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Be Picky: Insider Tips for Singapore

Flight attendant Florian Tomberg reveals his personal insider tips for Singapore. His food tip for the metropolis: dine under the stars at food market Lau Pa Sat

April 29, 2024
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Florian Tomberg

What does Singapore taste like? The best place to find out is at the Lau Pa Sat market (also known as Telok Ayer market) in the Central Business District. There, in an old Victorian building, you will find numerous food stalls where you can sample both local and international dishes. The famous Satay Street, for example, offers Indonesian barbecue skewers in every conceivable variation. The food is then eaten at long wooden tables outside under the stars.  

The octagonal, cast-iron structure of Lau Pa Sat, designed by James MacRitchie, adopted George Drumgoole Coleman's original octagonal shape for the older market.
The market's predecessor building was already designed as an octagon (© Darren Soh; header picture © Stephane Lemaire/hemis.fr/laif)
The entrance to the Lau Pa Sat market appears in the evening light from the street lighting, together with the entrance sign in front of it.
The Lau Pa Sat was built in Victorian style (© Government of Singapore)
In Singapore's Central Business District, the iconic Lau Pa Sat, an old market turned food center, stands against the backdrop of the city skyline. In the foreground, people are seated, indulging in their meals amid the bustling activity of the market.
The tables in front of the market are always full (© Gonzalo Azumendi/laif)

About:

Florian Tomberg lives in Cologne and has been working for Lufthansa since 2017. As a purser, he often flys from Frankfurt to Singapore.

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