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Must-Buy Souvenirs

Real product names, brands, and prices for the souvenirs worth bringing home — plus exactly where to buy them.

1837 Black Tea (100g tin)

TWG Tea

Singapore's own luxury tea house's signature blend — black tea with notes of fruit and flowers — packaged in TWG's recognizable gold-lettered tin. Exact price is an informed estimate within TWG's known retail range; not individually confirmed this pass.

📍 TWG Tea boutiques (ION Orchard, Marina Bay Sands, Changi Airport T1-T3) and the TWG Tea Salon flagship at Raffles City
SGD 29

Pineapple Tarts (330g box)

Bengawan Solo

Buttery, crumbly pastry filled with house-made pineapple jam — the best-known item from Singapore's most famous local bakery chain, a fixture of Chinese New Year and year-round gifting.

📍 Bengawan Solo outlets citywide, including Jewel Changi Airport and terminal arrival/transit halls
SGD 28

Salted Egg Fish Skin (95g bag)

IRVINS

Crispy fried fish skin coated in a rich, savory salted-egg-yolk seasoning — the snack that launched Singapore's salted-egg food craze.

📍 IRVINS Salted Egg stores (Jewel Changi Airport, VivoCity, Bugis+) and iShopChangi
SGD 10

Tiger Balm Red Ointment (19g jar)

Tiger Balm

A camphor-and-menthol herbal ointment for aches, headaches, and insect bites, developed in Singapore in the 1870s and still one of the country's best-known exports.

📍 Guardian, Watsons, and pharmacies citywide; also sold at Changi Airport pharmacies
SGD 5

Sliced Bak Kwa (200g pack)

Bee Cheng Hiang

Sweet-savory barbecued dried meat (traditionally pork — note this is not halal), glazed and grilled over charcoal — a Chinese New Year staple sold and snacked on year-round. Price is extrapolated from a confirmed ~S$7.50/100g rate for a standard 200g gift pack, not independently confirmed at that exact pack size this pass.

📍 Bee Cheng Hiang outlets citywide, including Chinatown and Changi Airport
SGD 15