Lau Pa Sat
Open 24 hours under Glasgow ironwork, with more than 80 stalls and satay smoke on Boon Tat Street from 7pm (3pm at weekends). Better than its tourist-trap reputation, if not the cheapest.
- Where: CBD
- Price: Under S$30
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Singapore with Kids
Ideas for a day out together.
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Tekka Centre
Little India's market, where banana-leaf meals, North Indian, Malay and Chinese vegetarian stalls sit steps apart. The food centre to choose when your group can't agree.
- Where: Little India
- Price: Under S$30
Tiong Bahru Market
Tiong Bahru's old town hall, now its breakfast: chwee kueh since 1958 and three Bib Gourmand stalls. Come early and order across stalls; many are done by early afternoon.
- Where: Tiong Bahru
- Price: Under S$30
JUMBO Seafood Riverside Point
Chilli crab by the river for the relatives who keep asking for it, with five private rooms for the big table. Agree the crab first and ask the price before it is cooked.
- Where: Clarke Quay
- Price: S$60 and above
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum
Three sauropods for the photo, and a sperm whale found off Jurong Island with the better Singapore story. A rainy-weekend museum for children past the dinosaurs-are-big stage.
- Where: Kent Ridge
- Price: Under S$30
ArtScience Museum
There is no fixed ArtScience visit, only whatever is on that month. Choose one show before you choose the day, add teamLab downstairs if the budget stretches, then walk it off along the bay.
- Where: Marina Bay
- Price: S$30–60
Singapore Art Museum at Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Contemporary art shown big, in a port warehouse that went from stopgap to home. Worth the bus ride on a wet afternoon; see Maria Taniguchi's Afterimage before 22 November.
- Where: Tanjong Pagar
- Price: Under S$30
Asian Civilisations Museum
Start with the Tang shipwreck: 60,000-odd ceramics bound for the Gulf, sunk off Indonesia and now shelved by the Singapore River. Do that room properly and the rest makes sense.
- Where: Civic District
- Price: Under S$30
Jewel Rain Vortex
The world's tallest indoor waterfall is a storm drain with a publicist. Free to watch, better from Basement 2 and the Skytrain than from the first railing.
- Where: Changi
- Price: Free
Supertree Observatory
The pod on top of the tallest Supertree used to be a restaurant. Now it's a 50-metre open rooftop with the whole bay laid out; go at dusk on a clear day, and not in a storm.
- Where: Marina Bay
- Price: Under S$30
OCBC Skyway
A 128-metre walkway slung between the Supertrees, 22 metres up, with a little give underfoot. Our pick over the Observatory on a first visit; see your first light show from the ground.
- Where: Marina Bay
- Price: Under S$30
Floral Fantasy
Until 14 March 2027 the flowers overhead share the room with Elsa, Woody and 21 other topiary friends. Bring a child with a Frozen habit, and save the cave at the end for last.
- Where: Marina Bay
- Price: Under S$30
Kid-friendly by neighbourhood
Mandai wildlife parks
Pick the Mandai park you actually want and do it properly. Trying to cover them all in one day leaves nobody with energy for the last one.
- 4 picks
Sentosa
Pick one Sentosa: beach, heritage, sea life, waterpark or rides. Trying to do three in a day is how a family ends up silent on the way home.
- 5 picks
West-side family day
Pick one anchor: Jurong Lake Gardens and Forest Ramble for an outdoor day, or Science Centre and KidsSTOP for a wet one. Not all four in an afternoon.
- 4 picks
Collections
Let the kids choose
Ask them first: climbing, experimenting, animals or stories. Then book one anchor activity and leave the rest of the afternoon for snacks.
- 6 picks
Ideas for different ages
‘Good for kids’ covers everyone from toddlers to teenagers, which is the problem. Choose the session, route or activity for the children actually coming with you.
- 4 picks