Here you go, our (soon-to-be) annual list of the best Singapore has to offer. It’s compiled from years of hitting bars, hanging out and hating on the generic. When we compiled it, no votes, committees or advertisers were involved: every bar, cocktail or dish is a favourite of ours, and we don’t see a need to gatekeep them. Some are well-known and could use a nudge; some are known but you won’t know where to start; and some are obscure and deserve a shout-out. All is love.

Curated by David Fuhrmann-Lim and Ben Chin

Pretend you’re the Joker 

Atlas Bar, Parkview Square

The smart way to appreciate the Gothic interior of this famous bar is to go in the afternoon for high tea — at night, it’s well nigh impossible to get a seat here because of the tourist hordes. Pair your scones with some rare Monopole Heidsieck Champagne, and that’s your day drinking sorted.

Check if your ancestors were rum runners

Bar on 15, Kempinski Hotel: 

The rum specialist can crank out plenty of signature cocktails and even provide a history lesson on rum, but their take on El Presidente, with cherry brine instead of grenadine, is worth the trip.

Watch the magic happen (above, Backdrop)

The Backdrop, 581 Orchard Road  

Maestro Dario Knox is upending 300 years of cocktail-making by distilling spirits to their purest essence before serving them in front of you with a touch of botanicals and a sleight of hand. It’s magic, it’s manic, and it’ll make you appreciate cocktails just that little bit more.

Drink sustainable beer not made from weird water

Brewerkz Singapore 

The beer behemoth has been around for decades simply because it’s been crafting great beers all along. Their biggest sustainable effort is the collaboration with renowned artisan bakery Baker & Cook. This partnership blends expertise in baking and brewing, resulting in the creation of two remarkable and environment-friendly products: NEWGrain+ Sourdough, a delectable sourdough bread, and EarthBrew Sourdough Pale Ale, a refreshing craft beer. Drink more, save the world.

Smash this at J&P

Jigger & Pony, 165 Tanjong Pagar Road, Amara Hotel

In their new Smash menu, the team revisit a bunch of classics (modern ones and classic classics) and remakes them with terrific techniques and stylish simplicity. The trusted Margarita is given an Asian twist with spices and a lollipop; the familiar fave Lychee Martini is brought up-to-date with extraction techniques. And after you’ve smashed it, ask for the Ugly Tomato.

Save that ticket to Tokyo — go here instead

D.Bespoke, 2 Bukit Pasoh Road

This is a bar of decorum. The faint jazz music in the background and the occasional shaken cocktail is the only sound you’ll encounter here. Otherwise, every punter converses sotto voce for fear of incurring a stern look from the bartender. You’re paying for a bit of solitude in this plush sanctum and a powerhouse classic Vieux Carre that is subarashii.  

When you must mezcal, then hightail it here

Foxtail, 1 Keong Saik Road, #02-01

This no-fuss, no-frills outdoor bar serves agave cocktails at a muy friendly $18. There’s also a rooftop option for a better view of the Keong Saik enclave. They don’t have a kitchen, but you can order food from the neighbourhood restos. Like I said: laidback and lush. [They’ve just quietly celebrated their 3rd anniversary this year.]

Repel the aliens from Three-Body Problem here

Fura, 74A Amoy Street

If the impending invading aliens consider us humans as “bugs”, then it must follow that insects will save the world. At Fura, the team is closing the loop on waste with low-carbon footprint cocktails and dishes. They use local ingredients except for insects! Kidding, it was an experiment. [Fun fact: insects are sustainable. Not so fun fact: They have yet to get full approval to launch an insectocalypse at the time of writing.] Either way, the drinks are good, and so is the food.

Eavesdrop in this tiny bar

Idle Hands, 3 Ann Siang Hill

This second-floor parlour sits just 15 people at most, and you’d be elbow to elbow. Half the space is taken by the bar and tables, so while waiting for a tasty Oaxaca Hanky Panky and Baked Tuna (above), you’re likely to overhear who Joan is sleeping with and whether Lee will get retrenched. 

Collect your ang pow cocktails here

Junior The Pocket Bar, 6 Ann Siang Hill

Come Chinese New Year, the team launches a range of lunar libations and dishes to get you lit for the period. The bar is also decked out in rowdy red and festive fun — grammable, yes, but more importantly, drinkable and downright delish.

