Lau Pa Sat (Telok Ayer Market) Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Lau Pa Sat. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Lion City Bike Tour of Singapore

• Singapore River Cruise, Night Garden Rhapsody & Spectra by CYT

• Singapore River Cruise and 2 Must-See Water Light Shows

• Singapore Light to Night Bike Tour

• Singapore River Cruise with Spectra & Garden Rhapsody Light Show

It’s free to visit Lau Pa Sat, and dishes start from as little as SG$6. However, many travelers prefer to explore as part of a food tour, which can lead them right to the standout stalls. Expect to pay upwards of US$90 per person for a small-group tour.

Yes, Lau Pa Sat is well worth visiting. It's one of the signature Singapore hawker courts, and the only one set in a beautiful historic building. More than 80 stalls, including six with Michelin recommendations, serve up a wealth of hawker fare, making it a great one-stop shop for discovering the rich flavors of Singapore cuisine. Food tours can vastly simplify the trip: You get to try more tastings with a group to share dishes, while your guide knows exactly what to order where.

Per one customer who booked the Singapore Food & Bike Tour - Downtown, "My husband and I recently enjoyed a fantastic bicycle tour with Derrick in Singapore! The food we tasted was absolutely delicious, offering a diverse range of flavors. Throughout the tour, we sampled over nine different items. My personal favorites were the kaya butter toast, popiah, and the pulled tea, teh tarik."

Lau Pa Sat (Telok Ayer Market) is a popular hawker center, or food market, in a 19th-century Victorian building in Singapore. It’s located at 18 Raffles Quay, at the intersection of Boon Tat Street and Robinson Road in the central business district. The closest MRT stations are Raffles Place and Downtown.

Lau Pa Sat (Telok Ayer Market) is open 24 hours a day, every day. However, individual stalls have different opening times. Some stalls shut once they have sold out of their items. The Satay Street on Boon Tat Street opens at 7pm (or 3pm on weekends and holidays) and runs until 3am.

Lau Pa Sat (Telok Ayer Market) offers a wide range of cuisines, including Chinese, Hong Kong, Malay, Indian, Korean, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Filipino, and Western-style dishes. Some must-try dishes include Hainanese chicken rice, thunder rice tea, fried kway teow, nasi lemak, Hokkien mee, bak kut teh, and satay.

Yes, Lau Pa Sat (Telok Ayer Market) offers vegetarian and halal options. Vegetarian stalls include Maya Veggie Delight (stall 47), Shree Bhaavan Pure Indian Vegetarian (stall 40), and Su Xiang Chinese Vegetarian Cuisine (stall 46). Halal options include A.M. Mohamed Food (stall 54), Ipoh Hainanese Chicken Rice (stall 14), and Turkish Cuisine (stall 70).

Lau Pa Sat (Telok Ayer Market) is open 24 hours a day, though operating hours of individual stalls will differ. Some stalls close after they sell out, so it’s better to go earlier. Avoid the lunchtime rush during the working week by visiting in the mid-afternoon.

Lau Pa Sat means “old market” in Hokkien. Originally, it was Singapore’s first wet market, built in the early 1800s. It was rebuilt in 1894 and retained its iconic octagonal design. It became a hawker center in the 1970s and was listed as a National Monument of Singapore in 1973.

There are tons of things to do when you're done visiting Lau Pa Sat. According to travelers, these are some of the top attractions in Singapore:

• Gardens by the Bay

• Merlion Park

• Supertree Grove at Gardens by the Bay

• Little India

• Boat Quay

View Viator's guide to all the best attractions in Singapore.