LAVO occupies level 57 of Marina Bay Sands Tower 1, where an Italian restaurant gives way to a wraparound terrace bar over Marina Bay. It opened in 2018 and reworked itself in 2025 as a coastal Italian room, with the rooftop bar kept firmly at the centre.
The venue sits 57 floors above Bayfront Avenue, reached through the Marina Bay Sands tower lifts. The terrace runs around the building's edge, so the skyline fills the view from the bar rail rather than from a single fixed window. By night the lights of the financial district and the bay sit at eye level.
The 2025 refit reintroduced the space as LAVO Coastal Italian Restaurant and Rooftop Bar. The Ranting Panda's November 2025 review describes warm Mediterranean tones, handcrafted tiles, and golden accents across the expanded terrace. The look is softer than the club-style rooftops nearby.
The bar leans on a short list of well-built classics rather than spectacle. A Negroni is the house benchmark, joined by lighter summer cocktails and a wine list that suits the Italian kitchen. Tao Group, the operator, positions the drinks to carry an evening on the terrace rather than a single photo.
This is a high-spend room, and the pricing reflects the address. Expect Marina Bay rooftop rates on cocktails and bottles, plus the usual reservation pressure on weekend nights. Walk-ins are possible early, though the prime sunset slots book out well ahead.
The kitchen is a genuine draw rather than an afterthought. The menu reads coastal Italian, built around seafood, pasta, and the oversized sharing plates the LAVO group is known for across its other cities. Diners who want the view without a full meal can hold the terrace bar for drinks.
Opening hours run from 11am to midnight Sunday through Thursday, and to 1am on Friday and Saturday. The terrace shifts character through the day, calm at lunch and busier as the bar takes over after dark. Sunset is the window most guests aim for, and it is the hardest to secure.
It works best for a celebration, a visitor's first night, or a date that needs a view to carry it. People after a cheap round or a quiet local should pick a smaller room, because LAVO trades on scale and altitude.
Getting in takes some forethought. The tower lifts at Marina Bay Sands carry guests to level 57, and weekend sunset tables should be booked well ahead. Smart dress is expected, in line with the address and the room.
Marina Bay Sands stacks several of Singapore's signature rooftops in one tower, and LAVO competes directly with venues a few floors apart. Its edge is the terrace footprint and the kitchen, which let a group settle in for a full evening rather than a single drink and a photo. The trade-off is the spend, which sits at the top of the city's rooftop range.
The terrace is the asset that sets LAVO apart from the indoor sky bars in the same tower, since the wraparound layout means the bay is visible from more than one vantage. Coverage of the 2025 relaunch stresses the softer, coastal styling over the previous club-leaning fit-out. For a table at golden hour, the booking should go in days rather than hours ahead.
The honest verdict is that LAVO sells altitude, polish, and a competent Italian kitchen, at a price that matches all three. It is not the place for a casual cheap round, and it does not try to be. For a view-led celebration it delivers what it promises.
For drinkers comparing Singapore's high terraces, LAVO sits alongside the Marina Bay heavyweights. Read it against Ce La Vi and Mr Stork, then see the full best rooftop bars in Singapore ranking.
