Your Quarterly Guide - Singapore Tourism Board

Red, White and You
Check out the city’s best boutique wine bars.
If you’re an oenophile, you’re
in luck. Aside from a hopping
nightlife scene, this city also
offers a good range of smaller,
independent watering holes.
These intimate wine bars are
especially great to sample an
extensive and eclectic range of wine
offerings from around the world.
Caveau Wines & Bar
#02-10 Shaw Centre, 1 Scotts
Rd., H (65) 6737-2622.
Orchard
The latest spot to join the fold is
a coffee bar by day (8am-5pm)
and wine lounge by night (from
5pm). Oenophiles will be
especially pleased with the list of
16 different Old and New World
wines available by the glass, eight
reds and eight whites. You’ll also
find a retail store with a carefully
curated collection of over 400
wines which you can choose to
enjoy there or take with you.
Praelum Wine Bistro
4 Duxton Hill, H (65) 6238-5287.
www.praelum.com.sg
Outram Park/Tanjong Pagar
This laid-back bar/bistro occupies
Caveau Wines & Bar
a modest shophouse space in the
trendy Duxton neighbourhood,
ruled by a black-and-white colour
scheme. They draw folks in with
a frequently rotating variety of
wines, casual help-yourself concept
and chilled-out lounge tracks.
Twine
31 Bali Lane, H (65) 6488-0379.
Bugis
A simple and cozy newbie in the
Kampong Glam district, this vino
specialist is dedicated to offering
a selection of exclusive labels
at reasonable prices. They even
carry organic wines, including
Bodegas Mureda from Spain.
Verre Wine Bar
#01-05/06, 8 Rodyk St.,
H (65) 6509-1917.
www.verre.com.sg
Chinatown
This handsome
spot in a recently
refurbished warehouse
by Robertson Quay is
every wine aficionado’s
dream with a whopping
750-odd labels displayed
in its walk-in cellar. The focus here
nightlife
is on Bordeaux and Burgundy,
with everything from big names
such as Château Latour and
Château Lafite Rothschild vintages
to lesser-known labels from
small, family-owned vineyards.
Vintry at Royal Selangor
#01-01 Clarke Quay,
Block 3A River Valley Rd.,
H (65) 6338-2808.
www.vintry.com.sg
Clarke Quay
It’s hard not to be impressed
by this huge venue which has a
stock of over 1,000 wines—the
sheer variety alone is remarkable.
Vintry also boasts four sleek
Enomatic machines that dispense
32 different wines by the
glass in three sizes—25ml
(tasting portion), 75ml
(half glass) or 150ml (full
glass), not to mention
digital price displays and
brief tasting notes.
Wine Connection
Deli & Bistro
#01-05/06 Robertson
Verre Wine Bar
Walk, 11 Unity St.,
H (65) 6238-6878.
www.wineconnection.com.sg
Clarke Quay
An old favourite, this casual spot
is always packed with executives
winding down after work, so
come here if you want a lively
atmosphere. In terms of offerings,
the retail store has a solid collection
of wines which you can enjoy
either indoors or al fresco.
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