Tap that 

Smith Street Taps, #02-62 Chinatown Complex Food Centre

Has it already been 10 years? Our OG when it comes to selling craft beer in a hawker centre, these pioneers have tapped (see what we did there) into a very local need: what to pair with your har cheong chicken or satay beehoon? Turns out, craft beer is the answer. There’s enough on tap to satiate any beer geek and casual drinker, plus you can’t beat the authentic hawker atmosphere. 

Learn about New York’s districts (Manhattan, above)

Manhattan, Conrad Hotel

It goes without saying that you’ll never get a lousy drink here: The service is still impeccable, and the ambience hits all the right tones. The menu has undergone many iterations, with cocktails many cocktails here inspired by Broadway, the theatre district and the Big Apple’s history. At some point, you’ll have to order the eponymous Manhattan. (Then ask if you can sneak into East47. IYKYK.)

How do you like your tea?

Mixology Salon, InterContinental Robertson Quay

The Matcha Old Fashioned is original and cannot be topped. It is created with centuries-old ingredients and modern Japanese techniques, an absolute beast to ignite all your senses. All their tea-inflected cocktails are equally inspired. Come during tea time and partake of their version of omakase.

Rock it, roll it at Neon

Neon Pigeon, 36 Carpenter Street

Thumping Music. Japanese Interior. Edgy Vibe. Sharing Plates. Convinced Yet? The modern izakaya’s ongoing ‘Magnificent 7 x 7 Samurai‘ menu is their best iteration and has three alcohol levels to pair with the bites. Recommended combo: The Roasted Amela Tomata — an elevated take on the grilled cheese sandwich — goes with the Japanese Drifter, a Midori masterpiece with gin, tarty lemon juice and savoury yuzushu (kind of like a yuzu liqueur).

Sake and you shall find

Omu Nomu, 302 Beach Road #01-08 Concourse Skyline

Think the laidback, jovial vibe of a bar in the ‘hood, but with a sophisticated curation of craft sakes and refined Japanese bites. The izakaya-compact bar is a veritable playground for sake nerds and newcomers alike. The rotating weekly sake menu ensures surprises: You’ll find cool, esoteric bottlings like Singapore’s own doburoku (cloudy, grainy sake) by Orchid Craftworks and more. (Psst, we hear a never-before pandan doburoku collab brew is in the tank.) Come hungry because these folks take their food as seriously as their sakes. Leave the burden of choice to them with the “I don’t give a f**k” option ($180/pax). 

Watch them reinvent the wheel at Origin

Origin Bar & Grill, Shangri-La Hotel

Their Martinez cocktail is concocted with three types of vermouth, which gives a complex depth to this otherwise sweet cocktail — I’ll never drink a Martinez elsewhere (thanks, Adam!). They also challenge themselves to update an innovative cocktail menu that’s always cheeky, inspired and well-researched — each reinvention warrants a new visit.

Feel their warm embrace here

Sago House, 37 Duxton Hill 

They may have moved from their temple of tipple in Chinatown to the outskirts at Duxton, but the bar is still beloved, with genuine hospitality  and ever-revolving sets of fun cocktails every week to charm you. Oddly, they are SG’s first bar to embrace and sell NFTs of cocktails you own and can drink at a discount. So while you can order from hundreds of cocktails they’ve created over the years, you cannot order ‘Doin’ Hot Girl Shit’ because I own that for eternity.

Swoop in for the wine flights at Plume

Plume, Pan Pacific Hotel, 7 Raffles Boulevard

The bird-themed bar does a solid line in clever and classic cocktails. What’s new are the wine flights (nine in total, starting at $49) with unique themes for discerning palates. The ‘Pinot Noir’ package features global versions of the light, elegant wine, and if you like port, order the ‘Cristiano Ronaldo’s Hometown’ flight. Superfly.

[Pssst. There is now a daily happy hour from 5 – 8 pm with beverages at just $12++ and it includes complimentary welcome canapés.]  

Wave your flag here

Republic, Ritz-Carlton Hotel

The new Volume Three ‘Breakthroughs’ menu celebrates icons and aesthetics of the 1960s. Among the 16 new cocktails on offer, one is dedicated to dear leader called Founding Father. Salute. The drink is a low-alc take on ye Old Cuban, with rum and sparkling wine for sophistication and calamansi for a tropical lift. It’s garnished, obviously, with an orchid. Surely, that’s a drink you can stand up for.

