Lau Pa Sat Festival Market
18 Raffles Quay, Singapore
Literally meaning "old bazaar" in Hokkien Chinese, Lau Pa Sat, or officially Telok Ayer Market has a long history that dates back to 1825.
Originally a market and much closer to the river, the structure in its present form- with its distinctive Victorian steel ornamentation was designed by Municipal Engineer James MacRitchie in 1894, closely following the original octagonal shape of the first large version of the market designed by George Drumgoole Coleman in 1836.
Located in Downtown Core, the market was eventually surrounded by new office towers and by 1973 it was converted into a food center. Since 1995, management of the food court is handled by Kopitiam, an operator that shares the name of the generic term for Singaporean coffee shop serve kaya toast, its egg and coconut paste-based national breakfast.
To this day the place is frequented by office workers and tourists and it's packed until very late at night especially outside where hawker food is sold.
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