Newton Food Centre Hawker centres were built when the government decided, in the early 1970s, to relocate itinerant street food hawkers around the island and re- site them in a fixed location. Called hawker centres, they were basically huge roofed sheds housing small individual stalls provided with clean water, electricity and sanitation. Built in the early 1970s, Newton Hawker Centre shot to fame when the legendary Orchard Gluttons Square push- cart hawkers on Orchard Road had to make way for urban redevelopment in 1979. Some of the hawkers were relocated to Newton.

Located next to the Newton MRT train station, it is a collection of about 80 hawkers selling all sorts of Indian, Malay and Chinese hawker food in an environment shaded by giant angsana trees. Grilled seafood is especially popular at Newton. It underwent a $4.8 million facelift in 2005 and re- opened in July 2006 to much fanfare.

Photo credit: Sin Kam Cheong