Wait on this Japanese-style Negroni

Shin Gi Tai, 79a Telok Ayer St, #2nd Floor 

We’ve all had negronis, and there are some excellent ones in your favourite bars around the city, but maybe you haven’t had one made quite like this. This is a Negroni done with craft and precision. Anthony carves the ice — Japanese-style — ever sooooo slowly. Then you wait, listen to the jazz music, he stirs and stirs, and you wait, he stirs…and stirs…and stirs. And then, he stirs a bit more for a final flourish. Then he garnishes. And then you’re served. Worth it.

Say hello, wave goodbye

Swan Song, 41A Boat Quay

We love the sharing ethos at this whisky bar: every glass here is meant to be shared, so you can’t buy anything by the bottle. The range is eye-wateringly eclectic and expansive (they really know their spirits here), and you may not see a favourite the next time you return. Drams the breaks.

Learn your ABCs at Syzygy

SyZyGy, 247 Beach Road

By ABC, we mean Armagnac, Brandy and Calvados, spirits that the bar specialises in. You can just about find any vintage bottle with your birth year (at not too eye-watering prices), which makes for poignant gifts. And there’s some exquisite caviar to pair it with — an idea whose time has come.

Get with the OG

28 Hong Kong 

Certainly, 28HK can be credited with ushering in our first golden age of craft cocktail bars. Over the years (and some refurbishing later), they’re still pushing the drinks out with style and speed. The latest menu is imaginative and modern, but you can always count on them to make a killer classic. I’d call it: Their Old Fashioned is worth the trip.

Converse with a writer

Writers Bar, Raffles Hotel

For decades, the Writers Bar has served many great guns of literature; it carries its history with charm and yet thrives through its contemporaneity. Its cocktails are modern: order The Vortex from the ‘Boozy & Stirred’ section, and you’ll see stars. Or if sticking with classics, get the Bijou.

Experience wines in a sexy, modern Italian tavern

Bar Cicheti, 10 Jiak Chuan Road

The wine selezione is superb, with bottles /check notes/ from more obscure regions, lesser-known varietals and different vinification techniques. Pair any of that with the classic Fried Sage: herbaceous sage leaves coated in a lightly carbonated batter of rice, corn and wheat flour — individually fried to ensure each leaf is as crunchy as the next. A sprinkle of Maldon salt adds an ocean-fresh salinity with every crunch. Sexy.

Bar Cicheti (above)

Visit spice world 

Bhoomi

Is Orchard Towers getting classy? Chef Milind Sovani (ex-Song of India) has a polished new restaurant, all earth-toned and artifact-strewn, at Orchard Road’s colourful corner. The food is, naturally, tasty and tasteful.

We liked the light Kulthachey Kalan, a horse gram (sort of like lentil) stew, as an easy starter. The surefire crowd-pleaser is the Koila Butter Chicken, slow-cooked in a charcoal pit for a satisfyingly rich and balanced feel. Wash it all down with a strong espresso martini, cleverly made with India’s Bru Instant Coffee and fragranced with nutmeg.

Order from this old-skool burger joint

Charlie’s Corner, 2 Changi Village Road

They’re still the OG when it comes to selling craft beers in Singapore (since the 1980s), plus homemade burgers in a laid-back setting that still can’t be replicated. Remember when they used to shine a torchlight in your face to get you to collect your order? 

Get thee to the Greek

estiatoria Milos

Offering a more elevated dining experience than your regular taverna, the world-famous restaurant just landed at MBS with some of the best seafood in town. Its signature ‘fish market’, which showcases over 15 varieties of fish from Greece and the Mediterranean daily, is a natural centrepiece. We loved the Athenian-style lobster pasta, but the seemingly humble tomato salad was a stealth fave, too. Milos also has the widest range of Greek wines (around 400!) and a kickass cocktail program designed by bar stalwart Ricky Paiva. Start with the Santorini Sunrise, and see where the day takes you.

Craving grandma’s French cooking?

Gaston Burgundy Bistro, 25 Keong Saik Road 

Comfort food, just like grandma used to make. If you had a grandma, and she was French and lived in Burgundy. The bistro does authentic and delicious French fare in a convivial setting. The Escargot de Bourgogne best epitomises their signature style, with butter parsley and garlic in a pastry shell that is less oily than most, and there are no shells or tongs to deal with. There’s also a friendly set lunch menu here.

Enjoy no-fuss laksa on the East Coast

George Laksa, 307 Changi Road

What it says. Tucked inside an unassuming shophouse, with nary a sign or neon light: George’s laksa is clean, creamy, and not too spicy. In short, it is perfect when you can’t deal with the bombastic offerings from hotel restos. Yes, Roxy Laksa is more lemak, and Sungei Road Laksa feels more old school (Katong Laksa? Let’s not even dignify them), but for simplicity and sloppy charm, George is it. For something completely different:

Godmama’s Dry Laksa.

