The Sultan Mosque in Kampong Glam is at the centre of this weekend's festival. This coming Friday will be a public holiday in Singapore to commemorate Hari Raya Haji. One of the best things about Singapore is that we celebrate a whole mixture of public holidays. Being a melting pot of cultures, Singapore [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g9IYM2uXwE&feature=youtu.be One of the best things to do in Singapore is a visit to Raffles Hotel. The hotel is the first thing that comes to mind when many people think of Singapore. It's the birthplace of the Singapore sling and the last place a tiger was shot on the island. The hotel was the headquarters [...]
The chicken rice chef at 5 star. One of our national dishes is chicken rice. On our Sunset street eats tour (Katong evening tour) we visit 5 star chicken rice. 5 star is one of the most famous chicken rice shops in Singapore. People travel from across the island to get their fix [...]
Carrying on with our series what are the best things to do in Singapore? Many of our food tour guests are looking for that authentic, live like a local experience. One way that you can easily see how we live here in Singapore is to take a walk along the Park Connector. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Er05109Dxk What is [...]
Brass Lion Distillery in Singapore We are always championing our Singapore food heroes on our food tours. But what about our drink heroes? Well this weekend we had a visit to Brass Lion Distillery in the West of Singapore. Brass Lion Distillery was set up by Singaporean drinks enthusiast Jamie Koh in 2018. [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCfk_t3PwD8 One of the best places to eat in Singapore is Golden Mile. Singapore has a lot of hidden secrets. When it comes to eating sometimes you really need local knowledge. Golden Mile is such a place. Hidden inside an ugly 1970's building on Beach road, Golden Mile is Singapore's mini Thailand.So if you are [...]
Our Singapore food tour in Little India takes in an interesting street called Race course road. Street art on Race course road. Race course road is so called because there used to be a horse racing course here back in the 19th century. The race course was built in 1842. It was a popular hang [...]
One of our favourite places to visit on our food tour in Little India is the Tekka market. Located in the heart of Little India the Tekka market is a great place to eat and shop. We made this short video to give you a taste of life there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mvB-RNL0Bw The Tekka Market is located [...]
Singapore has now entered phase 2 of re-opening following the Covid crisis. So what does all this mean and can you travel to Singapore safely? Table seating spaced out in Singapore. On Friday many businesses were allowed to open back up. Shops and retail stores were back welcoming customers. Most importantly for us though, restaurants [...]
This is the story of how one young chef turned the Covid misfortune to her benefit. Dry Laksa Chef Renee. (photo Renee Tang Eyrn) Renee Tang Eyrn was a young chef learning her trade in one of the busy kitchens of Amoy street. Amoy street is full of great restaurants in the old part of [...]