Chinatown & Buddha Tooth Relic Temple

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum 新加坡佛牙寺龙华院

A red Buddhist temple, a Hindu temple and hawker food in one block

⚠ Temple shuts 5pm; dress code

Hours

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple 7am–5pm (Aug 2026). Streets and hawker stalls vary

Tickets

Free (Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Sri Mariamman)

Address

South Bridge Road, opposite Maxwell Food Centre

Out of Chinatown station you walk straight into Pagoda Street's souvenir shops under red lanterns. At the end, on South Bridge Road, stands the god-covered gateway tower of Sri Mariamman, Singapore's oldest Hindu temple (1827), and a few steps further the stacked red roofs of the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. It only opened in 2007, but inside every surface is gold Buddhas and red pillars, and the air-con makes it a good escape from the heat. Lunch is across the road at Maxwell Food Centre or at the Chinatown Complex hawker centre.