Tippling Club
Chef-driven cocktails, no printed menu, and a kitchen that thinks as creatively as the bar. One of Asia's most celebrated drinking destinations.
Chef-driven cocktails, no printed menu, and a kitchen that thinks as creatively as the bar. One of Asia's most celebrated drinking destinations.
Tippling Club sits on Tanjong Pagar Road, inside a black-fronted shophouse that gives very little away from the outside. Step in and the scale of ambition becomes immediately clear. Chef-owner Ryan Clift and his bar team operate without a printed cocktail menu. Instead, they present 12 to 16 drinks in sequence, each paired to a dish if you choose the full experience, or ordered individually if you prefer to drink your way through at your own pace.
The bar has ranked on Asia's 50 Best Bars and been shortlisted for World's 50 Best Bars across multiple years. Its reputation among bartenders globally far outstrips its modesty of footprint. This is a 40-seat room doing work that would turn heads in London or New York.
Ask the bar team what they are excited about that week. That is the only guidance you need. The cocktail programme changes constantly, tied to what the kitchen is sourcing and what the bar team is fermenting, distilling, or dehydrating in their prep kitchen. Expect savoury elements, acid-forward builds, and structures borrowed from haute cuisine. A Clarified Margarita with yuzu and shiso, a Mezcal Negroni aged in local casks, a fresh coconut drink with aged rum and toasted rice — all have appeared on past menus.
The wine programme is excellent. If cocktails feel like too much commitment for the night, a glass from the list — curated with the same precision as the drinks menu — is a more than acceptable alternative.
Tippling Club draws a mix of in-the-know visitors and a loyal local following of bar professionals, food-industry regulars, and serious cocktail drinkers who have done their research before landing in Singapore. It is not a first-night-in-town kind of bar — it rewards those who arrive with some context and a willingness to be surprised. The best time to go is a Tuesday or Wednesday evening, when the room is lively without being packed and the bar team has space to talk you through what they are serving.
It connects naturally with the broader Singapore cocktail scene: after Tippling Club, the short walk to Native or the short taxi ride to Jigger and Pony makes for a strong night. The Singapore cocktail bars guide covers the full picture if you are planning a longer stay.
Tippling Club operates at 38 Tanjong Pagar Road, a 5-minute walk from Tanjong Pagar MRT on the East-West Line. The entrance is on the ground floor; the dining room and bar share the same space with no hard division. Reservations are strongly recommended, particularly for Thursday through Saturday evenings. They hold a handful of bar seats for walk-ins on quieter nights. Dress smart-casual — the kitchen-bar experience sets a certain tone. Expect to spend SGD 80 to 160 per person on cocktails alone, more if you add food.
For the broader area, check the Singapore bar guide and the editors' picks for Singapore.
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