Singapore Bars & Cocktail Lounges

Post Bar

• The Fullerton Singapore 1 Fullerton Square
• Singapore, 049178
• Telephone: 00 656 877 8135

So named because its ceiling is the original ceiling of the General Post Office, although you’ll be glad to hear you don’t sip your Singapore Sling on a bunch of mail bags. We’re in the stylish Fullerton Singapore and it’s a feast for the senses, with modish décor, fine lines, and comfy couches and chairs. Uniformed bar staff serve up a wide selection of classic and fruity cocktails in the gleaming air-conditioned space, and you have two areas to sip them in. There’s the Cocktail Bar where you’ll like the aforementioned Sling but should go for oysters and Dom Perignon; and the trendy Music Room where they play everything from swing to jazz to contemporary new world.

Alley Bar

• 2 Emerald Hill, Peranakan Place, 180 Orchard Road Singapore
• Telephone: +65 6732 6966
• Hours: Sun-Thurs 5pm-2am; Fri & Sat 5pm-3am

Cool gem of a space off Orchard Road that opens out onto a small alleyway, hence the name. Inside it’s a glamorous high-ceiling space with a distinctive L shape, making it feel like two bars in one. An excellent cocktail menu features martinis, mojitos and margaritas, and Asian dishes from the kitchen feature everything from dim sum to seafood dumplings. Trendy Café del Mar-style lounge music brings the scene back to a western style, which suits the ex-pats and hipster tourists who come here. Expect it to get a little loud later on when in-the-know locals arrive for last orders.

Harry's Quayside Bar

• Harry's Quayside Bar 28 Boat Quay Singapore
• Telephone: 00 65 538 3029

Harry's was world famous anyway, but since this was the haunt of renegade broker Nick Leeson who brought down Barings Bank, it's got added rogue appeal. Classic American grill food from steaks to burgers, the best place for jazz on the island, and great views of the water, it's perfect for laid back lunches or lively nights of long drinks. The signature cocktail? Why not try the popular Bank Breaker but check your balance afterwards. Live bands play every night of the week.

Long Bar

• 1 Beach Road Raffles Hotel
• Singapore, 189673
• Telephone: 00 65 337 1886

The bar of the world famous Raffles Hotel where the legendary Singapore Sling was born. The Sling is naturally the signature tune here and businessmen in suits, ex-pats in khaki and wide-eyed tourists with whirring cameras come in to taste them and get to keep the glass. Tradition dictates you throw your peanut shells on the floor so don't be prudish, also why not check out the Billiard Room located on the other side of the hotel, it's well worth a go! Classy and cultured with a colonial club feel, if you have one drink in Singapore it should be here.

Asylum Lounge Bar

The Asylum Lounge bar is the baby sister of the more famous Crazy Elephant which is situated right next door in Clarke Quay. The Asylum Lounge Bar, which has recently hosted the party for the movie the MAID which invited all the stars and crew to party with Singaporeans, offers people the experience to drink and eat in a semi-Indonesian chill out setting both indoors and outdoor with a terrace that overlooks the Clarke Quay bay. Famous for its countless cocktails and shooters, it also offers home made cuisine designed to make your mouth water. The Asylum Lounge Bar is the ideal relaxing experience, with MTV showcased on a daily basis on its giant plasma screen. Created to look and feel like a house party, the Asylum Lounge Bar, with it’s stylish and cozy interior, promises to give visitors to Clarke Quay a unique experience Lazius Kaye Marketing Manager lazius@asylum.com.sg RSVP: (+65) 6337 1990 F: 6336 5875 HP: (+65) 9035 6745

• 01-07 Clarke Quay
• Singapore 179024
• Phone: 67361312