Recommended places to chill and dine

I collated these 2 years ago. I am sure there are more additions now. Hopefully, you will find these useful.


Places To go.

Cosy Big Space Areas to hang out

1) Serangoon Gardens

2) Holland Village

3) Chijmes

4) Robertson Walk Courtyard

5) Far East SQ


Nice Ambience (Romantic, Dark, Often Al Fresco)

1) Fosters (Holland V)

2) The Secret Garden (Queen St, Beside NAFA)

3) The Esmirada (Orchard Hotel)

4) Villa Bali ( Alexandra, beside SAJC, Gilman’s Village, Lock Road)

5) Bottle Tree Village ( Sembawang Park)

6) Rochester Park (Opposite Biopolis, walking distance from Buona Vista MRT station)

7) Café 211 (Holland V)

8) Raffles Marina (Tuas)

9) Wild Rocket @ Hangout at Mount Emily

10) Pepperoni/L Estaminet (Greenwood Ave)

11) Taman Serasi Food Centre ( At night )

12) Any restaurant at Chip Bee Gardens

13) The blue cafe beside Cellar Door (love the french pastries. forgot the name)

14) Bottle Tree Village (Opposite Yishun Stadium)-Just opened!!

15) The Glass Bar (The Jewel Box, Mount Faber)

16) The Bar and Billard Room, Raffles Hotel

17) Blue Potato (Dining by the pool at Merchant Court hotel)


Good Live Music (Quiet places)

1) Regent Hotel- The Bar

2) Sheraton Hotel

3) Gallery Hotel

4) Harry’s at Boat Quay (noisy but good)

5) Hotel Intercontinental (4 piece band + singer)



Not much ambience but something special I like about these places.

1) Buckeroos near Sembawang Park, Andrews Road (the Mushroom soup)

2) Subway-Orchard hotel (the seemingly empty eating area)

3) 3 monkeys at Orchard Towers (the chicken wings and the deco)

4) Liquids Café- Goh and Goh Building along Upper Bt Timah (My all time favourite dining café!)

5) Wah Lock at Carlton Hotel (the Dim Sum!)

6) CCK park (Mee Goreng and Satay are killers!)

7) Classic Cakes at Sunset Arcade (Marble cheesecake!)

8) Crystal Jade (Affordable dim sum with a variety)

9) Fisherman’s Wharf @ South Bridge Road (The $6.50 Fish and Co substitute with chips)

10) Fish and Co (The best Fish and Chips in Singapore)

11) Spizza at Club St (Pizza Pamela and Pizza Victoria are favourites, not to mention the real bricked walls)

12) Seletar bridge (Water along the stretch of the bridge, Calming)

13) Warren Golf Club -CCK (Eat cheap food while looking at the greens)

14) The Polo Club off Stevens Road/Thomson Road (Like watching the game of Polo, love the mushroom burger, Caesar Salad and Quesadillas! So far, the food has not disappointed!)

15) Newton Circus (The chicken wings la. what else) :)

16) Bathers Restaurant @ Clementi Arcade (Mushroom soup)

17) PS Cafe (The desserts)