Best Cocktail Bars in Singapore: 16 Best Spots (2026)
Singapore is one of the world's great cocktail cities, with several bars ranking on Asia's 50 Best Bars year after year and a scene that spans hushed hotel lounges, ingredient-driven neighbourhood bars and buzzy speakeasies. This guide rounds up standout cocktail bars spread across areas from Tanjong Pagar and Duxton to Orchard and the Marina Bay waterfront. Bar opening hours and drink prices change often, so confirm timings, reservations and the current menu directly with each venue before you head out.
Last verified: September 2026. Hours and prices can change — we re-check our guides regularly, but do confirm before a special trip.
The list
Jigger & Pony Cocktail bar · $$$
One of Singapore's most decorated cocktail bars and a perennial fixture on Asia's 50 Best Bars, known for its polished classics and magazine-style menu.
- Cuisine: Cocktail bar
- Price: $$$ · Cocktails from ~S$28
- Must-try: Yuzu whisky sour, Espresso Martini
- Where: 165 Tanjong Pagar Road, Amara Hotel, Singapore 088539
- Area: Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar
- Hours: Sun-Tue 6pm-midnight; Wed-Thu 6pm-1am; Fri-Sat 6pm-2am
- Halal: No
Atlas Cocktail bar (gin & Champagne) · $$$$
A grand Art Deco bar inside Parkview Square with a soaring gin tower holding over 1,000 labels, famous for its glamorous setting and gin and Champagne focus.
- Cuisine: Cocktail bar (gin & Champagne)
- Price: $$$$ · Cocktails ~S$24-30
- Must-try: Atlas Martini, Gin-based classics
- Where: 600 North Bridge Road, Parkview Square, Singapore 188778
- Area: Bugis
- Nearest MRT: Bugis
- Hours: Mon 3pm-midnight; Tue-Thu noon-midnight; Fri-Sat noon-2am; closed Sun
- Halal: No
Gibson Cocktail bar · $$$
An intimate upstairs bar in a Bukit Pasoh shophouse, regularly ranked among Asia's best for its refined, produce-led cocktails.
- Cuisine: Cocktail bar
- Price: $$$ · Cocktails from ~S$28
- Must-try: The Gibson, MF Martini
- Where: 20 Bukit Pasoh Road, Level 2, Singapore 089834
- Area: Bukit Pasoh
- Nearest MRT: Outram Park
- Hours: Sun-Tue 6pm-midnight; Wed-Thu 6pm-1am; Fri-Sat 6pm-2am
- Halal: No
Live Twice Cocktail bar (Japanese-inspired) · $$$
A vintage-styled bar channelling 1960s Tokyo and Ginza glamour, focused on martinis and precise Japanese-influenced drinks.
- Cuisine: Cocktail bar (Japanese-inspired)
- Price: $$$ · Cocktails from ~S$28
- Must-try: Vesper
- Where: 20 Bukit Pasoh Road, Singapore 089834
- Area: Bukit Pasoh
- Nearest MRT: Outram Park
- Hours: Sun-Tue 6pm-midnight; Wed-Thu 6pm-1am; Fri-Sat 6pm-2am
- Halal: No
Native Cocktail bar (regional & sustainable) · $$$
A pioneering sustainability-driven bar that forages and ferments Southeast Asian ingredients, long celebrated on Asia's 50 Best Bars.
- Cuisine: Cocktail bar (regional & sustainable)
- Price: $$$ · Cocktails from ~S$26
- Must-try: Black Rice
- Where: 52A Amoy Street, Singapore 069878
- Area: Amoy Street
- Nearest MRT: Telok Ayer
- Hours: Mon-Thu 6pm-midnight; Fri-Sat 6pm-1am
- Halal: No
Sago House Cocktail bar · $$$
A homegrown, independently run bar known for its ever-changing weekly menu and relaxed, personable service, ranked among Asia's best.
- Cuisine: Cocktail bar
- Price: $$$ · Cocktails from ~S$24
- Must-try: Weekly rotating menu
- Where: 37 Duxton Hill, Singapore 089614
- Area: Duxton
- Nearest MRT: Maxwell
- Hours: Sun-Fri 6pm-1am; Sat 6pm-2am
- Halal: No
Nutmeg & Clove Cocktail bar (Singapore-inspired) · $$$
A bar built around Singapore's history and flavours, using local ingredients to tell the city's story through cocktails.
