The new venue of choice is anywhere with a view...
It’s surprising that Singaporeans have only recently woken up to the fact that their crowded canyons of skyscrapers boast some super views.
Equinox Bar (
www.singapore-stamford.swissotel.com) – 70 floors above street level – is holding on tight to its crown of venue with the best city views while fighting off a fresh crop of new contenders for the title. Leading the pack is the newly opened
Ku de Ta (
www.kudeta.com.sg) bar and restaurant on the 200m high rooftop of the Marina Bay Sands casino resort. Not to be outdone, the 282m high
1-Altitude (
www.1-altitude.com) is the world’s highest alfresco bar, offering spiced rum cocktails, a panoramic 360 degree sweep of the city, and one of the best sunset spots in town. And the notion of a room with a view takes on a lovely perspective of Marina Bay and its skyscrapers with the swish rooms in the
Fullerton Bay Hotel (
www.fullertonbayhotel.com), the only hotel in town that’s literally built over the water. Meanwhile, sip a pre-prandial cocktail at
Bob’s Bar (
www.capellasingapore.com) while lounging on a day bed overlooking a bucolic tableau of mirror-still swimming pools, lush forests and the South China Sea. Closer to the ground, but with equally lush jungle views, are the cocoon-like massage suites at
Beauty Emporium (
www.dempseyhouse.com).