Park yourself here for praiseworthy Peranakan 

Godmama, 80 Marine Parade Rd, #01-69A, Parkway Parade

Start with a Peranakan-inspired cocktail; the butterfly pea G&T is pretty good. Be careful not to overload the keropok with belacan mayo — that stuff is properly addictive — as you’ll want to leave room for Godmama’s Dry Laksa and the potent Sambal Udang Petai. The food comes at a pretty good clip, so keep the drinks flowing, and you’ll soon forget you’re dining in the middle of the mall.

Slurp up this cool, cold classic

Gunthers, 36 Purvis Street 

On their menu, this Cold Angel Hair Pasta (with six grams of Oscietra caviar) is listed in their ‘Our Timeless Collection’ section for a reason. It’s an evergreen. Yes, it’s an eye-watering $70++ for a small plate, but people keep ordering this divine, chewy and umami treat, which sets a level of expectation the rest of the meal almost struggles to live up to (it does, of course, the cuisine is exceptional). But whoa…this starter… 

Maison Boulud’s Tarte Citron Meringuée.

Savour French dessert here

Maison Boulud, 2 Bayfront Avenue B1-15, L1-83, The Shoppes (MBS)

The high-end brasserie offers many delights that nod towards local flavours: Chilean seabass with claypot rice or grilled octopus with saffron, but nothing beats a distinctly French dessert. The Tarte Citron Meringuée is a lemony and sweet alien spaceship of joy, with Sicilian pistachio chantilly added to its otherworldly charms.

When Mami met Papi

Mami’s Tamales, 55 Keong Saik Road

¡Ay! Singapore finally has tamales. The iconic Mexican favourite, a rarity in these parts, has vibes ala sticky rice dumplings but is made with masa (corn dough). Want something authentic? Go for the zesty Pork Salsa Verde Tamales. Otherwise, try an Asian-style variant with Ayam Sambal Hijau. Subdue the heat with a refreshing coconut margarita served with avocado, coconut and lime paleta (popsicle) from their exclusive paleta bar – ¡Delicioso!

Brunch is a verb

Oumi, CapitaSpring, 88 Market Street, #051-01

You get views of Marina Bay and Singapore’s skyline from the eyrie nest up here. There’s also the garden of green serenity, but the brunch menu delights with a fantasy fusion of Australian and Japanese flavours. The unique menu has savoury offerings like spicy tuna rolls and the Kaarla Wagyu Burger. Add the additional free-flow booze package to your brunch, and it’s the best three hours of any Saturday.

Puffy = Pizza + Cocktails.

Best no-frills pizzas made fresh and fun

Puffy Bois Pizza, 20A Bali Lane

Their cocktails are no-fuss and all-good value, and their sourdough pizzas are the perfect complement. The savoury Black Clams Pizza was the highlight before (sad to see it go), but the new menu has the Nduja-roni, Calamari Zaff, and Primavera, and it’s still comforting and chewy. The vibe is casual, indie and hip-hop all night long — it can’t be topped.

Refuel before jetting off

Wa-En Bar, 78 Airport Boulevard, #01-224, Jewel Changi Airport

This bar is part of our pre-flight ritual for many reasons, but you should get on board just for their omakase box. 6 + 1 courses are presented in a wooden bento-style tray, satisfying both aesthetic and appetite. Go for the Premium, which includes a decadent foie gras-topped chawanmushi and Miyazaki Wagyu steak. The drinks pairing includes a dram of Amahagan Japanese whisky. 

Cycle here, reward yourself, cab home

Wildseed Cafe @ The Summerhouse, 3 Park Lane

The PCN will lead you safely to this Seletar retreat. Once you arrive at this colonial enclave, order your smoothies and iced lattes, and add their Kelong Prawn and Scallops Pizza to the mix. It’s topped with mascarpone, mozzarella, pesto and cherry tomatoes. During the 20-minute wait, wander around the scent-filled garden and take in the quirky greenery (pet-friendly, btw). Tuck into the pizza and call for a bicycle pickup. 

Wine Mouth, 432 Joo Chiat Road

Whether sparkling, red, white, rose or orange, go au naturel here at this actual neighbourhood joint with its curated list of natural wines. The scene is laidback — it’s Katong, after all — so expect to see the Lululemon ladies and Under Armour uncles here. You can order food from the nearby eateries. 

