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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
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Where else can you find a place as idyllic as this, just seconds from the centre of the city's financial district? Light rippling off the water, multi-coloured converted "go-downs", old river taxis still plying the river and historical buildings on the other bank?

Yes, the restaurants further down the river really are pure tourist fodder, so you'll want to go somewhere else to eat, and Harry's Bar might be more famous for Nick Leeson than anything else, but don't let the stigma of going to an "expat hangout" divert from a genuine part of Singapore's culture.

The expats have been here since the place began, after all, and you may know someone who works nearby - an ideal excuse to drink in the atmosphere.

If this doesn't appeal, stroll up to The Fullerton, cross the bridge, and head for Indochine and its Opium Bar where you can stare back at Boat Quay from the other bank - and probably get some better food.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9318 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/7814 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7814 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2088 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2088 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9265 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9265