Private Tour

Private Market Visit and Cooking Class With A Professional Chef

Overview

Available languages

English

4 hours

Mobile ticket

Discover Singapore's rich cultural history through its cuisine. You'll get an authentic and intimate look at the Singaporean way of life via culinary specialties with a local chef as your instructor. Upgrade your 4-hour experience to include the sights and sounds of a wet market and be introduced to your ingredients before proceeding back to the studio to cook up a storm.

Please note that this is an exclusive private tour only for your booking. We therefore require a minimum of 2 participants per booking. We do not mix you with other participants/tours happening on the same day.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Please note that transportation is not provided for the market visit

Allow for 3 hours for the cooking class or 4 hours for the market visit and cooking class

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What‘s Included

Professional instructors

Lunch with water, coffee and tea

All cooking equipment and ingredients

Apron, recipes and a souvenir to keep

Hotel pickup and drop-off

What To Expect

Palate Sensations offers participants an opportunity to experience the diverse multiculturalism of Singaporean food all at one convenient location – at our kitchen. Our Chef will meet you at a local market for the market tour. Participants will then return to Palate Sensations’ kitchen and begin to cook their chosen Singaporean menu with the expertise and guidance from our chef. You can enjoy your hardwork afterwards at our indoor or outdoor dining area. Some of the delectable dishes that participants can look forward to cooking at Palate Sensations include traditional dishes such as Sambal Squid, Singapore Laksa, Sambal Kangkong and Chicken Rice. Each participant will receive an apron to keep as a souvenir and a copy of the recipes on the day so they can practice cooking up a storm back home. So come and embark on a uniquely Singaporean culinary adventure with Palate Sensations – it is bound to be a deliciously unforgettable one! This adventure is a private event and requires a minimum of 2 participants to start on any day you choose. You can embark on this adventure with or without a visit to the local market.

Sample Menu

main

Singapore Laksa

Laksa is a spicy noodle soup served with thick rice noodles and prawns.The soup broth is made with a delicious rich and spicy curry coconut milk.

starter

Otak Otak

Otak-otak is a grilled fish cake wrapped in banana leaves. It is made of ground mackerel fish meat mixed with tapioca starch and spices.

dessert

Ondeh Ondeh

Pandan flavoured balls of rice cake filled with liquid palm sugar and coated in grated coconut.

Options

Singaporean Cooking Class

Have you already been to the usual tourist attractions that Singapore has to offer, and are seeking for a more authentic and intimate Singaporean experience? Join us for a cooking class!

Market visit and cooking class

Experience the sights and sounds of a local wet market in Singapore with our Chef before proceeding back to our studio to cook up a storm!