RVLT, 38 Carpenter Street

The vibe is all indie rock; the vino is off the charts in terms of quirky selection and value. The equally compelling food is twisted takes on local delights. Once you set foot in, you’ll be nodding along to the beats and award-winning wine list.

Pop Up Wine: PopUpWine.com.sg

Check this: the site provides same-day delivery at eye-popping prices (in a good way). The wine choices are superb: most are award-winning and have ratings above 90 at least — and it’s all good value. Bonus: they have a sommelier on standby to answer purchasing questions or help with wine queries. Their site also has a whisky selection and the occasional wine-pairing dinner at various SG restaurants. 

Summer Palace, Conrad Singapore Orchard

The fine-dining Cantonese gem now has an exquisite wine range to match Chef Liu Ching Hai’s Michelin-worthy fare. The exceptional wine list, curated by Park90, has possibly the best and most extensive selection of Chinese vino, including Silver Heights and Domaine Muxin. Don’t miss the Summer Palace Martini, a signature ‘tea-tail’ made tableside with their exclusive Dancong Oolong gin from Brass Lion.

Best music on: 

Wednesday night

Little Island, Gillman Barracks

A roster of vinyl DJs brings unique flavours to this local brewery. Depending on the week, you might be guzzling your beer to a night of jazz, oldies, electronica or reggae tunes. The mammoth town hall vibe means you never fight for elbow space.

Thursday night

Lobby Bar, Singapore Edition Hotel, 38 Cuscaden Road

Their Thursday Icons session (every last Thursday of the month) draws a big-name local DJ to the decks, and an arty element accompanies the sets, whether it’s an installation or photography projection. The crowd is unapologetically beau monde and bright young things who are either playing pool, bobbing along to the beats, or drinking signature cocktails. We hear this might become a regular Thursday session — can’t wait.

Friday night

Barbary Coast, 16 North Canal Road

This is not just the most vibrant after-hours spot in town (F&B peeps party here after their shifts); Ballroom upstairs is also one of the sexiest bars in SG, with a sultry look that’s decadent and dashing. Don’t let the carefree attitude fool you, the cocktails are technical and tasty, none more so than the Mezcal Martinez or Peaness (not on the regular menu, you’ll have to plead for it: gin, green pea water, lemon, lacto-fermented apple). Then it’s back to the music. Repeat.

Saturday night

Baes Cocktail Club, 21 Tanjong Pagar Road

Baes Cocktail Club, 21 Tanjong Pagar Road, is an eclectic social haven inspired by the vibrant energy of Gangnam’s nightlife and decadent private parties elsewhere. The decor is modern sleaze and intimate, but the energetic and electric vibe sets this spot apart. The cocktails are superb, and it’s hip-hop all the way here, promising a night full of fun. 

Support a refugee

Mad Roaster Coffee and Toast 

A Whipped Marscapone & Jam Scone plus a Sea Salt Chocolate Cold Brew from here will put you in a better mood than you realise: Every Mad Roaster product features a unique logo hand-coloured by a refugee in Asia, and your purchase helps to pay for their art. Their stories are also featured on the cups so that you can get involved or you can get hungry and help. (Also: The Honey Butter Latte…)

For locations or orders: https://www.madroaster.biz/

Stick it to them

Tiky Mochi

Mochi muffins and cupcakes, baked to perfection and sold through IG only. The chewy treats come in various flavours (which change every month), so there’s no point in highlighting our favourite (Raspberry Rose since you asked). It’s worth mentioning the texture, which is chewy but not sticky, yielding but not coy. And delish. And cute. The perfect home visit gift box.

Order from: https://www.instagram.com/tikymochi/

Get ready to time travel

Fu Zhou Poh Hwa Oyster Cake, 166 Jln Besar, #02-34 Berseh Food Centre

This retro Fuzhou snack from the 50s is properly old school and as vanishingly rare as UFOs. Only a handful of stalls across Singapore are still selling these fried oyster cakes, and Poh Hwa is damn near, if not right at, the top. Beautifully golden brown, dotted with peanuts like a chocolate chip cookie, it’s a perfect savoury pocket of minced meat, Chinese parsley, and, we hear, plump South Korean oysters. You’d want to call ahead to make your orders; these babies sell like proverbial hotcakes.

