Hawker Culture in Singapore was successfully inscribed as Singapore's first element on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on 16 Dec 2020. The Intergovernmental Committee unanimously gave their support towards the inscription of Hawker Culture in Singapore.

Dec 30, 2022 · Singapore is home to one of the most invasive species of birds in the world. And no, it is not the pigeon. In hawker centres, the birds of this urban city turn into our makan buddies -- but how...

From iconic façades and traditional motifs, to varying typologies as seen through the building shape and roofs, hawker centres have grown to be an important part of Singapore’s landscape and a reflection of our built heritage. Originally built in 1915, Upgraded in 1982.

Dec 16, 2020 · Google and National Heritage Board (NHB), National Environment Agency (NEA) and The Federation Of Merchants' Associations, Singapore (FMAS) announced in July 2019 a joint initiative to document 114 beloved hawker centres in Singapore on Google Maps to make them discoverable to anyone searching for their favourite hawker stalls.

With more than 100 hawker centres in Singapore, patrons have access to a good mix of affordable cooked food options. These include seven new hawker centres at Bukit Panjang, Hougang (Ci Yuan), Woodlands (Kampung Admiralty), Jurong West, Tampines (Our Tampines Hub), Pasir Ris Central and Yishun Park.

From Boon Lay to Maxwell and to Bedok, hawker centres have become the nation’s community dining rooms, where the office worker takes his usual morning breakfast perhaps in a hurry, while the retired senior digs into a bowl of noodles at his own leisure.

Dec 17, 2020 · SINGAPORE - Hawker culture in Singapore has been officially added to the Unesco Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In virtual proceedings that took place on...

May 4, 2023 · One of the most distinctive and beloved aspects of its rich heritage is its hawker culture, which refers to the practice of dining at hawker centres, open-air complexes that house food stalls offering a gamut of local food in a multicultural urban context.

Apr 5, 2023 · Hawker culture is an integral part of Singapore’s culinary heritage. For the uninitiated, the term ‘hawker’ generally refers to street vendors who sell food from mobile carts or stalls in open-air markets.

Jan 13, 2021 · Singapore’s hawker culture has been recognized by UNESCO, but there are questions about its sustainability. The Maxwell Food Center in Singapore. If there is one thing Singaporeans are known for,...