Singapore Foodies | Qantas GB

Discover a foodie feast for the senses. From closed alleyways and takeaways to glamorous restaurants and rooftop getaways, you’ll find an amazing array of concoctions and creations in Singapore.

This is a place where passion is sprinkled over every dish. From Michelin-starred hawker fare to Indian murtabak and satay, the table is set for food lovers everywhere.

With daily Qantas A380 flights to SingaporeOpens in a new tab or window, your holiday begins the moment you step on board. Enjoy amazing hospitality, comfort and service, and arrive refreshed and ready to explore.

Singapore for foodies Singapore offers a feast for any foodies sense

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See more, do more via Singapore

There’s so much to see and do in Singapore. Enjoy it as the perfect stopover on your way to Australia and then connect with Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne or Perth. Or use it as the gateway to discovering the best of Asia.

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Using this tool to book your multi-city itinerary. Select your flights and travel dates to Singapore, then chose your onward destination from Singapore before adding your flights home. Make sure you include enough time to see the sights of Singapore.

What to do in Singapore

Whether you’re stopping over or staying longer, there’s so much more to Singapore than sipping a Singapore Sling at Raffles and shopping on Orchard Road. From culinary delights to jaw-dropping sights, our must-dos for your itinerary will ensure you get the most from your stay.

Stopping for 3 days?

With three days in Singapore you'll just begin to scrape the surface of this foodie heaven. With such an array of flavours, cuisines and cultures, you'll wish you had stayed longer and tasted more. Landing late afternoon from London, you'll want to quickly drop off your luggage and get out into the city, grab some dinner and begin sampling the delights of Singapore. During your three days, we suggest including the following:

Best Hawker Centres to visit

Experience Hawker Centres

These food centres offer up some of cheapest, and sometimes best, food in Singapore. For an amazing hawker experience, head to Maxwell Food CentreOpens in a new tab or window, popular with the locals. Grab some Hainanese Chicken Rice, carrot cake (not what you think) or something else being offered up from the many stalls. For the world's cheapest Michelin Star meal, head to Hawker Chan's stall in Chinatown and grab a plate of soya chicken and rice.

Best Hawker Centres to visit

Head to the neighbourhood of Katong

Considered Singapore's culinary heart, spend a day admiring the colourful Peranakan shophouses, soaking in the culture and trying some amazing food. Here you can try iconinc Singaporean dishes and be awed by dumpling wrapping demonstrations. While in the neighbourhood treat yourself to a Laksa.

What to eat and where to try

Food you must try in Singapore

With so many cuisines, food stalls and restaurants, it can be difficult to decide what to try first while in Singapore. We've broken it down into the top 10 dishes you shouldn't miss during your visit and where best to try them. Sample dishes such as the famous Singapore Chilli Crab, Hainanese Chicken Rice, or try out the popular dish of Rojak.

What to eat and where to try

Stopping over for 4 or 5 days?

If you're staying in Singapore for 4 or 5 days, you should take this opportunity to delve deeper into the foodie haven of Singapore. We reccomend discovering the different Hawker centres, strolling through herb and spice gardens, sampling more of the foodie hotspots across the city and perhaps getting involved in a cooking class.

Visit Little India

Head to the neighbourhood of Little India and be struck by the vibrancy, the scents and see where Singaporeans of different ethnicities come together. Explore where the locals go for the freshest seafood and spices by browsing the various stalls at Tekka Centre. Have a teh tarik (pulled tea) in the local hawker stalls or for something more substantial, try a biriyani or, if you're feeling brave, a fish head curry.

Fort Gate at Fort Canning Park in Singapore

Wander round Fort Canning Park

Having smelt and tasted the various different herbs and spices in the local dishes, visit Fort Canning Park to see them in their original form. The original 19-hectare garden was built on Fort Canning Hill by Sir Stamford Raffles. Nowadays, the small replica garden grows popular spices and herbs such as ginger, laksa leaves, pandan plus other herbs used in traditional medicine.

The exterior facade of Raffles Hotel in Singapore

Sip a Singapore Sling at Raffles

First opened in 1887, this iconic landmark in Singapore is something to not be missed during your stay. Head to the hotel's Long Bar and grab yourself a famous Singapore Sling cocktail. This beautiful, colonial hotel is currently undergoing restoration works and is due to reopen in the second half of 2018.

Need further inspiration?

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