Singapore Heritage Food Tour: Geylang Serai Market, Joo Chiat and Katong
Singapore, Singapore
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Trip Type: Food Tours
Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
Welcome to Singapore - and its delightful multicultural heritage! Singapore is well loved for its range of ethnic food available.One of the best things about being in Singapore is undoubtedly the food. It is no secret that Singaporeans eat and drink with a passion. For the newcomer, deciding where and what to eat can be an intimidating, yet at the same time, exciting experience. From Chinese to Malay, Indian to Peranakan, on this tour we will cover all the top foodie's favorite neighborhood including Geylang Serai Market, Joo Chiat and Katong.
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Welcome to Singapore - and its delightful multicultural heritage! Singapore is well loved for its range of ethnic food available.One of the best things about being in Singapore is undoubtedly the food. It is no secret that Singaporeans eat and drink with a passion. For the newcomer, deciding where and what to eat can be an intimidating, yet at the same time, exciting experience. From Chinese to Malay, Indian to Peranakan, on this tour we will cover all the top foodie's favorite neighborhood including Geylang Serai Market, Joo Chiat and Katong.
Singapore’s multicultural diversity is reflected in the variety of local
cuisine it has to offer, from Chinese to Malay, Indian to Peranakan.
Singapore cuisine has influenced one another for decades. Foreigners who
visit Singapore ought to try out some of our local delicacies. Join us
on this delicious journey of Singapore heritage food tour!
We will be picked up from your Singapore hotel and start the tour at Geylang Serai Market - The Malays had been living in Singapore longer than the Chinese and the Indians, Geylang became a Malays community in the 1840s. To experience Geylang Serai the authentic way, visit the Geylang Serai Market & Food Centre.This bustling market is one of the best markets to visit in Singapore!
Here are some of our local Singaporeans' all time favorite dishes:
Roti Prata is an all time local Singaporean dish for breakfast, lunch, dinner or supper! It is with Indian Origin. There are a variety of flavors where you can have it plain, with eggs, with eggs and onions. Some hawkers served it with cheese or ice-cream as well.
Thosai is a South Indian pancake. Baking begins with a batter of rice flour and pulses which needs to be fermented for at least eight hours.
Teh Tarik: The drink’s name means “pulled tea” in Malay, a reference to how it is made.
Our next stop is Joo Chiat & Katong. Joo Chiat has a vibrant Peranakan and Eurasian heritage, and in many intimate ways, it is also a multicultural and multi-religious hub. Known for its great street foods, it has also begun to see a more eclectic mix of East-West restaurants and 24-hour kopitiams. Joo Chiat has been designated a conservation area along with other historic sites such as Chinatown, Little India and Emerald Hill.
As one of the country’s best foodie destinations, Joo Chiat & Katong is also well-loved by many Singaporeans. Your culinary choices are endless: explore cool cafes that sit next to old-world coffee shops selling the famous Katong 'laksa',and other Nonya delicacies. Sampling of Nonya delicacies: Laksa, Ondeh-Ondeh and Popiah.
Below is the timed itinerary of our Singapore heritage food tour:
We will be picked up from your Singapore hotel and start the tour at Geylang Serai Market - The Malays had been living in Singapore longer than the Chinese and the Indians, Geylang became a Malays community in the 1840s. To experience Geylang Serai the authentic way, visit the Geylang Serai Market & Food Centre.This bustling market is one of the best markets to visit in Singapore!
Here are some of our local Singaporeans' all time favorite dishes:
Roti Prata is an all time local Singaporean dish for breakfast, lunch, dinner or supper! It is with Indian Origin. There are a variety of flavors where you can have it plain, with eggs, with eggs and onions. Some hawkers served it with cheese or ice-cream as well.
Thosai is a South Indian pancake. Baking begins with a batter of rice flour and pulses which needs to be fermented for at least eight hours.
Teh Tarik: The drink’s name means “pulled tea” in Malay, a reference to how it is made.
Our next stop is Joo Chiat & Katong. Joo Chiat has a vibrant Peranakan and Eurasian heritage, and in many intimate ways, it is also a multicultural and multi-religious hub. Known for its great street foods, it has also begun to see a more eclectic mix of East-West restaurants and 24-hour kopitiams. Joo Chiat has been designated a conservation area along with other historic sites such as Chinatown, Little India and Emerald Hill.
As one of the country’s best foodie destinations, Joo Chiat & Katong is also well-loved by many Singaporeans. Your culinary choices are endless: explore cool cafes that sit next to old-world coffee shops selling the famous Katong 'laksa',and other Nonya delicacies. Sampling of Nonya delicacies: Laksa, Ondeh-Ondeh and Popiah.
Below is the timed itinerary of our Singapore heritage food tour:
- 0915: Depart Hotel for Geylang Serai
- 0930 – 1030: Geylang Serai Market and Hawker Centre
- 1030 – 1045: Depart Geylang for Joo Chiat/Katong
- 1045 – 1145: Food sampling in Katong
- 1230: Drop off at Hotel
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