Tiong Bahru Wet Market
The Early History
Before World War II, two shophouses situated along Tiong Poh Road served as a makeshift wet market for the whole area, quickly drawing in a number of grocers and hawkers alike and becoming an early iteration of the modern hawker centre.
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​The predecessor of the Tiong Bahru Market, then known as the Seng Poh Road Market, was opened on 21 January 1951 and provided proper infrastructure for the establishment of the contemporary hawker centre. It was mainly constructed using wood, and featured roofs made of zinc. Stalls were organised according to the goods they sold.
​Hawker carts in Tiong Bahru, 1956 Wong Kwan Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore
The Seng Poh Road Market Source: Remember Singapore
​Hawker carts in Tiong Bahru, 1956 Wong Kwan Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore
Tiong Bahru Wet Market
With 83 hawker stalls and 250 wet market and retail stalls, the new Tiong Bahru Market now has an expanded seating capacity of 1440 seats and a roof-top car park with 120 parking lots. Its high ceilings, alfresco dining facilities and wide variety of hawker stalls selling an array of delectable local cuisine, make it a favourite food haunt for locals and tourists.​
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What can you find here?
Poultry
Vegetables & Fruits
Coffee powder
Plastics and tablewares
Party goods
Flowers