Abode

Most Singapore rooftops want to be seen. Abode is lit by table lamps and would rather you talked.

Abode is the rooftop for people who want the Marina Bay skyline without having to shout over it. It suits a first date, a catch-up for two or three, or a Clarke Quay evening spent above the crowds rather than among them. The compromises: the entrance takes finding, the terrace depends on the weather, and there is no scene to speak of, which is either the problem or the point.

It sits six floors up in the CMO Building on South Bridge Road and runs as Pout, a café, by day before turning into a lamp-lit cocktail bar at night. Find the building, take the lift beside Meh'r by Inderpal up to level six, and you step out above Clarke Quay. Inside there are warm table lamps and a wide window behind the counter; outside, a terrace looks across to the Singapore Flyer and Marina Bay Sands. The café's unobstructed view started turning up in feeds in October 2025, and the bar is what that view became after dark.

The drinks lean local. The signature is the LKY Ondeh, dark rum with banana, coconut and pandan, which is the kueh in a glass and the order to start with. The White French Maid goes coffee, hazelnut and milk foam, and the rest of the list runs from a PBJ Old Fashioned to a Pavlova topped with torched meringue (a dessert you can drink is a dangerous idea at this hour). Food is for sharing rather than dinner: baked camembert, crostini, truffle fries and beef sliders. Eat properly first if you are staying the evening.

How to do it well: arrive early in the evening, take an outdoor table if the sky looks settled and watch the skyline switch itself on. If it rains, the indoor room and its wide window are the fallback rather than a lost night. Clarke Quay MRT is the closest station.

Good to know Take the lift beside Meh'r by Inderpal in the CMO Building, 50 South Bridge Road, to level 6. Clarke Quay MRT is the closest station. We haven't confirmed hours or cocktail prices with the bar itself, so check its channels before a special trip.

Abode | 50 South Bridge Road, CMO Building, #06-00, Singapore 058682 | Nearest MRT: Clarke Quay