Bar
Jigger & Pony
Award-winning cocktail bar at Amara Singapore in Tanjong Pagar, ranked No. 9 in The World's 50 Best Bars 2025, known for polished classics.
Grand Art Deco cocktail bar in the lobby of Parkview Square, famous for its towering gin collection and opulent, gilded interior.
Good to know
Atlas fills the soaring lobby of Parkview Square, the Art Deco-inspired tower on North Bridge Road, and the setting alone makes it one of Singapore's most memorable bars. Gilded details, murals and a towering, illuminated gin display set the tone, and the drinks list leans heavily on gin and champagne alongside classic and house cocktails.
Book ahead for evenings, especially at weekends, as walk-in space is limited. A smart-casual dress code applies from 5pm, so leave the shorts and flip-flops at the hotel. It is closed on Sundays. Bugis MRT station is a few minutes' walk away, making it an easy start or finish to an evening around Kampong Gelam.
Yes, smart casual from 5pm, with no shorts or slippers.
No, it is closed on Sundays.
Café
Specialty coffee bar and roastery in a former hardware shop on Tyrwhitt Road, one of the cafés that shaped Singapore's third-wave coffee scene.
Attraction
A 105-hectare waterfront garden at Marina Bay, known for its Supertree Grove, two vast glass conservatories and a free evening light show.
Thing to do
Opened in 1994 as the first zoo designed around nocturnal animals, explored by tram and walking trails through six geographical zones after dark.
Hotel
Singapore's grand colonial hotel, opened in 1887 by the Sarkies brothers, now an all-suite property with butler service and the birthplace of the Singapore Sling.