The best grocery stores, supermarkets and markets in Singapore

There’s a reason they added “Xtra” in their name - this hypermarket is not only huge but has everything you can imagine a supermarket could carry. Owned by NTUC FairPrice Co-operative Ltd, FairPrice Xtra is Singapore’s largest retailer. As supermarkets go, FairPrice Xtra offers an extra fun grocery shopping experience with lower prices and more varieties of products. With fresh food, groceries, electronic products, household appliances, and casual apparel, this hypermarket is designed for the whole family - as can be said with their wide aisles. Stop by their 77,000 square feet flagship store at Ang Mo Kio Hub Mall and try out their added self-checkout machines for yourself.

From a small cold store to a Singaporean icon, Cold Storage is a pioneer in bringing quality and exclusive products from around the world to the residents of Singapore. These family friendly stores cater to its customers ever-changing needs and aim to serve the freshest quality range from around the world. Having both local and non-local selections, this supermarket is where to go for expats who are feeling a little homesick or locals who want to fill their stomachs with foreign flavours.

For those on a budget, head to any Sheng Siong outlet and splurge for your cravings. Sheng Siong sells groceries and daily necessities like all other supermarkets - however, they do so with a wider range of products and at an even lower price. Their groceries of seafood and poultry are similar to those at a wet market, and are just as fresh.

Just like the name suggests, this Giant hypermarket offer the most complete range of household products, electronics, and apparel. Giant is Singapore’s largest mass market retailer with over 62 stores island wide stocked full of fresh grocery products and a range of general merchandise to satisfy not only your stomach, your shopping needs.

The Geylang Serai Market has been a focal point for the local Malay community since it was built in 1964. These days, the airy 955-seater Geylang Serai food centre sits on the second floor, sharing the enclosed 9,000 sq ft floor space with a wet market and a battery of shops laden with clothing, groceries, household goods and other bric-a-brac. From fresh produce to pre-packed spices, the market is a hub of frenetic activity especially on weekend mornings where haggling and bargaining is a common sight in the wet market. 

What it’s like Originally an abattoir in the early 1900s at its initial site closer to Sungei Road, Tekka Centre in its present incarnation at the corner of Buffalo, Race Course and Serangoon Roads presents a far more appetising prospect. Now home to one of the best wet markets in town with a greater offering of halal-slaughtered meats than most, the pasar’s adjoining food centre has become a hawker institution offering great grub from a range of cuisines.

Little Farm's chief executive Fred Moujalli previously worked at premium grocers Thomas Dux in Sydney, and he still keeps close ties with his Australian suppliers. The Valley Point store stocks a colourful display of organic, farm-fresh produce, as well as pastas, milk, and preservative-free meats from Down Under. Homegrown brand, The Whole Kitchen's gluten- and refined sugar-free snacks can also be found in their aisles, next to Soma Organics energy bars and Doodles Creek sauces. Little Farms plans to start its own delivery service soon; check their website for updates. 

The Japanese expat community could never get by without Meidi-Ya. This supermarket is the second overseas branch of Meidi-Ya and brings customers a wide variety of fresh food imported from Japan. It consists of a fully fledged Japanese supermarket, as well as sweet shops, a pharmacy, gelato stand, several food stands and a restaurant – all Japanese. Meidi-Ya also supplies a variety of in-house products such as a range of colourful syrup of traditional flavours for best tasting drinks labelled “My Syrup”.

Habitat by Honestbee is a 'NewGen Retail' experience with advanced technology and robots used to smoothen traffic and inconvenience. Adopting both a dining and grocery concept in a single space, Habitat is said to be 'the world's first tech-integrated multi-sensory grocery shopping experience. Make a trip down and take a peek at their automated cashless checkout process with a robotic collection.