The first thing that springs to mind when we mention Singapore’s nightlife is clubs, clubs and more clubs. For the hardcore partygoers out there, that may sound like plenty of fun but at the same time, a whole night of getting high and wasted may not be everyone’s cup of tea.

For those of you who would like a break from all the clubbing jios, we have some good news for you: Singapore’s nightlife does not just involve clubbing and there are a number of other fun and fulfilling activities that you can do at night in Singapore.

With that, here are a few of our favourite things to do when the sky turns dark and we can’t fall asleep.

Photo Credit: The Fun Empire 

COSMIC BOWLING 

You may have tried bowling, but have you tried cosmic bowling? It is a completely different experience altogether and we find it absolutely mesmerising to watch those neon-hued balls roll down the lanes. Get together a bunch of friends and challenge each other to see who gets a better score!

One place we recommend you to go to for cosmic bowling is The Fun Empire.

5B Guillemard Road
Level 3 Wing Fong Building
Singapore 399685
Tel: +65 6515 4146
Daily: 9am – 10pm
Nearest Station: Kallang

DON DON DONKI 

The popular Japanese discount king store was all over the news in 2017 because they had finally opened an outlet in sunny Singapore. This megastore sells a plethora of things such as food, household items, makeup and novelty items. We also love how it is open 24-hours so that we can do some late night shopping when insomnia strikes.

Orchard Central, B1 & B2
181 Orchard Road
Singapore 238896
Tel: +65 6444 2422
Daily: 24-hours
Nearest Station: Somerset

EAT SUPPER 

It would be a complete crime for us to leave out food from this list! Having supper is our number one favourite thing to when we can’t fall asleep at night and we are always on the lookout for places that open into the wee hours of the night to curb our hunger pangs.

One of our favourites, albeit mainstream, is the famous Swee Choon. Located in the heart of Jalan Besar, Swee Choon Tim Sum Restaurant is a humble dim sum eatery that offers a wide array of scrumptious dim sum that is affordably priced. Its long queues may be quite a pain but we promise you that it is well worth it!

Swee Choon Tim Sum Restaurant 
191 Jalan Besar
Singapore 208882
Tel: +65 6225 7788
Mon to Sat: 11am – 2.30pm, 6pm – 6am
Sun: 10am – 3pm, 6pm – 6am
(Closed on Tuesdays)
Nearest Station: Farrer Park

Nestled within the folds of Bedok 85 Fengshan Centre is Chai Chee Pork Porridge, a humble porridge stall which is open till 2 am every day. They offer a selective but enticing range of porridge dishes, with their speciality being their pork porridge. A standard-sized bowl features a massive portion of velvety smooth porridge with a side of crispy dough fritters.

Chai Chee Pork Porridge 
85 Bedok North Street 4
85 Fengshan Centre #01-23
Singapore 460085
Tel: +65 9672 0521
Daily: 5pm – 2am
Nearest Station: Bedok

Aside from the mentioned 3, Singapore has a plethora of other supper spots and 24-hour eateries that you can pay a visit to when cravings hit!

GARDENS BY THE BAY 

Gardens by the Bay is absolutely gorgeous in the day but come night when the sky darkens, the park shows us another side of its beauty. Watch the majestic supertrees light up in all its glory and splendour, giving the entire park a lovely, warm glow. We feel that it’s the perfect place to escape to at night when you need some peace and quiet to reflect and rest.

18 Marina Gardens Drive
Singapore 018953
Daily: 5am – 2am
Nearest Station: Bayfront

HENDERSON WAVES 

Henderson Waves is a bridge that stands 36 metres above Henderson Road and is Singapore’s highest pedestrian bridge. To see the bridge in a different light, you can come down at night from 7 pm to 2 am to watch the bridge become illuminated with mesmerising LED lights that give it a lovely, soft glow.

Henderson Road
Singapore 159557
Daily: 24-hours
Nearest Station: Telok Blangah

Photo Credit: The Mind Cafe 

THE MIND CAFE 

If you and your friends like playing mind-challenging games, The Mind Cafe would be a good place to check out. The cafe was started by a group of board game enthusiasts to encourage people to play more intellectual games. In our honest opinion, a night of board games sounds more interesting and intellectually stimulating than a night of clubbing.

60A Prinsep Street
Singapore 188664
Tel: +65 6334 4426
Mon to Thu: 2pm – 11pm
Fri: 12pm – 6am
Sat: 10am – 6am
Sun: 10am – 2am
Nearest Station: Bencoolen

MUSTAFA 

Mustafa Centre is a 24-hour shopping mall that is a shoppers paradise; they have almost everything and anything that you could ever need or want. Packed head to toe with common things that you can find in your usual supermarket to oddities such as camel’s milk, Mustafa does not lack in any area.

145 Syed Alwi Road
Singapore 207704
Tel: +65 6295 5855
Daily: 24-hours
Nearest Station: Farrer Park

NIGHT SAFARI 

Night Safari is a nocturnal animal paradise that offers a host of activities to dispel boredom of any kind. From its nightly interactive shows to tram rides and hiking trails around the compound, this place is also perfect for animal-lovers who think it’s too hot to pay a visit to the Singapore Zoo during the day.

80 Mandai Lake Road
Singapore 729826
Tel: +65 6269 3411
Daily: 7.30pm – 12am
Nearest Station: Marsiling

NINETEEN80

Nineteen80 is an 80′s-inspired arcade-pub conveniently situated in the CBD. What we love about this place is how aside from being a bar, they have an array of old school arcade games for you to reminisce the yesteryears. Some of the games they have are Space Invaders, Golden Axe, Puzzle Bobble and Street Fighter 2.