- Cuisine: Cocktail bar (Singapore-inspired)
- Price: $$$ · Cocktails from ~S$26
- Must-try: Nutmeg & Clove
- Where: 8 Purvis Street, Singapore 188587
- Area: Bugis
- Nearest MRT: Bras Basah
- Hours: Daily 5pm-midnight
- Halal: No
The Elephant Room Cocktail bar (Indian-inspired) · $$$
A bar inspired by Singapore's Little India, drawing on South Asian spices and ingredients for its distinctive cocktails.
- Cuisine: Cocktail bar (Indian-inspired)
- Price: $$$ · Cocktails from ~S$26
- Must-try: Briyani
- Where: 33 Tanjong Pagar Road, #01-02, Singapore 088456
- Area: Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar
- Hours: Sun-Thu 6pm-1am; Fri-Sat 6pm-2am
- Halal: No
Manhattan Cocktail bar (hotel) · $$$$
A grand New York-style hotel bar with an in-house rickhouse for barrel-ageing, repeatedly named among the world's and Asia's best bars.
- Cuisine: Cocktail bar (hotel)
- Price: $$$$ · Cocktails from ~S$28
- Must-try: The Manhattan
- Where: 1 Cuscaden Road, Conrad Singapore Orchard, Level 2, Singapore 249715
- Area: Orchard
- Nearest MRT: Orchard Boulevard
- Hours: Mon-Thu 5pm-midnight; Fri-Sat 5pm-1am; Sun noon-3pm & 6pm-midnight
- Halal: No
MO Bar Cocktail bar (hotel) · $$$$
A stylish hotel bar at the Mandarin Oriental with waterfront views and a menu themed around global trade routes, listed on Asia's 50 Best Bars.
- Cuisine: Cocktail bar (hotel)
- Price: $$$$ · Cocktails from ~S$26
- Must-try: Pine-dustry
- Where: 5 Raffles Avenue, Mandarin Oriental, Level 3, Singapore 039797
- Area: Marina Bay
- Nearest MRT: Esplanade
- Hours: Sun-Thu 5pm-midnight; Fri-Sat 5pm-1am
- Halal: No
Long Bar Cocktail bar (heritage) · $$$$
The historic Raffles Hotel bar where the Singapore Sling was created, a heritage institution and rite of passage for visitors.
- Cuisine: Cocktail bar (heritage)
- Price: $$$$ · Singapore Sling ~S$31
- Must-try: Original Singapore Sling
- Where: 328 North Bridge Road, Raffles Arcade, #02-01, Singapore 188719
- Area: City Hall
- Nearest MRT: City Hall
- Hours: Sun-Wed 11am-10:30pm; Thu-Sat 11am-11:30pm
- Halal: No
28 HongKong Street Cocktail bar (speakeasy) · $$$
A discreet, reservations-led American-style speakeasy that helped shape Singapore's modern cocktail scene and features on Asia's 50 Best Bars.
- Cuisine: Cocktail bar (speakeasy)
- Price: $$$ · Cocktails from ~S$25
- Must-try: Island Samurai
- Where: 28 Hongkong Street, Singapore 059667
- Area: Clarke Quay
- Nearest MRT: Clarke Quay
- Hours: Mon-Sat 6pm-late
- Halal: No
Fura Cocktail bar (sustainable) · $$$
A future-focused bar exploring plant-forward, low-waste drinking with a creative menu built on sustainability.
- Cuisine: Cocktail bar (sustainable)
- Price: $$$ · Cocktails from ~S$24
- Must-try: Caviar Papi
- Where: 74A Amoy Street, Level 2, Singapore 069893
- Area: Amoy Street
- Nearest MRT: Telok Ayer
- Hours: Tue-Sat 5pm-midnight
- Halal: No
Cat Bite Club Cocktail bar · $$$
A lively, agave-leaning Duxton bar with an approachable menu and happy-hour deals, good for a fun, unpretentious night out.
