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Singapore · District

Boat Quay

Shophouse pubs and bars along the river — mostly no minimums, strong bottle value, walkable from Raffles Place.

5 venues · towers $43–70

Friends raising glasses in a dim bar

Boat Quay · Bar

BQ Bar

$Cocktails from $16

MRT Raffles Place · 11am–2am

  • after-work drinks
  • river views
Conversation over drinks in a dim nightclub

Boat Quay · Pub

Pub Samurai

$Towers from $43

MRT Raffles Place · 6pm–3am

  • bottle value
  • small groups
Man with a whisky glass in a blue-lit club

Boat Quay · Pub

Lucid Bar

$$Towers from $70

MRT Clarke Quay · 6pm–3am · best for 2–7 pax

  • darts and games
  • younger groups
Friends dancing under teal club lighting

Boat Quay · Pub

SMLJ

$$Towers from $68

MRT Raffles Place · 6pm–3am

  • after-work groups
  • no minimums
Friends raising glasses in a dim bar

Boat Quay · Bar

Proost Bar

$$$Singha bucket $40

MRT Raffles Place · 5pm–12am

  • cheap buckets
  • after-work sessions