do the tour again just for the good company and would highly recommend to my friends!”

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6.Guided Street Food Tour at Night

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 393 reviews · 3h 30m · from $72

Meet your English-speaking guide at Clarke Quay MRT for a small-group evening of 9 to 10 hawker tastings and drinks. Walk through Clarke Quay, Boat Quay, and Marina Bay, then finish with satay and local dishes at Lau Pa Sat. Guides such as Heng, Ping, Linda, and Rui Heng bring the food and history to life.

“Ping and Natalya were great! Good group, just enough information and a good variety of food!”

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7.Foodie Experience Guided Tour with 5 Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 291 reviews · 3 hours · from $63Best value

Meet your English-speaking Discova guide at 69 Pagoda Street for a three-hour Chinatown food walk. Try bakkwa, hawker dishes, Michelin-starred soya sauce chicken rice, drinks, and dessert, with guides such as Grace, Kim, Sam, and Hui sharing local food customs and stories.

“A wonderful evening, it was great fun very funny and knowledgeable the chap and his partner. Stressful at the beginning couldn’t find the place, if it just said wait at the entrance of the station would’ve been fabulous. There was 11 of us altogether.”

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8.Private Food Tour – 10 Tastings with Locals

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 194 reviews · 3 hours · from $160

Spend three hours tasting 10 local foods and drinks with an English-speaking guide such as Marcus, Arthur, Jack, or Grayson. Visit Kampong Glam, Little India, and Chinatown, use the MRT between areas, and learn how Malay, Indian, and Chinese traditions shaped Singapore’s food culture.

“Arthur was fantastic! Entertaining and informative! Highly recommend this tour and when he tells you to either not eat breakfast or eat a very like breakfast, listen to him…”

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9.Local Hawker Food Tour with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 181 reviews · 3 hours · from $72

Meet your English-speaking guide at Chinatown MRT and taste 9 to 10 local foods and drinks at Hong Lim, Maxwell, and Chinatown Complex. Guides such as William, Richard, Swee Lin, and Jon add food stories, Singapore history, and practical hawker tips in a small group.

“We thought the tour was a fantastic experience and took us to see places we would never have found on our own. The food was excellent, the organisation great. The guide was very thoughtful and went beyond the required - his knowledge of Singapore and its people was amazing - we would definitely go on another tour if time permitted.”

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10.Food and Bike Tour: Katong District

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 38 reviews · 4 hours · from $94

Meet at Dakota MRT and follow a small group through Katong by bicycle. You will taste at least eight local dishes, including laksa, chicken rice, putu piring, bak chang, and curry puff, while guides such as Jojo, James, Han, and Derrick explain Singapore’s food, history, and Peranakan culture.

“This tour was fantastic. Our guide James was so knowledgeable and fun. Best tourguide ever! The food awesome. This is a MUST Tour in Singapore”

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11.Local Street Food Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 36 reviews · 3 hours · from $150

Spend three hours with an English-speaking private guide such as Antony, Joseph, or Freeman, walking through Singapore’s three historic ethnic quarters. Taste nine local foods and drinks at hawker centers and eateries, ride the MRT, and finish at Chinatown Complex.

“Our guide Joseph was extremely knowledgeable of all the areas of the tour not only in the food but the local history. What became apparent during Joseph’s tour is how the different ethnic cultures integrate, fascinating and a well done to Joseph.”

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12.Personalised 3in1 Food Tour: 3 Cultural Trails of Singapore

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · 5 hours · from $150

Spend five hours with a guide such as Kelvin, Ronnie, Jeanette, or Monica, walking Singapore’s Little India, Kampong Glam, and Chinatown. Visit temples, markets, museums, murals, and food centers while tasting 9 to 10 local dishes, including one alcoholic drink.

“We thoroughly enjoyed the variety of food that we were able to try, and learnt a lot about the various traditions (including a Michelin rated hawker stand!). Having time to visit different temples was an important draw of this tour, and provided plenty of variety, as well as the opportunity to use both the metro and bus services.”

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13.Little India Hawker Street Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 27 reviews · 3 hours · from $86

Meet at Little India MRT Exit C for a three-hour food walk with eight tastings, including Indian rojak, thosai, and pani puri. Your English-speaking guide may be Kyanta Yap, Corliss, or another local host, adding food lore, street art, and neighborhood history.

“The information from the guide was great but we expected more diversity with the food. We arrived early and the guide accommodated us no problem.”

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14.Hawker Culture Food Tour and Sightseeing

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 23 reviews · from $64

Join an English-speaking guide such as Grace, Kim Ping, or Kim Petri for a three-hour evening walk through Chinatown, Telok Ayer, and Lau Pa Sat. Taste local food, ride the MRT, and finish at Marina Bay Sands for Spectra.

“Kim Ping was an excellent guide, very sensitive to my needs ( I happen to be the only person signed up and needed to walk slower) . She was very knowledgeable about the early history of the formation of Singapore. I enjoyed the walk through the park dedicated to the immigrants. It was wonderful to be at the Lau Pa Sat - impossible to decide which street hawker stall to order from! This is a great way to see some of the ‘must see’ sights, if you have a limit time in Singapore!”

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15.Street Food, Cultural & Historical Tour of 3 Ethnic Quarters

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · 6 hours · from $148

Spend six hours with Gerry, a Singapore-born Chinese Peranakan guide, exploring Chinatown, Little India and Kampong Glam. Eat at UNESCO-listed hawker centres, markets and family eateries, try Michelin-listed food and drinks, and travel between districts by public transport in a group of no more than eight.

“This food tour was just brilliant , Gerry was an excellent guide, with a fabulous sense of humor !! We had so much food and drink throughout the tour so don’t worry about breakfast before you go - such good value and the quality of the food was amazing ! We met lovely people from around the globe and would highly recommend this tour - thank you Gerry for a fantastic day to remember !”

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