- Cuisine: Cocktail bar
- Price: $$$ · Cocktails ~S$18-26
- Must-try: Cat Bite Margarita, Bloody Maria
- Where: 75 Duxton Road, Singapore 089534
- Area: Duxton
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar
- Hours: Daily 5pm-midnight
- Halal: No
ANTI:DOTE Cocktail bar (hotel) · $$$$
An apothecary-themed hotel bar at Fairmont Singapore known for botanically driven cocktails and afternoon-to-late service.
- Cuisine: Cocktail bar (hotel)
- Price: $$$$ · Cocktails ~S$26++
- Must-try: Curious Chameleon, Pretty Please
- Where: 80 Bras Basah Road, Fairmont Singapore, Level 1, Singapore 189560
- Area: City Hall
- Nearest MRT: City Hall
- Hours: Daily, evening service (confirm current hours)
- Halal: No
Last Word Cocktail bar · $$$
A cosy, classics-focused bar on Purvis Street named after the gin cocktail it champions, ideal for a quiet, well-made drink.
- Cuisine: Cocktail bar
- Price: $$$ · Cocktails from ~S$26
- Must-try: Last Word
- Where: 8 Purvis Street, Singapore 188587
- Area: Bugis
- Nearest MRT: Bras Basah
- Hours: Tue-Sat 6pm-midnight
- Halal: No
At a glance: compare every spot
| Spot | Cuisine | Price | Area | Halal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jigger & Pony | Cocktail bar | $$$ | Tanjong Pagar | No |
| Atlas | Cocktail bar (gin & Champagne) | $$$$ | Bugis | No |
| Gibson | Cocktail bar | $$$ | Bukit Pasoh | No |
| Live Twice | Cocktail bar (Japanese-inspired) | $$$ | Bukit Pasoh | No |
| Native | Cocktail bar (regional & sustainable) | $$$ | Amoy Street | No |
| Sago House | Cocktail bar | $$$ | Duxton | No |
| Nutmeg & Clove | Cocktail bar (Singapore-inspired) | $$$ | Bugis | No |
| The Elephant Room | Cocktail bar (Indian-inspired) | $$$ | Tanjong Pagar | No |
| Manhattan | Cocktail bar (hotel) | $$$$ | Orchard | No |
| MO Bar | Cocktail bar (hotel) | $$$$ | Marina Bay | No |
| Long Bar | Cocktail bar (heritage) | $$$$ | City Hall | No |
| 28 HongKong Street | Cocktail bar (speakeasy) | $$$ | Clarke Quay | No |
| Fura | Cocktail bar (sustainable) | $$$ | Amoy Street | No |
| Cat Bite Club | Cocktail bar | $$$ | Duxton | No |
| ANTI:DOTE | Cocktail bar (hotel) | $$$$ | City Hall | No |
| Last Word | Cocktail bar | $$$ | Bugis | No |
Your questions answered
Which Singapore cocktail bars are on Asia's 50 Best Bars?
Singapore is consistently one of the strongest cities on Asia's 50 Best Bars, with regulars including Jigger & Pony, Gibson, Native, Manhattan, Sago House and 28 HongKong Street. Rankings change each year, so check the current list for the latest positions.
Do I need to make a reservation?
For popular and intimate bars like Jigger & Pony, Gibson, Live Twice, Native and 28 HongKong Street, reservations are strongly recommended, especially on weekends. Walk-ins may be possible earlier in the evening, but booking ahead is the safest bet.
How much does a cocktail cost in Singapore?
Craft cocktails at these bars typically run from around S$24 to S$30 each, with premium hotel bars often at the higher end. Prices change often and many bars add service charge and GST, so treat these as indicative only.
Are there any halal-certified cocktail bars in Singapore?
Cocktail bars serve alcohol and are generally not halal-certified. If you are looking for non-alcoholic options, many of these bars offer well-made zero-proof cocktails, but you should confirm directly with the venue if halal considerations are important to you.
What are the opening hours of cocktail bars in Singapore?
Most open in the evening from around 5pm or 6pm and run to midnight, with later closing on Fridays and Saturdays. Bar hours change frequently and some close on certain weekdays, so always check the bar's official channels before visiting.