Outram · Singapore
The best of Chinatown (2026)
Shophouses, temples and two of the city's most famous hawker centres, with Tanjong Pagar's cocktail bars and restaurants next door.
Chinatown packs Singapore's heritage and its food into a few walkable streets: the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Sri Mariamman Temple, Chinatown Complex and Maxwell Food Centre, and the bars and restaurants of Keong Saik, Club Street and Tanjong Pagar.
Chinatown picks on our islandwide lists
All islandwide listsEvery place in Chinatown that made one of our islandwide guides, with its position on that list.
Food & Drink
The 10 Best Speakeasies in Singapore (2026)
- #2 Night Hawk Tanjong Pagar
- #3 Cat Bite Club Duxton
- #4 Sago House Duxton Hill
- #5 Stay Gold Flamingo Amoy Street
- #6 Bitters & Love Telok Ayer
- #8 The Champagnery Amoy Street
The 8 Best Satay Spots in Singapore (2026)
- #4 168 CMY Satay Chinatown Complex
- #5 Shi Xiang Satay Chinatown Complex
The 10 Best Michelin-Listed Hawker Stalls in Singapore (2026)
- #6 Xiu Ji Ikan Bilis Yong Tau Fu Chinatown Complex Food Centre
- #10 Hoo Kee Bak Chang Amoy Street Food Centre
The 8 Best Kaya Toast Spots in Singapore (2026)
- #1 Ya Kun Kaya Toast Telok Ayer, Far East Square
- #3 Tong Ah Eating House Keong Saik Road
- #6 Ah Seng (Hai Nam) Coffee Amoy Street Food Centre
The 10 Best Fine Dining Restaurants in Singapore (2026)
- #3 Zen Bukit Pasoh Road
- #5 Cloudstreet Amoy Street
The 8 Best Dim Sum Restaurants in Singapore (2026)
- #2 Red Star Restaurant Chin Swee Road, Outram
- #3 Yum Cha Restaurant Chinatown, Trengganu Street
The 10 Best Date Night Restaurants in Singapore (2026)
- #4 Zén Bukit Pasoh
- #7 Cloudstreet Amoy Street
The 9 Best Cocktail Bars in Singapore (2026)
- #1 Jigger & Pony Tanjong Pagar, Amara Singapore
- #5 Native Amoy Street, Telok Ayer
- #6 The Elephant Room Tanjong Pagar Road
- #7 Side Door Neil Road, Outram
- #9 Cat Bite Club Duxton Road, Tanjong Pagar
The 9 Best Char Kway Teow Stalls in Singapore (2026)
- #1 Outram Park Fried Kway Teow Mee Hong Lim Food Centre
The 8 Best Brunch Spots in Singapore (2026)
- #5 Sarnies Telok Ayer Street
The 11 Best Bakeries in Singapore (2026)
- #2 Park Backerei Tanjong Pagar
- #5 The Fat Kid Bakery Amoy Street
- #6 Champion Bolo Bun Tanjong Pagar
- #10 Poh Guan Cake House Hong Lim Complex
The 6 Best Bak Kut Teh Shops in Singapore (2026)
- #1 Song Fa Bak Kut Teh Clarke Quay, New Bridge Road
- #3 Ya Hua Bak Kut Teh Tanjong Pagar, Keppel Road
The 12 Best Restaurants in Singapore (2026)
- #2 Zén Tanjong Pagar (Bukit Pasoh Road)
The 10 Best Laksa Spots in Singapore (2026)
- #7 Famous Sungei Road Trishaw Laksa Hong Lim Food Centre, Chinatown
The 12 Best Hawker Centres in Singapore (2026)
- #1 Maxwell Food Centre Chinatown / Tanjong Pagar
- #3 Chinatown Complex Food Centre Chinatown
- #5 Amoy Street Food Centre Tanjong Pagar / CBD
- #7 Hong Lim Market & Food Centre Chinatown
The 11 Best Chicken Rice Spots in Singapore (2026)
- #1 Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice Maxwell Food Centre, Chinatown
- #11 Uncle Louis Famous Chicken Rice Maxwell Food Centre, Chinatown
Hotels
The 10 Best Hotels With Pools in Singapore (2026)
- #2 Mondrian Singapore Duxton Duxton Hill
- #5 Oasia Hotel Downtown Tanjong Pagar
- #6 The Clan Hotel Far East Square
The 10 Best Heritage Hotels in Singapore (2026)
- #7 Duxton Reserve, Autograph Collection Duxton
- #8 Ann Siang House Ann Siang Hill
- #9 KeSa House Keong Saik
The 8 Best Budget Hotels in Singapore (2026)
- #5 Harbour Ville Hotel Kampong Bahru
- #8 Hotel Clover The Arts South Bridge Road
The 9 Best Boutique Hotels in Singapore (2026)
- #3 AMOY Telok Ayer
- #4 Hotel Mono Chinatown
- #5 Ann Siang House by The Unlimited Collection Club Street
- #6 KeSa House by The Unlimited Collection Keong Saik
- #9 Hotel Clover The Arts South Bridge Road
Things to Do
The 12 Best Temples, Mosques & Churches in Singapore (2026)
- #1 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple Chinatown
- #2 Sri Mariamman Temple Chinatown
- #3 Thian Hock Keng Temple Telok Ayer
- #5 Masjid Jamae (Chulia) Chinatown
The 10 Best Views & Observation Decks in Singapore (2026)
- #3 Pinnacle@Duxton Skybridge Tanjong Pagar
The 10 Best Neighbourhoods to Explore in Singapore (2026)
- #1 Chinatown Chinatown
- #9 Tanjong Pagar and Duxton Tanjong Pagar
Shopping
Weddings & Events
Services & Moving Here
The 6 Best Coworking Spaces in Singapore (2026)
- #2 WeWork 22 Cross Street Chinatown
- #3 The Working Capitol Keong Saik
The 7 Best Architects in Singapore (2026)
- #2 SCDA Architects Keong Saik / Tanjong Pagar
- #7 HYLA Architects Club Street
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