By: Susannah Jaffer
Think alcohol in Singapore is overpriced? We’ve done some serious bargain hunting around town and have tracked down 40 great bars that will prove you wrong. Well, less right, anyway. Check out the awesome guide below for the best bars and restaurants across the island that offer cheap drinks and happy hour deals from as low as $5. Go forth and be merry! No, even merrier than that.
Where: Axis Bar and Lounge, Mandarin Oriental
What: $13 cocktails and get three kinds of tapas for free
When: Happy Hour daily, 5pm-8pm
Where: The Mad Men Attic Bar, 11 North Canal Road
What: $10 for house pours, wines and spirits
When: From 5pm-8pm daily
Where: Loof, #03-07 Odeon Towers
What: $5 drinks at 5pm, $7 between 7pm and 8pm for house pours, wine and spirits
When: Monday – Friday
Where: The Cider Pit, 328 Joo Chiat Road
What: Prices from $5 for a half-pint of a variety of beers and ciders, $10 for pints
When: Daily, 5pm till late
Where: Smokey’s BBQ, 73 Joo Chiat Place and Block 106 Clementi Street 12
What: Bottles of beer including Biersch, Victory, Stone, Anderson Valley and more at $12 to $14 dollars
When: 3pm till late, daily (closed Mondays)
Where: Stew Kuche, 119 Bukit Merah Lane
What: German and Belgian beers served in the kopitiam, pints from $8 to $9 dollars, English beers from $10 and big bottles of Carlsberg for $6.
When: Daily 5pm-10pm, Saturday and Sunday till 11pm
Where: Wala Wala Café & Bar, 31 Lorong Mambong
What: Happy Hour prices with 2-for-1 house pour wine, mixed drinks and beer for $8
When: Happy Hour till 9pm daily
Where: Café Iguana, Riverside point, Clarke Quay
What: Margaritas at $9.50
When: 6pm-8pm
Where: The Highlander, Clarke Quay
What: Happy Hour deals from $8.50
When: Until 7pm daily
Where: KPO Café Bar, Killiney Road
What: House pours of gin, vodka and brandy at $7 to $8 dollars per drink, house pour wine at $7, bottled beers at $8
When: 12pm-8pm daily
Where: No.5 Emerald Hill Cocktail Bar, 5 Emerald Hill Road
What: 1-for-1 martinis for $16
When: 9pm till 1am daily
Where: The Disgruntled Chef, Tanglin Village
What: Drinks and cocktails from $8
When: Ladies nights Wednesdays 6-10pm, cocktails from $8++ and free canapés from 8:30-10pm.
Where: District 10 Bar & Restaurant, UE Square and The Star at Buona Vista
What: $5 Prosecco, half pint beer, selected house pour wines
When: Tuesday-Sunday, 5pm till late
Where: Harry’s Bar, Boat Quay
What: $12 pints and $7 house pour spirits and wine
When: Every day between 12pm and 8pm
Where: Wine Connection Tapas Bar and Bistro, Robertson Quay
What: Wine by the glass from $6, 50cl draft beers $9
When: Daily
Where: Orgo at Esplanade, Esplanade Drive
What: $8 half pint Heineken, $9 Asahi draught, $10 house wines and Erdinger White
When: Daily till 8pm
Where: The Bungy Bar, Clarke Quay
What: $9 beer
When: Daily till 9pm
Where: Brewerkz, Riverside Point
What: $9 beer
When: Daily 8pm-10pm
Where: Octapas, Clarke Quay
What: $10 Tiger, Heineken, Sangria, Gin, Rum, Vodka, Tequila, Brandy and Whisky
When: Daily 12pm-8pm
Where: Paulaner Bräuhaus, Raffles Boulevard
What: $9.50 German Schnapps
When: Daily – all day
Where: Prince of Wales, Boat Quay
What: $8 beer, cider, wine, spirits and shooters
When: Daily 9am-9pm
Where: eM Bar by the River, Gallery Hotel, Robertson Quay
What: $8 selected martinis, $7 selected house spirits, $9 draught beer, $9 wine
When: Daily, 5pm-9pm
Where: Bikini Bar, Siloso Beach Walk
What: $8 mojito, caipirinha and caipiroska
When: Daily, 4pm-7pm
Where: Sauce Bar @ Esplanade Mall, #01-10/12
What: $5 Asahi half pint, $8 Asahi pint
When: Daily from 5pm
Where: El Patio, Holland Village
What: $7 margaritas
When: Tuesdays
Where: Bar Bar Black Sheep, Bukit Timah
What: $9 draught beers, bottles from $8
When: Daily midday to midnight
Where: Five Izakaya Bar, Collyer Quay
What: $5 specials on Asahi draught, wine, sake, shochu, choya and all house-pour spirits
When: Daily – all day
Where: Alley Bar, Peranakan Place
What: $9.90 Heineken and Erdinger; Sol, Tiger, Heineken and Kirin 3 for $22
When: Daily 5pm-9pm
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