Singapore's first market, known today as Lau Pa Sat 老巴刹 has its roots in the riverside fishermen's market when Raffles landed at Singapore River in 1819. A lot has changed in the last 200 years.
Its entire surroundings is transformed beyond recognition imagination - Lau Pa Sat is today, nestled in the shadow of gleaming, looming glass towers that sprouted up all around it. The old market has undergone great physical changes and its character has also morphed from a fish market to a festival market to today's buzzing hawker food centre.
Lau Pa Sat 老巴刹
Address: 18 Raffles Quay, Singapore 048582
Nearest MRT: 5 minutes walk from Raffles station exit F (Market street)
Tel: 6220 2138
Hours: 24/7