Best bars in Telok Ayer.

Native, Coa and Jigger & Pony lead the field on World's 50 Best Bars history. La Maison du Whisky is the daytime serious bar. Stay Gold Flamingo and Crackerjack run the working rotation.

Vijay Mudaliar's Southeast Asian cocktail program, with a menu built entirely on regional ingredients down to the ice. Drinks SGD 25. The Antz uses Singaporean weaver ants. World's 50 Best Bars list since 2019.

The Singapore branch of the Hong Kong agave program from Jay Khan. Drinks SGD 25. The mezcal flight at SGD 40 is the call. World's 50 Best Bars, No. 27 in 2024.

The Indra Kantono cocktail bar at the Amara, holder of the World's 50 Best Bars No. 6 spot in 2024. Drinks SGD 26. Reservations open 60 days out; the bar seats 14 and is fully booked every weekend.

An everyday cocktail room two doors from Native, with a 30-drink list under SGD 20. Open daily; walk-in friendly. The afterwork crowd lands by 6pm, the bar settles by 9pm.

A cocktail bar attached to a gallery space, with a 20-drink menu that rotates with the exhibitions. Drinks SGD 22. The garden out back is the quietest cocktail seat in central Singapore.

The Singapore branch of the French whisky group, with 700 bottles open at the bar. Drams from SGD 20, flights from SGD 80. The most serious whisky selection between Tokyo and London.

An upstairs cocktail room on Bukit Pasoh with a vermouth-led program and a leather-bound menu. Drinks SGD 24. The Gibson Martini is the call; the room seats 50 across two levels.

An all-day bar from the Jigger & Pony group, serving brunch to midnight. Drinks SGD 18. The Crackerjack Negroni is the call. Walk-in friendly through 7pm; reservations after.

Daiki Kanetaka's Japanese-style bespoke cocktail room. No menu; the bartender asks three questions and pours. Drinks SGD 35. Twelve seats; reservations only and a one-week lead time.

A tequila and mezcal cantina with a 50-bottle agave program and a Mexican kitchen that runs to 2am. Drinks SGD 18. Best for the back end of a long night when Coa shuts at 1am.

A New York-style deli with a 14-seat cocktail bar attached, run by a former 28 HongKong Street bartender. Drinks SGD 20. The pastrami and Boulevardier combo at SGD 35 is the working lunch order.

The cheapest serious wine bar in central Singapore. Glasses from SGD 10, bottles from SGD 40. A 200-label list weighted toward French and Australian growers. Best for an early-evening drink before moving up to Native.