If you were out partying in the last decade in Singapore, don't blame the alcohol when you don't recognize your favorite night spots today. Many of the most popular clubs and bars have been updated.
Timbre
Timbre @ The Substation was Singapore’s first bar to support and showcase local music talents. Its rustic, no-frills decor and food created a strong identity for its music-loving audience.
The company behind Timbre has branched into several concept bars since its inception in 2005: Klee at Portsdown Road -- where a menu is strikingly missing and the bartender's surprise drinks are surprisingly good. Malted Milk -- Singapore's first and only beer garden at Studio M Hotel. And Ta.Ke -- an elegant bamboo-themed cocktail lounge with Japanese-inspired cocktails.
Zouk
Before it became Singapore's foremost clubbing institution, Zouk was a new kid on the Singapore River block, struggling to introduce the region to house music. Opened in a block of renovated warehouses in 1991, Zouk gained appeal among the party-crowd of the 1990s only after it began blending pop hits with rock music and formulated its now legendary Mambo Jumbo Wednesday nights.
Today, Zouk is a renowned party haven all over the world and its Mambo nights are a rite of passage for the local clubbing crow
Butter Factory
The party animals from the last decade might have dissed Butter Factory at Robertson Quay for its notorious, eccentric parties.
Butter Factory was reborn with a makeover at One Fullerton, and has become every Singaporean's Club-to-hit-on-a-Friday-night with its outlandish decor and an ambiance where you can both find and lose yourself.
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Zirca Mega Club
Singapore’s night owls were first introduced to the concept of multiple music-genre-themed rooms under one roof by the Ministry of Sound (MOS), where you could spend many a weekend grooving to techno, retro and hip-hop music. Some veterans must have given up clubbing when MOS closed down, but that didn’t last long.
Zirca, which replaced MOS at The Cannery at Clarke Quay, merges live entertainment with dancing to yet again introduce Singapore to the newest fad of clubbing. Back in the MOS days, no one would’ve imagined the kind of high they could get with Zirca’s stunning visual spectacles, even without the alcohol!
No. 5 at Emerald Hill
