Singapore Top National Pastime

Food is serious business in Singapore, as it should be seeing as eating is our top national pastime.

The tiny island is a gourmet paradise.

Alongside the usual Chinese, Malay and Indian cuisines, there are a whole lot of other international flavours to appease even the pickiest of eaters.

Sweat it out with the locals and savour the mouth-watering local favourites at non-airconditioned hawker centres. Put on something smart and join the well-heeled in any of the many fine dining establishments.

Chill out with a delicious dessert or a cup of tea at a café and indulge in a spot of people watching. Whatever your palate craves, there is bound to be something to satisfy it.

It does not matter whether you are hungry at 3pm or 3am, there is always an eatery open somewhere to soothe your hunger pangs. That is how serious we are about food!

If you are a food lover, one of the best times to visit Singapore is between June and July each year when the annual Singapore Food Festival takes place. Before you visit, make sure you check out Makansutra, the long undisputed food bible of Singapore.