The best new bars in Singapore 2025

In skyscraper-dense Singapore, rooftop bars are aplenty, but one towers above them all, literally. Located on the 63rd floor of Raffles Place is Nova, perched just above HighHouse. The new bar rises 282 metres above ground and now owns the title of Singapore’s highest rooftop bar. Sweeping city views aside, you certainly won’t miss the colossal steel star structure crowning the building that adds an electrifying, urban glow to the space – a must for pictures.

While you’re more likely to be here for the striking city lights and thumping DJ beats, the food and beverage programme is equally promising, with a focus on flavours around the Pacific Coast. Star cocktails include the mango sticky highball ($20) – inspired by the ever-popular Thai mango sticky rice dessert; the gin-based Trippple Lime Sling ($20); and the Roselle ($22); while peckish diners can snack on tom yum fries and Indonesian-style noodles ($20).

Granted, it’s a little out of the way if bar hopping is on your agenda, but if you find yourself at Sentosa dressed to the nines, then you’ll fit right into The Pineapple Room. This new bar is housed within Capella Singapore’s gorgeous heritage building, and it pays homage to a crop that used to thrive in the Southern Islands back in the 19th century – pineapples. The fruit features in many of the bar’s cocktails, like the Queen of Spice ($26) which sees pineapple rum with apricot liqueur, lime, cardamom, and egg white; or the Scarlet Rouge ($24) which blends dark rum, cherry liqueur, pineapple, pomegranate, and bitters. 

Not a fan of the tropical fruit? The bar also shakes up classic cocktails just the way you like them. Non-drinkers are not excluded as well, with a thoughtful zero-proof section featuring rotating drinks crafted with seasoning ingredients. The Pinery ($18) is the most iconic on the list, featuring pineapple, lime, agave nectar, and chilli in a concoction that’s meant to be an ode to Sentosa’s Palawan Ridge, a former pinery.

Could the ‘bar-in-a-bar’ concept be the newest trend in the drinking world? East47 is a cocktail studio by and within the acclaimed Manhattan Bar – acting as the postmodern, new money counterpart to Manhattan’s old money charm. The 12-seater takes inspiration from Andy Warhol’s Silver Factory on East 47th Street in New York, where Warhol’s iconic silkscreens and lithographs were made. Echoing the same spirit of boundless creativity, the bar puts out a mishmash of art, mixology, and gastronomy in its debut menu, ‘Volume 1: High Low’. 

‘Tomato Sauce’ ($28), a cocktail inspired by Warhol’s Campbell soup print, blends tequila with tomato, banana liquor and champagne syrup, finishing off with a delicious savoury tomato sorbet that melts into your drink. Or try the ‘Sbaaaam!!’ ($28) – a Roy Lichtenstein-inspired bourbon fat-washed with hints of yoghurt and popcorn, which comes wrapped in a literal comic strip. Each tipple comes with a suggested food pairing, though mixing and matching is encouraged as well. There’s also a degustation option ($140) which takes you through three cocktail and food pairings.

Middle child syndrome is all over the internet, and who would’ve thought the day would come where this oft-overlooked bunch would have a place for themselves – one called Middle Child Wine Bar no less. The folks behind Moonstone Bar at Amoy Street are the masterminds behind this new concept along Middle Road and Bencoolen Street focusing on natural wines, ice cream, sandwiches, and music. Wines by the glass go at $10 and are on constant rotation, so expect to sip on anything from a crisp Batussa Blanc from Catalonia, to a full-bodied red from France with hints of pepper, blackberry and plum. 

And if wine is not your thing, the bar also stocks a decent selection of craft beer. Caffeine lovers might be glad to know that cold brews by the popular Kurasu café are also served here. On the food front, folks are loving the Morticia ($13), a classic mortadella sandwich with pistachio cream and stracciatella, as well as the bar’s ice cream counter which sees nine interesting flavours including butter crumble and stracciatella hazelnut (from $5).

The popular Barbary Coast has long been known as a multi-concept venue housing the rustic drinking hole Deadfall, and the bar’s finer and more opulent counterpart, Ballroom. After a recent revamp, the two concepts now exist as standalone venues with independent menus – Barbary Coast upstairs, and Deadfall Cantina downstairs. The fully refreshed Deadfall Cantina is now an homage to all things Mexico, with its own independent menu. But don’t expect kitschy Mexican paraphernalia to be plastered all over. Instead, the bar is reminiscent of a typical walking street in Oaxaca during the festive Day of the Dead season. 

Agave is the star spirit here, and Deadfall has the city’s largest collection, split evenly between mezcal and tequila, with a few raicilla in the mix. The cocktail menu sees a list of playful margaritas in flavours like frozen watermelon ($23) or the Horchata-rita ($23) – a spin on the traditional Mexican horchata drink made of rice, cinnamon, and almond milk. Other tipples on the menu are the Pasilla Mole Negroni ($25) with a touch of spice thanks to pasilla chile, or an interesting buttery paloma ($24) which incorporates beurre noisette or browned butter for a creamier mouthfeel.