A Robertson Quay date: prints, a bridge, Thevar
- Total time
- 4–5 hours
- Budget
- S$60 and above — STPI and Alkaff Bridge are free; dinner at Thevar, whose tasting menu was reported at S$298 per person in July 2025. Drinks extra.
- Works on
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Timing
- Start late afternoon. Thevar is reported to open Tuesday to Saturday, so confirm the day when you book it, before you plan anything else.
- Stops
- 3 stops, in order
- Good for
- A date
Days are worked out from each stop's usual opening hours; check before you go.
A gallery to break the ice, a painted bridge to slow you down and a starred dinner to close. Book the last bit.
A date plan that does the work for you, from a first date you want to land to an anniversary without fuss: a print gallery, a painted footbridge, then Michelin-starred modern Indian. The compromise is cost, because Thevar is priced for occasions. Book Thevar before you plan anything else, and keep it for an evening when nobody is watching the clock.
STPI – Creative Workshop & Gallery. A free print and paper workshop and gallery on the quay. Exhibitions and public programmes change, so check STPI's site for what's on and when it's open. A gallery gives you something to talk about besides work.
Alkaff Bridge. The tongkang-shaped footbridge Pacita Abad painted in 55 colours in 2004. Cross it around 6.30pm, as the evening light comes in off the water; Robertson Quay is the calmer end of the Singapore River, which is exactly why it suits this evening.
Thevar, Mohamed Sultan Road. Mano Thevar's Michelin-starred modern Indian restaurant, moved from Keong Saik to a bigger, terracotta-walled shophouse. A special-occasion room with a romantic streak, and priced like one. It is reported to open Tuesday to Saturday; confirm when you book through the official reservation page.
The order is a little culture to break the ice, a riverside walk to settle in and a long dinner to finish. Leave time to wander the quay afterwards (by then you will have run out of things to say about the prints).
The plan
Late afternoon: STPI – Creative Workshop & Gallery
Free print and paper gallery on the quay; check STPI's site for opening hours and the current exhibition.
Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–7pm; Sat 9am–6pm; Sun 10am–5pm
6.30pm · Early evening: Alkaff Bridge
Pacita Abad's footbridge in 55 colours, best as the light softens.
Hours: Public footbridge; no set hours
Dinner: Thevar
Michelin-starred modern Indian on Mohamed Sultan Road, reported open Tuesday to Saturday. Book through the official reservation page.
Hours: Lunch Fri–Sat; dinner Mon–Sat; closed Sun (official menu page gives service days only, no times)
If it rains
STPI is indoors, so linger there if it rains and save Alkaff Bridge for a walk after dinner if the weather clears.
Researched from the sources listed, not a first-hand review. Prices, hours and access can change — check the official site before you go.
