Want in on the coolest cocktail bars and the sexiest speakeasies in Singapore? Let our insider compendium play guide to your fervent cocktail adventures
To merely enshrine Singapore’s bar scene with the word exciting is quite an understatement. Today, newly minted bars, burgeoning with fresh talent championing innovative concepts, continue to appease the demanding cocktail legion in the Lion City and those around the region. From rooftop bar High House’s inimitable views and vibe to The Backdrop’s progressively fun cocktails, these are some of the best new bars to hit up in the city right now.
Time-tested watering holes are not resting on their laurels either as they maintain their polish by pushing the envelope whenever it comes to shaking up new experiences. From cocktail institution Jigger & Pony’s latest launch of its new menuzine to Nutmeg & Clove’s menu refresh in celebration of making past decade, there’s no lack of novelty for seasoned imbibers. So look no further, it is high time you raise your glasses at these spots because we’ve already done the sussing out for you. Make note that the list is in no particular order.
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Get your head in the clouds on the 61st and 62nd floors of One Raffles Place at High House. At the glitzy bar, award-winning bar specialist and beverage consultant Jay Gray masterminds a series of signature cocktails with ingredients from across the coast, including Japan, Thailand and Peru. Quench your thirst with the refreshing Peruvian clarified pisco punch finished with a lively key lime foam, or sip and savour on the boozy Japanese seaweed umami martini. Meanwhile, dessert lovers will be in heaven with the sticky mango highball inspired by Thailand’s mango sticky rice.
Oenophiles should ask to see the digital wine list, one that is both extensive and properly curated, for when you’re looking to impress your guests between Old World favourites and New World surprises. And, of course, flutes of champagne are readily available for every joyous occasion at the snap of a finger.
High House
Address: 1 Raffles Place, One Raffles Place, L61-62, S(048616)