Guide to Drinking in Chinatown

Besides the obvious heritage and cultural significance of Chinatown Singapore, you can also find some of the best bars hidden in some of the nooks and crannies of this neighborhood. Some of them are prominent; while others are more modest. Although we don't have as many clandestine bars with hidden entrances as in other countries, we compensate for the quality of the cocktails. Use this guide for a cool evening in Chinatown Singapore with your friends.

Discover Bars in Chinatown Singapore

ANN SIANG HILL & CLUB STREET

Tiger milk

Located on the windy roof of the Club, this Peruvian restaurant and cocktail bar offers a wide selection of pisco and pisco infusions for their range of cocktails, not to mention a dedicated ceviche bar. R / F The Club, 28 Ann Siang Rd., 6808-2188.

Nutmeg and cloves


The 30th best bar in Asia has always been known for its locally inspired cocktails that retrace the unique history of Singapore Chinatown. Their current menu draws from the William Farquhar collection of natural history designs with drinks containing ingredients as varied as durian, Tongkat ali, galangal, and hibiscus. 10A Ann Siang Road, 9389-9301.

Oxwell & Co

Typically British, this four-in-one concept combines a ground floor bar serving cocktails on tap, a dining room serving contemporary British cuisine, a private dining room and a rooftop bar mixing cocktails herbal gin grown internally. What more could you ask for? 5 Ann Siang Hill, 6438-3984....

AMOY STREET & TELOK AYER

Ding dong

Ding Dong offers traditional Asian cuisine and always refreshing cocktails. In a space with Asian pop-art vibrations, they serve signature concoctions such as the gin-based Hawker (served with a side of haw flakes), the jasmine, and pear bellini and the White Lies - a cocktail inspired by pleasure. # 01-02 115, rue Amoy, 6557-0189.

Free house


Located on the second floor of a boutique on Boon Tat Street, this gourmet craft beer and cider bar is a casual space with whitewashed walls, simple, randomly arranged wooden furniture, and light garlands. You will find 18 rotating exotic microbrewery taps (and a list of bottled beers and ciders) to pair with Asian-inspired pub grub. 21A, rue Boon Tat

Spiffy dapper

It may not be the famous dive it once was at its Boat Quay location, but there are few better places to go for G & Ts and custom cocktails. If they like you, you might even be able to leave your mark, literally, by hammering a hole in their copper-covered bar. 2 / F 73A Amoy St., 8233-9810.

CHINATOWN CENTRAL, DUXTON HILL, TANJONG PAGAR, AND OTHERS

Graffiti Sky Bar

Head to the 29th floor of the Carlton City Hotel and find the Graffiti Sky Bar, a place to start a night, end a night, or spend the whole night overlooking the city skyline. Choose from their selection of cocktails or take on a beer tower, it all depends on you. Make sure you make the most of their extended happy hours. 29 / F Carlton City Hotel, 1 rue Gopeng, 6632-8922.

Tippling Club


Do you remember the cocktail and food scene in Chinatown Singapore before the Tippling Club? Chef Ryan Clift's famed restaurant and bar have wowed customers for almost a decade, and their continued ingenuity - now with Joe Schofield behind the bar - has rewarded them with a return to the list of the world's 50 best bars in 2017 (at n ° 31). 38 Tanjong Pagar Rd., 6475-2217.

Smith Street faucets

This pioneer craft peddler stand is a must for exotic kegs. They have 10 taps that change often, but you can expect some respectable brewery stuff like Mikkeller and Stone as well as some local heroes. Follow their Facebook page to see which special kegs and tap on the takeovers they have come. # 02-062 Chinatown Complex, 335 Smith St.