Arrive Singapore
Arrive at Changi Airport and meet your guide for your private transfer to your hotel. Relax and unwind from your flight for the rest of the day.
In the evening, begin your culinary journey with dinner at your restaurant of choice. Endless options include the best of fine dining and multi-course omakase sets to heritage eats at generations-old restaurants in enclaves to trendy eateries reinventing street food into modern offerings.
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Malay, Indian & Chinese
Today, cover the three cultural enclaves of Singapore and discover each of their delicious eats. Stroll Kampong Glam, the Malay heritage district, and observe the quotidian scene. Stop by a local restaurant here and taste the favourite Malay dish, nasi lemak.
Explore the vibrant Indian enclave of Little India and check out Tekka Market, a one-stop shop for locals to buy groceries, do shopping, and dine at the food court. Taste this area’s preferred breakfast of roti prata, layered flatbread dipped in dhal curry, and watch a delightful demonstration of pulled tea.
Walk through Chinatown and head downstairs in the iconic Chinatown Complex and see where locals buy their typical Chinese cooking ingredients. Upstairs are several floors of hawker food stalls, including the one Michelin-starred stall, Hong Kong Soy Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle. In the evening, Chinatown’s food street comes alive with stalls offering satays, oyster omelettes, roast duck, dim sum and other Chinese favourites.
For a unique experience, try to fish for shrimp for your own dinner and eat your catch. Or head to a seafood restaurant and try the national signature dish, chilli crab.
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Hawkers
Today you will follow the throngs of locals to a hawker centre, a food centre serving a variety of affordable, local favourites from chicken rice, fried kway teow to Hokkien mee and bean curd. Maxwell Centre’s Tian Tian chicken rice made Anthony Bourdain sing praises, while Old Airport Road Food Centre has a few stalls that have garnered Michelin Bib Gourmand listings.
Be ready to line up as Singaporeans do not shy away from a queue which signals that the food is worth the wait. For a special and very local experience, opt for a taste of Singapore’s fourth mealtime, supper. Eating is a national pastime and the supper scene only starts to get busy after midnight. Sample your way through favourite late-night spots and see how long you can last eating through the night.
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Local Restaurants
Start the day with a favourite Singaporean breakfast of buttered toast with kaya jam, soft boiled eggs, and a cup of strong ‘kopi.’
Stroll Joo Chiat, the heart of the Peranakan enclave, dotted with colourful pastel-hued shophouses with ornate facades. Visit a shophouse famous for its Nyonya rice dumplings and be welcomed by its owner. While in the neighbourhood, have lunch at a local Peranakan restaurant.
Those wanting to see Singapore’s trendy food scene can visit Pasar Bella, a gourmet space inspired by farmer’s markets and NYC’s food trucks. Head out of the city to the Kranji countryside to a farm to get an up close look at local fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices. Purchase fruits and vegetables straight from the trees to bring back or try them in freshly made dishes at the farm’s cafe.
In the evening, take the opportunity for cultural exchange by dining with a local in their home and share a home-cooked meal.
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Depart Singapore
Enjoy a final breakfast and taste of Singapore before the private transfer to the airport for your flight onward.
4 nights at the luxury Fullerton Bay Hotel with bonus amenities such as upgrade on arrival (subject to availability), breakfast daily, hotel dining credit, early check-in/late check-out (subject to availability) and complimentary Wi-Fi