Reviews

4.40

10 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Fascinating day of local food and cooking
Davey6009,
Sep 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This was a superb day. We had a tour of a local market, with both an experienced guide and our chef, meeting traditional stall owners and learning about the ingredients and the area. Then upstairs to a Hawker market, where we tried new and delicious treats. Finally, we cooked and ate three local dishes in a superbly equipped kitchen. A great way to explore Singapore and highly recommended.
Bao Bun Class.
vegetablemasala,
May 13, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
My daughter booked us in for the Bao Bun Class. Great hands on experience for something that we wanted to learn / do together. The class instructor Chef Loreta Quitoles was very helpful and gave us a number of tips while we went through the recipes. A great experience for foodies. Thank you to all the Team.
Good class, but could be more hands-in
chuckm787,
Nov 5, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
Our chef was good for the market tour, and quite knowledgeable about the history of the area/market. (He arrived fairly late, but did let us know ahead of time.) The actual class was about a 10-minute drive away, in a very modern building on kind of a corporate campus. It was a long-ish wait for the class to start, as the air-conditioning was not working. When we finally started, it was a little less hands-on than we had hoped, and at times it seemed like we were apprenticing with a chef (who was kind of barking orders at us) rather than being students doing this for fun. This was a private class for two people, so it wasn't like he was off helping other students. The food was delicious although way too much for two people (we made chicken rice, which requires cooking a whole chicken).
Very professional and friendly! Delicious food!
monicajakobsson60,
Jul 31, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Very professional and friendly place to learn some cocking. Chef Loreta was very knowledgable and good-humoured. Our food was delicious
A perfect introduction to Singaporean cuisine
I628MLthomasl,
Apr 27, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We started with the market tour at Tiong Bahru Market. Ryan provided us with lots of interesting background information: the history of the area, the market, the products on offer and the variety of hawker stalls. Afterwards we took a taxi to the cooking school. It is perfectly furnished so that we could start cooking right away. Ryan is an absolutely competent cooking professional, so we were able to benefit a lot. Enjoying the three-course meal was the perfect end to this great event.
Disappointing Learning Experience in Baking Class Due to Lack of Explanation
happylearning,
Feb 24, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00
I recently attended your baking class, and while I appreciate the opportunity to learn from a professional, I feel that the class did not live up to my expectations. As a student, I believe that learning is a two-way journey, and I am not here just to watch what the coach does and replicate it exactly. I came to your class with the intention of learning new techniques, gaining a deeper understanding of the baking process, and exploring my creativity in the kitchen. However, I felt that the lack of explanation and detailed instructions during the class prevented me from achieving these goals. As a student, I believe that it's essential to have a clear understanding of why certain techniques are used and how different ingredients work together to create the final product. I came to your class hoping to gain this kind of knowledge, but unfortunately, I felt like I was simply copying what you were doing without truly understanding the techniques involved. I want to emphasize that my goal in attending your class was not simply to replicate what I could find on YouTube or in a recipe book. Rather, I came to your class with the hope of gaining a deeper understanding of the baking process and developing my own skills and creativity in the kitchen. I want to emphasize the importance of time in the learning process. As a student, I understand that everyone's time is precious, and we all have busy schedules that make it difficult to commit to lengthy learning experiences. When I decided to attend your baking class, I made a conscious decision to invest my time and resources into this experience, with the expectation that it would be a valuable and worthwhile use of my time. However, I found that the lack of detailed explanations and instructions during the class prevented me from maximizing my learning experience. As a result, I feel that my time and resources were not used effectively.
Excellent!
almao117,
Aug 17, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Everything was what we were looking for. Good experience with service minded chefs! We had a really good time!
Amazing Cooking Session and Flexible company! Highly Recommended!
apriltolentino,
Jul 18, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We booked our cooking sessions 3 days before the date of the class and everyone from Palate Sensations was very lovely! They have accommodated us and were very flexible on the class dates and times, highly recommended to enjoy with friends! We were given the recipe of the yummy Vietnamese cuisines we cooked and we get to eat and also take home the food we cooked! Calista was lovely in accommodating me and my friend Vivian. Chef Lynette was amazing and fun, she is indeed a great chef! Very inspiring and made us feel comfortable showing us the works and giving us tips and tricks in cooking along the way. I will definitely refer you to all my friends as I had a great experience! I am looking forward for our next class with you! Cheers from Italy! - April
Exellence from beginning to end
Rico M,
Sep 9, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I attended the advanced sushi course and it was my first time at Palate Sensations. I can honestly say I have never had a better cooking experience than with Chef Amelia!! I learned not only how to make sushi, but also learned various thing about the culture around it ect. She even gave us a recipe of a sauce that was not in the curriculum and told us where we could be the utensils to cook the things at home. The ingredients were A+ and very fresh.The class was very hands on and everything was very well explained by Chef Amelia. The venue was extremely clean, the staff friendly and the event was well organized. I can recommend this class to everyone!! Thank you so much for this great experience!!
Good experience, however there were...
Robert J Makin M,
Oct 13, 2017
- Review from Viator
4.00
Good experience, however there were only 2 participants, so lacked some atmosphere.