Hawker Food Trail: Maxwell to Lau Pa Sat
Eat your way through Singapore’s UNESCO-listed hawker culture with a local foodie.
- Duration: 3 hours
- Price: from S$103 per adult, S$72 per child
- Languages: English, Mandarin
- Meeting point: Maxwell Food Centre, Kadayanallur Street entrance
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Hawker culture is on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Your guide orders the dishes locals love — chicken rice, laksa, satay and more — and explains the history behind every plate. Come hungry: tastings are enough for a full meal.
Itinerary
- Meet at Maxwell Food Centre (Maxwell Food Centre)
- Chicken rice & popiah (Maxwell Food Centre): Taste the famous Hainanese chicken rice and a fresh spring roll.
- Tanjong Pagar shophouses (Duxton Road): Walk past restored shophouses and learn about coolie life.
- Laksa & kueh (Amoy Street Food Centre): Spicy coconut noodle soup and colourful Nyonya cakes.
- Satay Street at Lau Pa Sat (Lau Pa Sat): Satay grilled over charcoal in the 1894 Victorian market hall.
- Tour ends (Lau Pa Sat): Downtown or Raffles Place MRT is a 3-minute walk.
What is included
- Licensed tourist guide
- 9 tastings
- 1 drink per person
Not included
- Alcohol
- Hotel pickup