Sultan Mosque (Masjid Sultan)
Kampong Gelam's golden domes sit on a band of glass bottle ends donated by the poor. Visit Saturday to Thursday, dressed for it; Fridays are closed to walk-in visitors.
- Where: Kampong Glam
- Price: Free
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Kampong Gelam's golden domes sit on a band of glass bottle ends donated by the poor. Visit Saturday to Thursday, dressed for it; Fridays are closed to walk-in visitors.
One of Singapore’s oldest Chinese temples, built where Hokkien sailors stepped ashore to thank the sea goddess. Go before work, and look up at the roof.
Built in 2007 to look a thousand years old, with a stupa made from 320kg of gold, a rooftop prayer wheel and a vegetarian food court in the basement. Free, and best done from the roof down.
Singapore's oldest Hindu temple, with a five-tier gopuram that stops South Bridge Road mid-stride and a fire-walking festival each October or November. Shoes off, shoulders covered.
Where the Ubin ferry and the cycling clubs refuel: two rival nasi lemak stalls, Ipoh hor fun and fried bananas. Just back from October repairs, so check it's open first.
Rival bak chor mee stalls in neighbouring units, hotplate stingray and charred wings late into the night. Bedok 85 is where the east goes for supper. Bring a group and split the queues.
Thirty-two stalls by the river near Great World, two of them on the 2026 Bib Gourmand list. Small enough for one lap; pick your two stalls and check their days first.
A breakfast estate: chwee kueh from a stall trading since 1959, a morning-only carrot cake and, for anyone who slept in, a Bib Gourmand braised duck. Go before 9am.
Redhill's neighbourhood hawker centre, worth the walk for Fatty Cheong's char siew and Ah Er's Bib Gourmand soup. Go before the lunch rush with a back-up stall in mind.
The hawker centre at the end of the East Coast cycle path: charcoal satay, stingray in banana leaf and a sea breeze no fan can match. Arrive by bike, late afternoon.
Serangoon Gardens' night-shift hawker centre: shutters up after 4pm, barbecue smoke by dinner and a Hokkien mee worth crossing the island for. Bring a group and a table-holder.
Two blocks, two clocks: breakfast and the wet market in Block 91, lunch to supper in Block 90. Get the building right, go early and check your stall's trading days first.
