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But if all this hipness turns you off, try the Post Room at the Fullerton. Its modish décor and comfy couches and chairs are wonderful, and it might just be the best place in Asia to enjoy oysters with Dom Perignon. Finally, Harry’s Quayside Bar is the best place for jazz on the island, ideally positioned on the beautiful Boat Quay and was the haunt of renegade Barings Bank broker Nick Leeson. You can't really ask for more than that!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19877 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16777 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16777 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11793
Even though I don't usually like Gin they were so delicious I had to have two.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11793 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10415 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10415 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9340
Fridays and Saturdays are packed out with Singapore's best and brightest and the queue often extends toward the York Hotel.
The house band are a unique Asian experience which some Western travellers may not like, but there is also a DJ who caters to most tastes. The staff are friendly and the owners are extremely hospitable.

Oh, and Saturday night is model night and you can find the smallish Singapore fashion scene getting smashed there most weekends]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9340 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9338
The bar is open to the public only when it's not being used for business entertainment, so try your luck if you're passing by or phone ahead to enquire.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9338 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9254 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9254 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9242
Best of all is BREWERKZ microbrewery on the other side from Clarke Quay, which has an outside terrace with retractable sun blinds, or inside comfort away from the heat. This place has a range of ten or so different beers brewed on the premises. Try the "sampler" of several different small glasses, or cut straight to my favourite,the best of all ........ IPA. Good food is available at Brewerkz and there is a wine bar adjacent.

Clarke Quay itself has lots of restaurants, music pubs and shops. Walk on to Boat Quay then to the fabulous Fullerton Hotel. This was the old British era Post Office and has been expensively refurbished as a top hotel. There is a nice bar where the old counter room was. Over the bridge from the Fullerton is the centre of British Colonial Singapore.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9242 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8384
The restaurant is a wooden-walled shed with school canteen tables, aluminium ashtrays and a concrete floor. Ceiling fans circulate the air affectionately and football team photos adorn the wall. It’s basic, and is all the better for that. The food is good Malay and Chinese but you can get the full British breakfast if required.

This is a much loved place that has already had one close call with the wrecking ball of progress. It was relocated lock, stock and wok a few years ago when an expressway was planned. The locals fought a rearguard action and the ColBar was saved. It doesn’t open on Mondays but is a fantastic place to relax away from the commercial bustle of Orchard Road and the Central Business District.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8384 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2088 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2088 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9316 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9316