Chicken Rice, The Singapore Staple
A visit to Singapore is a wonderful experience that is a must for all world travelers. This incredible modern city is full of culture, history, and of course great food. Singapore is a melting pot of people from all over the globe and this is indicative in the wide varieties of cuisine available in the city.
Some of the best places to enjoy Singapore's wide variety of foods is at one of the many hawker centers around town. A hawker center is a location with many food stalls; each stall serves their own specialty cuisine. As you walk through a hawker center you will have lots of options of food to choose from. Making a decision on where to eat can be quite overwhelming. You will want to make sure to try foods from several different stalls and get a good variety of cuisine.
Hawker Center
One of the best ways to make sure you have the best experience while in a hawker center is to take a food tour. With a tour you will have a local guide who knows where to go to get the best food, you won't need to guess which stalls to try out. On my recent trip to Singapore I decided to take a Hawker Center Tour and I was not disappointed.
Char Kway Teow, Singaporean Carrot Cake, Noodles with Oysters
Here's why you may also want to take a tour if you want to experience the Hawker scene:
-Local Guide, Local Knowledge
Our guide Gerry has lived in Singapore for his whole life and knew the city and its food well. He took us to several different hawker centers that I know we would not have found if we were on our own. The locations we visited were not touristy or crowded. They were just full of great food!
Besides his vast knowledge of the Hawker food scene, Gerry was also very insightful and candid about his thoughts of the city and its culture. Sitting down and eating with him felt more like lunch with a friend than a tour. We had some great conversations along with fantastic food and drink.
-Hotel Pickup
After we booked and confirmed our tour with Gerry through Viator, we were all set to go. The tour got started at our hotel where Gerry picked us up. We didn't need to locate an office or a meetup point. It was great to have the tour come to us.
Roasted Meats at Hawker Stall
-One Price
Once our tour was paid for we didn't have to shell out anything else while we headed from center to center trying out lots of food and drink. We . would find a place to sit and Gerry would keep bringing food and beer to the table.
Roasted Meats
-Everything You Want
Gerry was sure to provide a great variety of dishes from many different food stalls and kept the food coming throughout our afternoon tour. Everything we tried was great and there was plenty to go around. The hard part was saving enough room until the end of the tour.
Book the Tour Here- https://www.viator.com/tours/Singapore/Singapore-Foodsters-Neighbourhood-Hawker-Centre-Food-Sampling-and-Walkabout-Tour-Transport-Provided/d18-12052P2
Fresh Spring Rolls
If you are just visiting Singapore then taking a food tour is a must do. It's great to get acquainted with the food options while getting recommendations from a local expert. I know that our food tour was one of the best dining experiences of the whole trip. We enjoyed lots of great food and learned a lot about the food culture in Singapore. You can't go wrong with this experience!