Updated October 2026
The best places to meet singles in Singapore are The Mind Cafe (30 Prinsep Street), Brewerkz Riverside Point, and CHIJMES. Go on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday evening, when they are at their liveliest and it is easiest to start a conversation.
Singapore is friendly but busy. Long workdays, family weekends and tight friend groups mean new people rarely just appear, so the easiest way in is a place where sharing a table, a dance or a run is part of the deal.
These ten places are real and open, checked in October 2026, and spread across the city, budgets and times of day. Several have nothing to do with alcohol, and almost all of them work fine if you go alone.
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Board game caféBras Basah and Bugis$$20s
Singapore's best-known board game café, now concentrated in one big outlet with a large game library and packages that include free-flow drinks and snacks. It stays open until 2 a.m. on Thursdays and Sundays and until 6 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, so it suits a late, alcohol-free evening with a group.
30 Prinsep Street, Singapore 188647 · Takes bookings
BrewpubClarke Quay and Robertson Quay$$30s
A long-running craft brewery restaurant on the Singapore River, open from noon to midnight every day, with house beers, a non-alcoholic brew and seating by the river. It is busy with after-work groups, which makes chatting with the next table easy.
30 Merchant Road, #01-07 Riverside Point, Singapore 058282 · Takes bookings
Dining and bar courtyardCity Hall$$30s
A former convent turned into a courtyard of bars, restaurants and cafés around a lawn, with happy hours and pop-up events. The open courtyard makes it easy to start with friends and end up talking to the next group.
30 Victoria Street, Singapore 187996 · Walk-in
Hawker centreRaffles Place$All ages
A Victorian cast-iron market hall in the financial district with more than 80 stalls, and a satay street outside in the evenings. Shared tables are the norm, and there is live music from Friday to Sunday, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
18 Raffles Quay, Singapore 048582 · Walk-in
Cooking classChinatown$$$All ages
A cooking school in a Chinatown shophouse that runs hands-on cultural cooking classes where a small group cooks local dishes together and then eats them. Sharing a station makes conversation easy, and you leave knowing how to make a few Singapore classics.
24A Sago Street, Singapore 059020 · Takes bookings
Climbing gymCity Hall$$20s
A central climbing gym open until 11 p.m. on weekdays, where no experience is needed and first-timers get a safety briefing. Climbing walls are naturally social: people swap tips between routes and cheer each other on.
Funan Mall, 107 North Bridge Road, #B2-19/21, Singapore 179105 · Takes bookings
Salsa nightTanjong Pagar$All ages
A weekly Saturday Latin social from 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m., mostly salsa with some bachata and zouk, for about $5. Dancers of all levels come, and asking someone to dance is simply how the night works.
8 Craig Road, Singapore 089668 · Walk-in
Run clubThe Kallang and Raffles Place (meeting point rotates)$All ages
A free community run club going since 2013, with Wednesday evening runs at 7:15 p.m. and Saturday morning long runs. No sign-up or fee is needed for the community runs, and the group chat afterwards is half the point.
Meeting point rotates between The Kallang and UOB Plaza, Raffles Place; see the monthly schedule · Walk-in
Arts centre with free performancesMarina Bay$All ages
The national performing arts centre runs free performances every day, many of them on the waterfront outdoor stage in the evening. Sitting by the bay with a free concert is an easy, alcohol-free way to start a conversation with whoever is next to you.
1 Esplanade Drive, Singapore 038981 · Walk-in
Rooftop microbreweryMarina Bay$$$30s
A microbrewery and bar on the 33rd floor, open noon to 11 p.m. daily, with beers brewed on site and a terrace looking over Marina Bay. After-work crowds and beer paddles for sharing make it a relaxed place to meet people.
8 Marina Boulevard, #33-01, Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 1, Singapore 018981 · Takes bookings
Popular places to meet people in Singapore include The Mind Cafe (30 Prinsep Street), Brewerkz Riverside Point (brewpub), and CHIJMES (dining and bar courtyard). All of them are easy to visit alone or with friends.
Pick an indoor spot such as Atlas or National Gallery Singapore. Both work well for a first date in any weather.
In the YesTonite City Index, Singapore is number 93 of 112 cities for dating, with a dating score of 3.7 out of 10.
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Checked October 2026. Opening hours and prices change, so call or check the website before you go.
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