Must-see nightlife in Singapore

  • Spiffy Dapper

    Chinatown & the CBD

    Keep your eyes peeled for the Dapper Coffee sign and then quick, before anyone sees, scuttle up the stairs and through the engraved doors. Choose from the…

  • Taboo

    Chinatown & the CBD

    Conquer the dance floor at what remains the favourite gay club in town. Expect the requisite line-up of shirtless gyrators, doting straight women and…

  • Gibson

    Chinatown & the CBD

    Add a little razzle dazzle to your evening by perching up at the bar of this classy establishment tucked off a dingy stairwell and watch in wonder as the…

  • Backstage Bar

    Chinatown & the CBD

    Chinatown's veteran gay bar has found new life in a converted Neil Rd shophouse, complete with snug alfresco courtyard and a splash of Broadway posters…

  • Coastes

    Sentosa Island

    More family friendly than many of the other beach venues, Coastes has picnic tables on the palm-studded sand and sun loungers (S$22) by the water. Feeling…

  • MavRx Coffee Apothecary

    Chinatown & the CBD

    Get your daily caffeine injection at this monochromatic hole-in-the-wall coffee dispensary. The La Marzocco espresso machine gleams on the bench, and the…

  • Fry Rooftop Bistro & Bar

    Chinatown & the CBD

    Unassuming Fry Rooftop flies under the radar with the Club St hordes and it's this very fact that makes it so appealing for long, lazy drinking sessions…

  • Bar & Billiard Room

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    The quintessential Raffles drinking hole, with its soft lighting, genteel service, clacking of billiard balls, and breezy verandah is currently closed as…

  • Coachman Inn

    Singapore

    Peddling both local and Western dishes, this public bar and restaurant at the Changi Sailing Club offers a beautiful view of the Strait of Johor and Pulau…

  • Black Swan

    Chinatown & the CBD

    Was that Rita Hayworth? This art deco marvel is set inside a 1930s bank building. Hit the bustling ground-floor bar for happy-hour oysters (S$2) served…

  • Oxwell & Co

    Oxwell & Co

    Chinatown & the CBD

    Laced with cockfighting posters, machinery-turned-furniture and exposed copper pipes, jumping Oxwell & Co feels like a saloon crossed with a vintage…

  • RedDot Brewhouse

    Holland Village, Dempsey Hill & the Botanic Gardens

    In a quiet spot in Dempsey Hill, RedDot has been pouring its own microbrews for years. Ditch the average food and focus on the suds, sipped to the sound…

  • Gastronomia

    Gastronomia

    Holland Village, Dempsey Hill & the Botanic Gardens

    Directly across the road from the Botanic Gardens MRT station, this casual coffeeshop is a perfect pit stop before or after your garden visit. Pull up a…

  • Ola Beach Club

    Sentosa Island

    It's a bit of a stretch to compare Siloso Beach to Waikiki, but after a few cocktails at this beach club's Hawaiian bar, served in fabulously kitschy tiki…

  • Da Paolo Bistro Bar

    Holland Village, Dempsey Hill & the Botanic Gardens

    Like something straight off the pages of Vogue Living, this tropical-chic gem sits on a lush, secluded street dotted with colonial bungalows. Settle in on…

  • KPO

    Singapore

    It may no longer be such a see-and-be-seen place, but KPO remains a solid spot to kick back with a beer, especially on the rooftop terrace. It's a…

  • Screening Room Rooftop Bar

    Chinatown & the CBD

    Perched atop a mini cinema, Screening Room, this rooftop bar is a mix of arresting city views, tipsy expats and knockout cocktails. For audible…

  • Post Bar

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    Retaining the original post-office ceiling, decked out with modern sculptures and some decidedly futuristic underfloor lighting, Post Bar exudes class…

  • Privé Keppel Bay

    West & Southwest Singapore

    You couldn’t ask for a better setting for morning coffee or evening drinks: this bar is located on an island out in the middle of Keppel Harbour, with the…

  • Social Space

    Chinatown & the CBD

    What looks like a dreamy Bali-esque cafe smack in the middle of Chinatown is so much more than a place for coffee. This lifestyle store is a social…

  • Cuscaden Patio

    Singapore

    This memorabilia packed basement bar with a small, open-air patio shouldn't be any good, but extra-friendly staff and extra-cheap drinks ensure it's as…

  • Park

    Holland Village, Dempsey Hill & the Botanic Gardens

    Industrial yellow tables, shophouse tiles and filament bulbs complete the hip fit-out of this converted-shipping-container bar. The outdoor patio seating…

  • Prince of Wales

    Little India & Kampong Glam

    The closest thing to a pub in Little India, this grungy Aussie hang-out is an affable, popular spot, with a small beer garden, a pool table and sports…

  • No 5

    Singapore

    Not much imagination went into naming this long-running boozer, set in a 1910 Peranakan shophouse complete with hanging red Chinese lanterns. Sure, it’s…

  • Bar Bar Black Sheep

    Singapore

    Swirling fans, dangling lanterns and a mostly 30- and 40-something crowd downing beers in flip-flops. Bar Bar Black Sheep is a curious hybrid, an open-air…

  • Que Pasa

    Singapore

    A classy little wine and tapas bar, with an Iberian vibe. Inside it's all about the vino, from the walls decorated with hundreds of bottles to the…

  • Ice Cold Beer

    Singapore

    One thing you can be sure of here is that your beer will be ice cold – served in -3°C glasses from ice tanks, it's positively chilly. Throw in some rock…

  • Dusk

    West & Southwest Singapore

    Perched atop Mt Faber, Dusk enjoys a sweeping view over HarbourFront to Sentosa Island and the Singapore Strait beyond. Sunset is the perfect time to…

  • Raffles Courtyard

    Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay

    Raffles' courtyard bar is currently closed due to the renovations at Raffles Hotel and is set to reopen mid-2019.

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