Whisky Live

La Maison du Whisky just celebrated its 18th anniversary in SG, and it is they who organise Singapore’s biggest spirits festival — Whisky Live. The event has grown in size and stature and has moved locales several times. It is now established at the Singapore Flyer for a while, with an addition of a Cocktail Street (last year) with music and gastronomy to liven up the two-day festivities. Expect tons of whiskies, gins, rums, cognacs and agave spirits when you visit. If you’re an aficionado, spring for the VIP package and sample the secret stashes. (Happening: usually November). 

Brewnanza

There may be other bigger beer festivals, but this one, by local beer brand Brewlander, is all about the craft. The event features over 100 unique craft beer brands from top brewers, both local and international, including local heroes like Alive Brewing, Brewerkz, and Sunbird with their latest brews, plus bonus festival exclusives. Pack in DJs, live bands, cocktail bars, gourmet offerings and masterclasses, and it’s looking like a festival that’s gonna continue to vibe. (Happening: usually August.)

Sake Festivals

Who said you have to choose? Sake lovers are spoilt for choice each year, with a slew of sake-themed events on the calendar. If you care about craft sakes, head for Sake Matsuri, which happens twice a year. Whether you’re there to discover the over 200 sakes or dive deep during their masterclasses, you’ll have a good time. For something more traditional, check out the Singapore Sake Festival, powered by Japanese sake purveyor Orihara Shoten. The always-raucous event, held indoors at Suntec Convention Centre, brings in brewers and representatives from Japan to introduce their sakes. The last edition even saw an izakaya-themed’ food alley’ run by Japanese chefs cooking sake-friendly bites.

The bars honouring the cocktails they’re named after: 

Gibson, 20 Bukit Pasoh Road

Must do: Gibson. 

Their delectable version has cemented the bar’s reputation as a parlour where cocktails are flavourful yet forward-thinking, classic yet creative. The mix of Roku gin and homemade sake vermouth adds depth and unami-ness. Pair it with the oysters from their sister bar, Humpback, and that’s your evening sorted.

Last Word at Last Word. 

Last Word, 8 Purvis Street, #02-01

Must do: Last Word. 

The bar has the final word and a great take on the lesser-known classic, with more gin and less Green Chartreuse, making this a drier version. [What’s also superlative is their interpretation of the Bloody Mary, with Haku Vodka, tomato, lime juice and slices of togarashi. Wake up, wake up!]

Punch Room, Singapore Edition

Must do: Punch.

There are many to savour from their new Little Blue Dot menu. [Quick Punch 101: a true punch must have citrus, sugar, water, spice and liquor.] Here, punch is served in fun vessels, and the libations pay homage to SG’s trade history. So yes, spice aplenty, and also, flavours aplenty. Punch is best shared in company so bring a few mates and order a big portion of Daeng’s Punch — the boldest one they have.

Binge this happy hour without the pinch

Brasserie Astoria, 11 Empress Place

It’s called the Golden Hour for a reason. Between 3–6 pm, there’s a selected menu of cocktails and bites from Friday to Sunday at just S$12++. That’s proper portions of both food and drink, made with their unique Nordic and Asian twist. An offer that can’t be beaten.

The Peanut Butter Daiquiri at TA Comm.

Say ‘skol’ to this unexpected Nordic treat in Little India

TA Community, 594 Serangoon Road

The amazing happy hour aside (every evening 4-7 pm, house cocktails, beers and wines are $9), the unassuming bar does a superb spread of Swedish food, which includes skagen toast, gravlax, meatballs and the can’t-miss Swedish Seafood Sandwich Cake. Need a pairing suggestion? Ask for Knut’s Dirty Martini. Good luck asking for the ‘Wifi Password’.

Work your way up to this

Cocktail Office, The Central @ Clarke Quay Soho 1 #12-04

Selfishly, we almost don’t wanna share this, but in the spirit of National Day-induced comradeship, ok lah. This cosy little speakeasy, which happens to have a pretty sweet view of Clarke Quay, is dishing out quaffable cocktails for a song: their August promo is $60++ for 90 minutes of free-flow cocktails! Get the Watermelon Sugar High (gin, watermelon, lime, sumac) to start.

Sakelicious

Ka-EN Grill & Sushi Bar, The Arcade @Capitol Kempinski

On regular Thursdays, customers get free-flow tastings of the sakes and enjoy two chef’s izakaya dishes at just $35. Whatever the Japanese word for “that’s a deal” is, that’s a deal. And one Thursday a month, there’s a sake expert to showcase five rotational sakes.

Plus, the new Izakaya menu is a delightful array of signature small plates priced between $5 and $15.8  (available daily from 5 PM.) The bites are flavourful and filling – the sake is top-notch.

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See you next year.

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