Singapore Hotels, Restaurants and Nightlife

There are over 278 hotels in Singapore and there’s no shortage of five star hotels. The Four Seasons, the Ritz Carlton, the Inter Continental Hotel, the Naumi Hotel, The Goodwood Park and the Mandarin Oriental offer excellent accommodations in a centrally located section of the city. They all have Internet and cable connections, as well as smoke free floors and are close to shopping, restaurants, nightclubs and bars. The most popular hotels in the city include Swissotel, the Shangri La Hotel, the Conrad Centennial Hotel, the Fairmount and the Grand Park Plaza Park. There are budget hotels, apartments, hostels, bed and breakfast and resort hotels in the city, so the choices seem endless.

Singapore is considered the food capital of Asia. If you want Sky dining, visit Equinox, the restaurant which is 226 meters above sea level or Hai Tien Lo Cantonese restaurant in the Pan Pacific, as well as Blu in the Shangri-La Hotel. The Jewel Box which is located on the top of Mount Faber serves great contemporary Chinese cuisine. Tropical garden dining can be experienced in Fort Canning Park at the Flutes at the Fort, or POPPI and Au Jardin, Halia and Café Les Amis are located in the Botanical Gardens. The Vanilla Pod is located in the Mandai Orchid Garden and offers excellent continental cuisine using a touch of Vanilla in several of the house entrees.

There’s an unmistakable feeling of excitement that waterfront dining brings into focus in the Garden City. Singapore river cruises on glass-top boats are always a memorable experience and so is Boat Quay, which is one the best places in Singapore for alfresco dining. Restaurants like Pasta Fresca, the Momba and the Sukhothai offer great menus with fresh seafood choices and are surrounded by chic cafes, yuppie pubs and designer art galleries. The only riverside festival village in Singapore is Clarke Quay. Clarke Quay is a five block stretch of 19th century style houses and buildings filled with wine bars, restaurants and themed pubs. The Ivory, the Tent, the Tapas Tree and the Pump Room are all located in Clarke Quay. The food offered in Clarke Quay is a diverse collection of international delights and the wine selections make most visitors stay for most of the night.

The nightlife in Singapore is a non-stop mixture of drinks, dancing and just chilling or hanging out in some of the most unique clubs in Southeast Asia. Café Iguana, the Clinic and Baize/China One are great bars and the Barfly, the Kandi Bar and the fashionbar offer exotic drinks as well as personal favorites in club atmospheres that are designed with 21st century technology. The party atmosphere can be found at the Ministry of Sound, Attica & Attica Too and the Forbidden City/Bar Cocoon, which are always filled with action, music and entertainment.

Most of the gay scene is located in Chinatown.