Address
Raffles Hotel, 1 Beach Road, Singapore 189673
Civic District, Singapore
Civic District, Singapore
Best For
cocktail bars, Civic District evenings, mid-thirties crowd
Opening Hours
Daily12:00-22:30
Reservations
Recommended
Dress Code
Smart casual
Price Range
$$$$ · Cocktails from local pricing
Our Take
Birthplace of the Singapore Sling (1915)
Long Bar is the heritage Raffles Hotel bar where the Singapore Sling was invented in 1915 by Ngiam Tong Boon. The room is colonial-era — wicker chairs, fans on the ceiling, peanut shells on the floor (a heritage tradition encouraged by the bar).
The Singapore Sling is the only reason to come — 14,000 are served every year. The original recipe (gin, cherry brandy, pineapple, lime, Cointreau, Bénédictine, grenadine, Angostura, soda) is unchanged. Tourist-heavy but the heritage is real.
Pair with Jigger & Pony for a more modern Singapore cocktail evening.
What to Order
Singapore Sling
The original 1915 Ngiam Tong Boon recipe. The reason for being here.
Million Dollar Cocktail
Gin, vermouth, pineapple, egg white. Another heritage Raffles cocktail.
Tropical Cocktail Selection
The Long Bar heritage cocktail menu.
Peanuts
Free, encouraged on the floor. The Long Bar tradition.
