May 18, 2026
The tour I set up was Architecture and Food, for our day one in Singapore. After looking at the Architecture our guide brought us to the iconic hawker center Lau Pa Sat in the heart of the Central Business District. We got there around 1:30 pm on Friday afternoon and much of the business crowd had cleared. The atmosphere is vibrant and you can feast relatively inexpensively. The locals asked us all weekend, if we had been there yet, as it is well used by all, with lots of favorite stalls!
The center is one of the oldest in Singapore. Here's half of our group in front of one of the stalls that actually has a Michelin Star for their Laksa plate / dish ( a coconut broth soup with egg, fish cake, cockles and shrimp). Here's what else we tried.
The Satay was my favorite, the peanut sauce was amazing! The mango was delicious and the Singapore toast so unual and tasty I asked the guide to give me information to buy a jar of the cocunut jam Kaya. There are many brands but she told me this one is her favorite and the best!
We actually ended back at Lau Pa Sat after our night tour too! Every day after 4pm they close the street next to center and turn it into tons more seating and 10 additional Satay Stands are added. This place is open 24 hours / 7 days a week and the venders work until they sell out each day! We had dumplings and Indian food when we came back, as a late dinner around 9:30 pm.
