23 Best Bars in Singapore

Truly one of a kind, this grandiose bar with a high, ornate ceiling is mesmerizing—and one of the most buzzed-about lounges in Singapore. It holds more than 1,000 gins and 250 Champagnes, including a rare bubbly that was served on the Titanic (yes, the actual Titanic). The revolving, themed menus are inspired by the 1930s with a strong focus on (you guessed it) gin and Champagne. For a splurge, any cocktail can be made with your Champagne of choice, and there's also a dining and high tea menu. 

Recalling the golden age of New York, with a menu that takes you on a journey of cocktail history, this dark and sultry cocktail bar in the Conrad Singapore Orchard offers more than 220 whiskeys. It's also the first in the world to craft negronis with ingredients that have been solera-aged—and right in the hotel’s own 100-barrel rickhouse. No wonder it often ranks in the World's 50 Best Bars.

At this sophisticated cocktail lounge and restaurant, the drinks are designed around stories and cultures from around southeast Asia. Many drinks are made using ingredients foraged from nearby areas and include local alcohols such as jackfruit rum; there's a strong focus on in-house, seasonal fermentation. Enjoy bespoke cocktails with a full restaurant menu on level one, or head upstairs for a more intimate drinking experience.

Opened in 2019, this Hemingway-inspired bar was formerly an outpost of Hong Kong's Old Man bar (the Singapore outpost also used to share its name), which was deemed "Best Bar in Asia" by the World's 50 Best Bars. The cocktails live up to the hype, with high-quality takes on classics like old fashioned and sazerac, alongside inventive, delicious signatures.

Moodily lit and uniquely designed, this lively bar is a great choice for an evening drink. Choose from one of the whiskeys or agaves of the month, or from the regular cocktail menu, which offers a twist on the classics. There’s also a rotating menu of draft beers, and a specials board centered around nose-to-tail dining.

Sentosa’s resident blue-and-green peafowls are regularly sighted at this unforgettable spot—the perfect place for sunset drinks. The cocktail menu is extensive with libations like the tropical rum-based Palawan Fizz and the gin and prosecco-based Pandan Spritz. To try something uniquely theirs, order a drink containing Navegante, a rum made exclusively for the bar. Time your session to coincide with the daily "Bosum’s Call" at 6 pm, when the staff hand out tasting portions of rum and canapes.

Renowned for being one of the hottest nightlife destinations in Singapore, this hotel bar often has a line outside. Drinks are fairly standard—expect whiskey, wine, and beer—but the music is great, featuring everything from disco and soul to R&B and jazz. A live band usually begins playing around 10 pm each night, and the dance floor can get busy.

At this stunning restaurant-bar 57 stories above ground, you can take in Singapore’s late-night vistas while vibing to resident and celeb DJs. To make a full night of it, you can start with a mod-Asian dinner at Cé La Vi Restaurant, before enjoying a tipple at the Skybar and then hitting the dance floor at the Club Lounge.

Set amid the tropical trees that fill Dempsey Hill, this rustic bungalow bar (the acronym used for its name stands for Contemporary Melting-Pot and Bar) is a great place to spend an evening with good food, great drinks, and plenty of live music. A selection of tapas inspired by the flavors of Asia counterbalances a wide array of beer, ciders, cocktails, and alcohol-free mocktails, and a comprehensive brunch menu is offered until late afternoon on the weekends.

This casual cocktail and seafood bar comes from the team behind Jigger & Pony (another renowned Singapore bar), so you already know it's good. Their seasonal cocktail menu does a good job of highlighting southeast Asian ingredients such as passionfruit and pandan. Try the oysters along with their namesake cocktail, the Gibson, which incorporates a homemade Ginjo sake vermouth.

Craft beers and thin-crust pizzas are the main draws for thirsty workers at this bar in China Square. You'll find a large selection of ales, IPAs, and lagers on tap, many brewed in Singapore, plus a well-stocked fridge for perusing. Pizza and pint deals are available on most days, and happy hour runs until 8 pm.

Once the Killiney Post Office, this Orchard Road landmark is now a spacious two-level indoor and outdoor bar with a great ambience in the evening. Balcony tables upstairs offer views of the traffic whizzing by, while inside the mix of raw concrete walls and steel architecture contrasts with the chill tunes that usually play, often mixed by a local DJ. Tuck into solid local dishes like Hokkien mee or nasi lemak with your beer. Happy hour promotions run every day until 8 pm.

Part beer garden, part taqueria, part art café, this cool hangout is set in a former police barrack in leafy Pearl’s Hill Terrace—a stone’s throw from the bustling streets of Chinatown. The courtyard is a great place to chill with a beer or kultail (Kult Yard cocktail creation) while listening to some live music or checking out the local artwork on display.

The home of the Singapore Sling cocktail reopened in 2019 after a major makeover and now sports stylized, earthy decor inspired by the Malayan plantations of the 1920s. But some things haven't changed: you can still knock back the original-recipe Singapore Sling and chuck peanut shells on the floor, technically the only place you're allowed to litter legally in Singapore. As you might expect of a bar inside Singapore's best-known and most historic hotel, it's touristy and pricey.

Since moving to a new home on buzzy Keong Saik Road, this neighborhood bar-cum-restaurant has gone from strength to strength. Drinks are inventive, the atmosphere cool and welcoming, and the food always hits the spot, with the Sunday roast a highlight among locals.

This raw, pared-back cocktail bar was built almost entirely with upscaled materials, lending a vibe to the place more akin to a friend's house rather than a smooth-operating business. There’s a weekly rotating menu of exciting cocktails that use local produce, and an accompanying menu of tasty bar bites. Climb three stories and look for the iron hand on the shophouse door.

Part restaurant, part speakeasy, and part music club, this classy venue is decked out as a vintage Chinese medicine hall. Neon lights, dark corridors strewn with hanging paper lanterns, and a well-choreographed menu of modern Singaporean food (think char siew but with Iberico pork) make for an exclusive ambience—but entering through the Suntec Mall spoils part of the fun. Happy Hour is from 4 to 6 pm daily. Reservations are recommended, but tables are also available for walk-ins.

Hidden in a corner of the Hotel Vagabond Club, this bar houses a collection of 1,000 rare, single-cask, limited-edition whiskies that would impress even the most seasoned connoisseur. It’s styled like a typical whiskey den, with lots of wood, velvet, and a glass showcase. The cigar menu is up to par, and there's live jazz starting at 5 pm from Wednesday to Saturday.