🍜 Top 8 Hawker centres in Singapore (2026)

The best hawker centres in Singapore in 2026, by our editorial score, are Chomp Chomp Food Centre, Geylang Serai Market & Food Centre and Jurong West 505 Market & Food Centre. Last updated 13 November 2026 · Methodology

Maxwell, Lau Pa Sat, Old Airport Road, Tiong Bahru Market, Chomp Chomp and the centres locals cross the island for. Singapore's hawker culture is on UNESCO's intangible heritage list.

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   Chomp Chomp Food Centre

   📍 Serangoon Gardens, Serangoon, North-East · $

   NEA-managed evening hawker centre in Serangoon Gardens known for barbecued stingray, satay and carrot cake.

   Don't miss: BBQ sambal stingray and satay
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2. 2

   Geylang Serai Market & Food Centre

   📍 Geylang Serai, Geylang Serai, East · $

   Double-storey NEA market and food centre built in a Malay kampong-inspired design, known for Malay, Indonesian and Indian Muslim hawker food.

   Don't miss: Nasi padang and Malay kueh
   99
3. 3

   Jurong West 505 Market & Food Centre

   📍 Blk 505 Jurong West Street 52, Jurong West · $

   Heartland market and food centre that reopened in December 2024 after renovation, home to several Michelin Bib Gourmand stalls such as Soh Kee Cooked Food.

   Don't miss: Wanton mee and cooked-food rice sets
   99
4. 4

   Old Airport Road Food Centre

   📍 Blk 51 Old Airport Road, Kallang, Central · $

   Large hawker centre opened in 1973 with about 168 stalls, including Michelin-recommended Lao Fu Zi Fried Kway Teow and Nam Sing Hokkien Fried Mee.

   Don't miss: Hokkien fried mee and char kway teow
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5. 5

   Maxwell Food Centre

   📍 Kadayanallur Street, Chinatown, Central · $

   NEA-managed hawker centre on the edge of Chinatown whose stalls include Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice, featured in the Michelin Guide's hawker centre round-up.

   Don't miss: Hainanese chicken rice and Fuzhou oyster cake
   91
6. 6

   Tekka Centre

   📍 Blk 665 Buffalo Road, Little India, Central · $

   Market and food centre in Little India (listed by NEA as Tekka Market) known for Indian Muslim and North Indian stalls such as Allauddin's Briyani.

   Don't miss: Biryani
   91
7. 7

   Tiong Bahru Market

   📍 Seng Poh Road, Tiong Bahru, Central · $

   NEA-managed market with a wet market downstairs and a food centre upstairs whose stalls include Jian Bo Shui Kueh, listed in the Michelin Guide round-up.

   Don't miss: Chwee kueh for breakfast
   91
8. 8

   Taman Jurong Market & Food Centre

   📍 Yung Sheng Road, Jurong West · $

   NEA-managed market beside Jurong Stadium that opened in 1972 as Yung Sheng Food Centre.

   Don't miss: Lor mee

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