Sleepless in Singapore
SOURCE: YAHOO SINGAPORE CNNGo reader Loke Shi Ying
Tape your eyes open, chew some coffee and get down to these Singapore nightspots, as selected by CNNGo reader Loke Shi Ying
1. Indian prata shops
Prata shops in Singapore are well known to be late-night establishments and they remain open on most days of the year, except on Indian festivals and holidays. You'll be able to find a crowd of night shift workers, post clubbing partiers and undergraduate students here at any time of the night enjoying a cheese prata or Milo dinosaur.
Prata shops are such a part of the culture here that the menu offerings at these prata shops probably originated in Singapore too. Items like tissue or paper prata, Milo dinosaur (or Milo godzilla, or Horlicks dinosaur/Godzilla, essentially an iced beverage topped with a mountain of powder for that extra kick) have evolved onto the menu based on the likes of the Singaporean palette.
Try: Al Azhar, 11/11A Cheong Chin Nam Road; tel: +65 6466 5052; Open 24 hours
2. No. 5 Emerald Hill
At No. 5 Emerald Hill, the name of the bar is its address. It nests along a row of traditional Peranakan shophouses that have mostly been converted to watering holes, but unlike the snazzy new bars around town, No. 5 has an authentic charm.
Its interior walls are lined with nostalgic black and white photographs from its early days and patrons can freely throw peanut shells anywhere on the floor, which gives this bar a vibe that cannot be manufactured and keeps people coming back for more. They also serve great martinis.
5 Emerald Hill Road; tel: +65 6732 0818; open Monday - Thursday 12 p.m. - 2 a.m., Friday - Sunday 12 p.m. - 3 a.m.
3. Kopitiams
Kopitiams (local-speak for coffee shops) are not just a place for heartlanders to have their meals. Although kopitiams have been known to be breakfast joints (seeing how drinking coffee is usually for the morning), kopitiams these days also sell beer and screen football matches in the wee hours of the night to cater to the population of middle-aged men who follow the English Premier League loyally.
Additionally, locals also speak their own coffee language at these kopitiams. Coffee is referred to as kopi and tea is referred to as teh, and various different jargons explain how much sugar or condensed milk you want in your drink.
Kopitiams are located all around the island
4. Zouk
Zouk is one of Singapore's oldest and most iconic nightclubs that still manages to draw large crowds weekly amidst stiff competition with newer clubs such as Stereolounge. Zouk has three specialty clubs within its premises, the main club floor of Zouk, Phuture for R&B music and Velvet Underground for more laid back club tunes.
Zouk is the kind of place in Singapore where just about any Singaporean would have gone to for its famous Mambo Jambo ladies nights, and is the kind of spot where you can bump into a long-lost primary school classmate that you can’t even find on Facebook.
Zouk, 17 Jiak Kim Street; tel: +65 6738 2988; Zouk main club open Wednesday, Friday - Saturday 8 p.m. - 3 a.m.; Wine Bar open Monday - Saturday 6 p.m. - 3 a.m.; Velvet Underground open Tuesday - Saturday 9 p.m. -late
5. Changi Village
Changi Village is a place to go for a bit of peace. It’s a little far off from the city area but it makes for a good place to escape to when you just want to get away from the densely populated city.
It’s next to the sea (where ferries to the nearby island Pulau Ubin depart from), hardly has any high-rise buildings, but there is life aplenty here in the night time. Other than the plethora of great hawker stalls at the food center, Changi Village also has many holiday bungalows, an old haunted hospital where teenagers explore and the boardwalk by the sea is popular with local anglers.
Changi Village: located on Changi Village Road
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Prata shops in Singapore are well known to be late-night establishments and they remain open on most days of the year, except on Indian festivals and holidays. You'll be able to find a crowd of night shift workers, post clubbing partiers and undergraduate students here at any time of the night enjoying a cheese prata or Milo dinosaur.
Prata shops are such a part of the culture here that the menu offerings at these prata shops probably originated in Singapore too. Items like tissue or paper prata, Milo dinosaur (or Milo godzilla, or Horlicks dinosaur/Godzilla, essentially an iced beverage topped with a mountain of powder for that extra kick) have evolved onto the menu based on the likes of the Singaporean palette.
Try: Al Azhar, 11/11A Cheong Chin Nam Road; tel: +65 6466 5052; Open 24 hours
2. No. 5 Emerald Hill
At No. 5 Emerald Hill, the name of the bar is its address. It nests along a row of traditional Peranakan shophouses that have mostly been converted to watering holes, but unlike the snazzy new bars around town, No. 5 has an authentic charm.
Its interior walls are lined with nostalgic black and white photographs from its early days and patrons can freely throw peanut shells anywhere on the floor, which gives this bar a vibe that cannot be manufactured and keeps people coming back for more. They also serve great martinis.
5 Emerald Hill Road; tel: +65 6732 0818; open Monday - Thursday 12 p.m. - 2 a.m., Friday - Sunday 12 p.m. - 3 a.m.
3. Kopitiams
Kopitiams (local-speak for coffee shops) are not just a place for heartlanders to have their meals. Although kopitiams have been known to be breakfast joints (seeing how drinking coffee is usually for the morning), kopitiams these days also sell beer and screen football matches in the wee hours of the night to cater to the population of middle-aged men who follow the English Premier League loyally.
Additionally, locals also speak their own coffee language at these kopitiams. Coffee is referred to as kopi and tea is referred to as teh, and various different jargons explain how much sugar or condensed milk you want in your drink.
Kopitiams are located all around the island
4. Zouk
Zouk is one of Singapore's oldest and most iconic nightclubs that still manages to draw large crowds weekly amidst stiff competition with newer clubs such as Stereolounge. Zouk has three specialty clubs within its premises, the main club floor of Zouk, Phuture for R&B music and Velvet Underground for more laid back club tunes.
Zouk is the kind of place in Singapore where just about any Singaporean would have gone to for its famous Mambo Jambo ladies nights, and is the kind of spot where you can bump into a long-lost primary school classmate that you can’t even find on Facebook.
Zouk, 17 Jiak Kim Street; tel: +65 6738 2988; Zouk main club open Wednesday, Friday - Saturday 8 p.m. - 3 a.m.; Wine Bar open Monday - Saturday 6 p.m. - 3 a.m.; Velvet Underground open Tuesday - Saturday 9 p.m. -late
5. Changi Village
Changi Village is a place to go for a bit of peace. It’s a little far off from the city area but it makes for a good place to escape to when you just want to get away from the densely populated city.
It’s next to the sea (where ferries to the nearby island Pulau Ubin depart from), hardly has any high-rise buildings, but there is life aplenty here in the night time. Other than the plethora of great hawker stalls at the food center, Changi Village also has many holiday bungalows, an old haunted hospital where teenagers explore and the boardwalk by the sea is popular with local anglers.
Changi Village: located on Changi Village Road
Read the rest of the list on CNNGo.
Discover the hottest hangouts in Singapore’s dance scene.
Learn about how Singapore’s favorite night spots have developed.
Check out these 5 live music scenes in Singapore.
Check out Changi Village, a uniquely Singapore neighborhood heartland on CNNGo.
