Singapore Nightlife

Enjoying Singapore Nightlife
Where to find fun activities after dark

The Singapore night life is as delightful and stimulating as it is during the day.

The island city has to keep up with the Global City image and so the not-so impressive night life happening more than a decade ago is now described as hip and captivating.

Hawker: the Al Fresco style of dining

If you want to get the unique Singapore experience, dining in any hawker center is recommended.

There’s about a 100+ hawker centers around the island with 80- 100 food stalls. They offer specialty dishes such as Chicken rice, Roti prata, Chicken curry, Nasi lemak, Fish porridge and drinks like teh tarik, soybean, juice, Kopi-O and many more. Desserts like Chendol, Ice Kacang, Bubu Chacha are available too.

Hawker centres like Makansutra Gluttons Bay Esplanade, Newton Hawker Centre, and the Lau Pa Sat located at the Central Business District are open til past midnight.

The most popular one is the Makansutra Gluttons Bay (open til 3am on Fridays & Saturdays) because it is in the middle of the tourist spots like Marina Bay Sands, Singapore Flyer and Esplanade.

Restaurants, Bars and Cafe

Fine dining is all over the city as well, if the hawker is not for you.

Along Orchard road area are the popular restos like:

Tthe Chatterbox (best chicken rice; Open 24 hours on Fridays & Saturdays, Til 1am on weekdays)
Halia Restaurant (best soft shell black pepper crab; Open til 11pm )
Din Tai Fung ( best sweet minced pork and fragrant soup; Open til 10pm)
Rice Table (best Indonesian buffet; Open til 9:15pm ).

The Quay / Esplanade area also boasts of restaurants like

the Coriander Leaf (great pilafs and lamb kebabs; Open til 10:30pm on weekends)
No Signboard Restaurant (best variety of seafood, the Geylang branch is open til 1am)
Indo-Chine Waterfront ( Vietnamese-Laotian dishes; Open til 12:30am)
Kinara Restaurant (tasty tandoori/fish tikka; Open til 11pm on weekends).

The Singapore nightlife will not be complete without featuring some of the local watering holes and club scenes.

After dining, places like New Asia Bar (Swissotel The Stamford), The Living Room (Singapore Marriot Hotel), Zouk (Clarke Quay), Balaclava (Suntec City), Oosh (Dempsey Road) , Wala Wala ( Holland Village) , Il Lido Lounge Bar (Sentosa) can keep the rhythm of the Singapore nightlife.

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While most people enjoy the lively beat of the bars and clubs, some opt for the low-key kind of chilling out. Cafes like Starbucks, The Coffee Club, The Coffee Connoisseur, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf and The Killiney Kopitiam are open til late night to accommodate night owl patrons.

Retail Therapy: Shopping!

On an average, shopping malls are open daily til 10pm as shops consider those office workers who can only head down to the stores after 7pm.

The December- January holidays usually find crowded Orchard Road and Bugis/Victoria Street.

Malls like Takashimaya/Ngee Ann City, Paragon, Bugis Junction, Tangs Orchard, Tampines Mall, Suntec City Mall, VivoCity and Marina Square are the more visited ones.

The 24-hour Mustafa Centre is a one-stop shop for tourists and locals alike. From supermarket to clothes and electronics, there’s nothing this shop couldn’t offer.

Entertainment and Attractions

The Singapore Night Safari is a must-see for first-time visitors of Singapore. The night zoo that opened in 1991 showcases over 900 nocturnal animals from 130 species who are up after dusk.

There’s a tram that will allow guests to observe the lions having their dinner, or the rhino and mountain deer drinking from the pond.

The Creature of the Night show is so captivating that might get you up on your feet anytime. Entrance starts at SGD 20.00.

The Ulu Restaurant (fine dining) and Bongo Burgers (al fresco) has been part of the Singapore nightlife as it offers both dining and cultural performance.

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