Singapore’s constantly evolving dining and entertainment landscape offers planners a variety of post-event activities to engage delegates. The city’s unique multicultural heritage zones, art and music scene and culinary hot spots offer plenty of possibilities just waiting to be explored.
Once the sun sets, hawker stalls come alive while restaurants and bars start filling up. The city pulsates with energy – from the Marina Bay business district to premier shopping belt, Orchard Road, from the entertainment centre of Clarke Quay along the Singapore River to eateries along the trendy Ann Siang Hill near Chinatown.
With convenient access via public transport, it is effortless to organise post-event soirees for additional networking opportunities in a city where work and fun meet.
These novel after-hours tours combine a sense of exploration and premium dining experiences that can be easily worked into any event programme to create an invigorating night out for delegates.
Enjoy an exclusive dinner on board the Royal Albatross, a luxury 22-sail tall ship, in the calm waters off Sentosa Island. Out at sea, guests will be served a lavish BBQ dinner while enjoying the sunset against the backdrop of Singapore’s city skyline and live music. Once the dinner cruise ends, the ship will dock and transform into a restaurant bar, giving guests the option to extend their party.
Duration: 2.5 hours
Capacity: 149 pax while sailing; 200 pax when docked
Website: www.tallship.com.sg
Wok ‘n’ Stroll offers customisable walking tours that combine food tours with an exploration around Singapore. The Twilight Snacks night tour brings guests on excursions to bustling hawker centres where they can sample a variety of popular local delights. Wok ‘n’ Stroll also organises tours to other popular dining areas such as the Peranakan district of Katong-Joo Chiat and the 24-hour eateries at Geylang, which serves up exotic items such as frog leg porridge and turtle soup.
Duration: 3 hours
Capacity: Minimum of 2 pax
Website: www.woknstroll.com.sg
Hop on the GOURMETbus and indulge in an exquisite Indochinese menu prepared by the established IndoChine Group. The bus is equipped with facilities befitting a fine dining restaurant and includes a bar counter and AV equipment. The dining tour will travel to places of interest around the city centre such as the Singapore Flyer, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Merlion Park and Chinatown. The tour includes a stop at Gardens by the Bay where guests can enjoy the stunning Garden Rhapsody light show at the Supertree Grove.
Duration: 2 hours
Capacity: 34 pax
Website: www.gourmetbus.com.sg
The Night Safari offers a truly unique dining experience set amidst the first-ever nocturnal wildlife park in the world. This exclusive experience brings guests on a journey through the lush rainforest setting alongside 1,000 animal inhabitants. The dinner takes place within the comfort of Singapore’s first tipi tent at a secret campsite by the lake where guests are greeted by exotic animal ambassadors of the night. It includes a three-course gourmet spread and free-flow wine. The tour continues into the park ending with reserved seats at the Creatures of the Night show.
Duration: 3 hours
Capacity: Minimum of 25 pax
Website: www.nightsafari.com.sg
Singapore's vibrant cocktail scene over the past decade has developed into a bespoke experience, leading it to make its mark on the international stage: Singapore was honoured as Asia's best cocktail destination in the 2016 World’s 50 Best Bars list compiled by Drinks International with three local cocktail bars making their way onto the lauded list.
Whether to celebrate the success of a well-run event or to continue an engaging networking session, there is something for everyone.
Here are three acclaimed bars that should not be missed:
The plush bar evokes a glamour of old New York with artisanal spirits and cocktails created with house-made ingredients. Manhattan Bar is the top-ranking bar from Asia, soaring 24 spots to No. 11 and picking up the coveted accolade of Bols Genever Best Bar in Asia.
Capacity: 92 pax
Website: www.regenthotels.com/regent-singapore/dining/manhattan
Named after its discreet location, 28 HongKong Street is a speakeasy bar hidden in the ground level of a traditional shophouse. The celebrated joint serves up distinct American-styled libations with an urban hip hop swag and is the second highest ranking bar from Asia at No. 14.
Capacity: 70 pax
Website: www.28hks.com
Making its debut on the list at No. 21, Operation Dagger is located down a staircase at the junction of the hip Ann Siang Hill and Club Street. The mysterious bar offers a selection of house-made meads, house-infused spirits and a special omakase menu pairing six bespoke cocktails with a different bar snack.
Capacity: 60 pax
Website: www.operationdagger.com
For more exciting Singapore experiences for corporate groups, visit www.yoursingapore.com/mice/m&i-experiences or email [email protected].
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