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15 places Time Out recommends, Singapore [Aug 2026]

Time Out has been writing about where to eat in Singapore for years, across hundreds of posts.

We went through them and built the list: 15 places they have written about, each one checked against our own deck and linked back to their write-up.

The lists worth reading

Time Out picks worth the trip

  • Long Bar - City Hall. Hotel Bar, $$$$. As recommended by Time Out, Eatbook.
  • Bar Kakure - Newton. Speakeasy, $$$. As recommended by Time Out.
  • Bar Somma - River Valley. Cocktail Bar, $$$. As recommended by Time Out.
  • East47 - Orchard. Cocktail Bar, $$$$. As recommended by Time Out.
  • Gibson - Bukit Pasoh. Cocktail Bar, $$$. As recommended by Time Out.

Time Out picks for a big table

  • Dong Fang Mei Shi (Chinatown) - Chinatown. Dongbei, $$. As recommended by Seth Lui, Time Out, Daniel Food Diary.
  • Raffles Courtyard - Bras Basah. Southeast Asian, $$$. As recommended by Time Out, Tatler.
  • Employees Only - Amoy Street. Cocktail Bar, $$$. As recommended by Time Out.
  • Little Island Brewing Co - Changi Village. Brewery Taproom, $$. As recommended by Time Out.

1 more in the deck.

Time Out picks that are cheap and good

  • Dirty Sips - Tiong Bahru. Cocktail Bar, $$. As recommended by Time Out.
  • Druggists - Jalan Besar. Craft Beer Pub, $$. As recommended by Time Out.
  • Parliament - Chinatown. Dive Bar, $$. As recommended by Time Out.

2 more in the deck.

more places Time Out has written about

  • Players Table - Kampong Glam. Cocktail Bar, $$$. As recommended by Time Out.
  • Pop City X Pony - Raffles Place. Cocktail Bar, $$$. As recommended by Time Out.
  • RPM by D.Bespoke - Chinatown. Listening Bar, $$$. As recommended by Time Out.

12 more in the deck.

Other people who write the lists

Every list we have gathered, in one place

Checked August 2026. Lists go stale; we re-check ours.

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