Beyond Michelin: Chinatown Hawker Food Tour with 8 Tastings

Overview

Skip the guesswork and eat Chinatown the way locals do. Beyond Michelin is a small-group Singapore food tour that takes you past the famous food names and into the hawker centres, heritage streets and hidden corners where everyday Singapore flavours come alive. Follow your licensed local guide through the sights, smells and stories of Chinatown while tasting 8 local favourites. Come hungry for a generous mix that may include Hainanese chicken rice, local kopi, popiah, fried carrot cake, curry puff, egg tart, pandan cake and other traditional snacks. More than a tasting route, this is a relaxed, story-filled Chinatown hawker food tour for curious travellers who want to understand what they are eating, order with confidence, and experience Singapore’s hawker culture with a local by their side. Food items may vary depending on stall opening hours and availability.

What's included

Day by day

1. 01

   Stop 1

   Meet your licensed local guide at Chinatown Visitor Centre before beginning your Chinatown hawker food walk.

2. 02

   Stop 2

   Explore one of Singapore’s most important hawker centres and taste a curated selection of local favourites such as chicken rice, carrot cake, popiah, local kopi and traditional snacks. Food items may vary depending on stall opening hours and availability.

3. 03

   Stop 3

   Walk through Chinatown’s lively food streets and learn how Singapore’s hawker culture, migrant communities and everyday eating habits shaped the local food scene.

4. 04

   Stop 4

   End the tour with a short heritage walk through Chinatown’s colourful streets, food shops and cultural landmarks before finishing near Chinatown MRT Exit A.

Getting there

About Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country in Southeast Asia. Its territory comprises a main island, over 60 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. The country is about one degree of latitude north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south along with the Riau Islands in Indonesia, the South China Sea to the east and the Straits of Johor along with the State of Johor in Malaysia to the north.

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Where to stay

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Bayu Marina Resort

Bayu Marina Resort, Jalan Bayu Puteri 2/1, 80150 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

Changi Cove

Changi Cove, 351 Cranwell Road, Singapore 509866, Singapore

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The Second Jade Hotel

The Second Jade Hotel, Jalan Bukit Meldrum, 80730 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

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Grand Bluewave Hotel

Grand Bluewave Hotel, Jalan Bukit Meldrum, 80730 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

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Renaissance Johor Bahru Hotel

Renaissance Johor Bahru Hotel, 2 Jalan Permas 11, Permas Jaya, 81750 Kampung Senibong, Johor, Malaysia

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HOTEL ZAMBURGER SWISS PERMAS

HOTEL ZAMBURGER SWISS PERMAS, 27 BLOCK A Jalan Permas Utara, Permas Jaya, 81750 Kampung Senibong, Johor, Malaysia

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Holiday Villa

Holiday Villa, Jalan Dato Sulaiman, 80250 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

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Hotel Ora

Hotel Ora, 12 Sentosa Gateway, Singapore 098271, Singapore

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Dorsett Singapore

Dorsett Singapore, 333 New Bridge Road, Singapore 088765, Singapore

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Orchid Hotel

Orchid Hotel, 1 Tras Link, Singapore 078867, Singapore

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Fragrance Hotel (Royal)

Fragrance Hotel (Royal), 400 Telok Blangah Road, Singapore 098838, Singapore

Nostalgia Hotel

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