Lorong Halus Wetland
Thirty years as Singapore's landfill, now a reed-bed wetland that cleans its own leachate, with a red steel bridge over the reservoir that is the best sunset in Punggol. Bring water.
- Where: Punggol
- Price: Free
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Thoughtful evenings and afternoons for two.
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SPACE 2B
Gongs, Tibetan singing bowls and crystal bowls on a quiet Telok Ayer side street. Start with the Gong Nidra if you've never meditated; there's nothing to get wrong.
- Where: Tanjong Pagar
Capybara Bathing
A 90-minute hot–cold circuit in a Tras Street shophouse, named after the rodent that sits in warm water doing nothing. Phones stay in the locker, which is the hard part.
- Where: Tanjong Pagar
- Price: S$30–60
Raffles Spa
The quietest way to spend serious money at Raffles: a spa in the arcade with steam room, sauna, onsen-style pool and Omorovicza's gold rituals. Save it for a milestone.
- Where: Civic District
- Price: S$60 and above
St. Gregory at Pan Pacific Singapore
Tui na done properly in hotel comfort: an hour of kneading along the meridians on Level 4 of the Pan Pacific, then tea, steam and a pool. For desk-bound shoulders.
- Where: Marina Bay
- Price: S$60 and above
MyX
A Latin-leaning bar-bistro at Chip Bee Gardens with a ten-seat vinyl booth and an honour-system library. Come in the afternoon and put a record on.
- Where: Holland Village
- Price: Under S$30
Sago House
A hand-built Duxton Hill bar that writes six new cocktails on the window every week and wipes them the next. Order off the window; the Sesame Negroni is the one constant.
- Where: Tanjong Pagar
- Price: S$30–60
Abode
A sixth-floor rooftop above Clarke Quay with a Marina Bay view, table lamps instead of a DJ and cocktails built on local flavours. The quiet one.
- Where: Clarke Quay
- Price: S$30–60
Gaudí Room
A cocktail room for about 20 behind the tapas tables at Carlitos, all mosaic and curved walls. Eat at Carlitos first, book or come early, and keep it for two.
- Where: Joo Chiat
- Price: S$30–60
The Champagnery
Walk through a focaccia deli and find the red door: a 60-seat lounge that treats champagne as a weeknight drink. Go late, start with a glass, and check Instagram for hours.
- Where: Tanjong Pagar
- Price: S$30–60
Writers Bar
Ngiam Tong Boon's other cocktail, the Million Dollar, in a book-lined corner of the Raffles lobby. The quieter drink at Raffles, and the one with the better story.
- Where: Civic District
- Price: S$30–60
RPM by D.Bespoke
A Duxton Road listening bar with floor-to-ceiling vinyl, vintage JBLs and shochu where the whisky would usually be. For people who would rather listen than talk.
- Where: Tanjong Pagar
- Price: S$30–60
Date ideas by mood
Dates with something to talk about
The easiest date is one that arrives with its own subject. Choose something to look at or do first, then a table where the conversation can carry on.
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