Dallas Restaurant and Bar holds a three-storey former shophouse at 31 Boat Quay, on the south bank of the Singapore River in the central business district. It opened in 2004 and trades as a contemporary bar-bistro built for post-work drinks and live sport on the big screens. The riverside terrace and multiple floors give it room for both a quick pint and a longer dinner.
Published September 27, 2025 · By Mei-Lin Zhao
The room
The layout runs across three levels, with a Level One bar and breezy alfresco area by the river, a restaurant on Level Two and a VIP lounge with a private bar and balcony on the third floor. SG Food on Foot describes it as a stylish bistro-bar rather than a rowdy pub, with the sport on screens kept alongside a full kitchen. The river-facing ground floor is the spot for the match-day crowd.
Boat Quay, the surrounding strip, is one of Singapore's oldest riverside nightlife rows, a line of converted shophouses between the financial towers and the water. Dallas sits in the middle of it, a short walk from Raffles Place. That setting draws a mix of expatriates, office workers and tourists, especially on big sporting nights.
What to order
The bar pours a full drinks list with the Lychee Martini as the house signature, built from vodka, triple sec and fresh lychee juice. The Singapore Sling runs at 14 dollars, and a Frozen Yuzu Lemonade mocktail at 9 dollars covers the non-drinkers. The kitchen backs the drinks with a broad bar-bistro menu meant for sharing during a match.
The format is drinks-and-a-meal rather than a pure cocktail programme, in keeping with the sports-bar billing. Tripadvisor reviewers return for the riverside seats and the screens first, the food second. A martini at the Level One bar, then a table for the second half, is the easy way to use the room.
Who it is for
Dallas fits a fan after a screened match with a proper meal, an after-work group on Boat Quay, and anyone who wants river views with their sport. Skip it for a quiet cocktail den or a cheap dive, since this is a polished bar-bistro with prices to match the address. It rewards a group that wants to eat, drink and watch the game in one place.
Best time to go
Match days and big fixtures are when the ground-floor bar fills, so an earlier seat secures a screen and a river view. The Level One alfresco area is the move on a dry evening, when the Boat Quay strip is at its busiest. Weeknights after office hours bring the post-work crowd down to the water.
For a major final, booking ahead is wise given how the riverside seats go. A quieter weekday visit gives the run of the three floors and the balcony view from the VIP level. The terrace is best in the cooler evening hours, after the daytime heat drops off.
The detail worth knowing
The longevity is the detail worth knowing, since Dallas has held its Boat Quay corner since 2004, an unusually long run for a riverside bar. A second outlet at Marina Bay Sands extended the brand, but the original shophouse is the one with the three-floor layout and the balcony. Its place on Singapore sports-bar guides marks it as a fixture rather than a passing opening.
Two decades on the river have made it a default name for watching football and rugby in the central business district. The mix of a full kitchen, a cocktail list and big screens is what keeps it on the lists. For a match with a meal rather than a counter and a pint, it is one of the steadier calls on Boat Quay.
The bottom line
Dallas Restaurant and Bar is Boat Quay's three-floor sports bar-bistro, open since 2004 with river views, big screens and a Lychee Martini as the house pour. Come for a match, take a Level One seat by the water, and stay for dinner. It is built for sport with a meal rather than a counter pint, and the riverside setting is the draw.
Keep exploring with our best sports bars in Singapore guide, the full Singapore bar guide, and our edit of sports bars worldwide. Pair Dallas Restaurant & Bar with Al Capone's Sports Bar, Boomarang Bistro Bar, and Prince of Wales.