21 Tanjong Pagar Road #01-05
Singapore 088444
Tel: +65 9183 6073
Tue & Thu: 5.30pm – 1am
Wed, Fri & Sat: 5.30pm – 3am
(Closed on Sundays & Mondays)
Nearest Station: Tanjong Pagar

PONG SINGAPORE 

PONG Singapore at Clarke Quay doesn’t just have your usual beer pong. It is home to the first ever PongConnect beer pong table; a digital beer pong table that guarantees each round to be a fun and action-packed experience. Aside from that, you can also expect dart machines, an array of beers on tap, hand-crafted cocktails and scrumptious fusion-style food.

3B River Valley Road #01-17,
The Foundry
Singapore 179021
Tel: +65 8808 7664
Sun to Tue & Thu: 5.30pm – 2am
Wed, Fri & Sat: 5.30pm – 3am
Nearest Station: Fort Canning / Clarke Quay

PRAWNING 

If you’re feeling a little more adventurous, you should try prawning. Most prawning spots are open till the wee hours of the morning and we love that the atmosphere is reminiscent of a rustic kampong gathering where everyone sits around waiting for a bite to happen. The best part is that you get to eat your catch after!

One prawning place that we recommend is Hai Bin Prawning.

Hai Bin Prawning 
6 Tebing Lane, #01-04
Singapore 828835
Tel: +65 6447 8693
Daily: 24-hours
Nearest Station: Riviera LRT Station

It is no secret that 24-hour shopping mall, Mustafa, is a shopping haven where you can find almost anything and everything you need. Packed head to toe with common things that you can find in your usual supermarket to oddities such as camel’s milk, Mustafa does not lack in any area.

This massive, never-ending building is almost impossible to completely conquer in a day. We took ages to just briefly browse through their food section and were left with no time at all to even check out their other levels.

From the unique to the never-before-seen, here is our list of 10 interesting groceries in Mustafa that you probably won’t be able to find in commercial supermarkets.

BANANA SPLIT ECLAIRS

We love all things banana and we love eclairs, so we were pretty stoked to find out that they sold Banana Split Eclair candies here. Definitely, something interesting to try out when you’re craving for something sweet.

BITTERGOURD JUICE

It’s time for conventional juice boxes such as orange juice, carrot juice and apple juice to scoot over because here at Mustafa Centre, they stock up on Bitter Gourd juice. Odd and unappealing as it may seem, bitter gourd juice has a number of health benefits, so why not give it a shot?

CAMEL MILK 

Cow’s milk is the norm. Goat’s milk may be so, but camel’s milk? This was our most exciting yet expensive find, and the ones here even come in different flavours such as chocolate, strawberry and even red dates! However, the smallest bottle costs a whopping S$6.40!

COFFEE AND COCONUT PEANUTS

We love our regular salted peanuts, but if you’re bored of them and want to try something with a little twist, you can always try these coffee and coconut coated peanuts. We imagine that they must taste pretty good as a snack.

CUSTARD APPLES

We have never seen this strange looking fruit in NTUC Fairprice or Cold Storage before, so if you’re looking for custard apples do head down to Mustafa Centre. These odd little things are known to provide a number of health benefits such as protection against anaemia and improved eye vision.

KAYA 

You may be wondering what kaya is doing on this list, but we promise you that this is not your usual kaya. Mustafa has a shelve dedicated to weird tasting kayas such as caramel kaya, sea salt caramel kaya, citrus kaya and vanilla kaya.

LEMON AND MUSHROOM FLAVOURED PASTA 

Here at Mustafa, we found Lemon and Mushroom flavoured pasta. It definitely is something interesting to try out the next time you cook dinner.

MOTHER-IN-LAW’S-TONGUE

We’ve seen a plethora of different spices at the spice shelves in NTUC Fairprice and Cold Storage, but we’ve never come across this particular spice. The name itself is intriguing, and we wonder how it different it would make food taste like.

PEPPER BANANA CHIPS 

Who doesn’t some delicious, crunchy banana chips? We sure do. But we’ve never seen or had pepper banana chips before. Definitely, an interesting snack to try out the next time you’re feeling a little peckish.

RASGULLA

We’ve heard of mozzarella balls, but we’ve never heard of rasgulla, which is essentially soft cottage cheese dumplings soaked in a sweet syrup. This particular can of rasgulla was soaked in rose syrup, which is definitely something most people have not heard of. If you love cheese we highly recommend you to check this out.

These are just a few of the interesting gems that can be found at Mustafa. We’ve only managed to prod the tip of this iceberg; there are a plethora of other exciting things to be found at this magical place and we do hope you make a trip down yourselves when you’re free.

Mustafa Centre
145 Syed Alwi Road
Singapore 207704
Daily: 24-hours
Nearest Station: Farrer Park

Any Singaporean who has not visited Mustafa—a glorious 24-hour megamall in Little India— is certainly losing out big time. With six different entrances, it takes a certain level of skill to navigate the madness within.

After a whole day of shopping at Mustafa Centre, head over to one of the many excellent Indian F&B joints around the area to fill your tummy up with rich Indian curry, crispy prata and hearty murtabak.

If you have no idea which Indian joint to pick, refer to our list of 12 Superb Indian Joints In Little India To Refuel After Your Mustafa Shopping Spree.

Photo Credit: A B Mohamed Restaurant

#1 A B MOHAMED RESTAURANT

This casual air-conditioned eatery is just a stone’s throw away from Mustafa Centre. With an exhaustive menu spanning both south and north Indian cuisine, this restaurant is a cut above the rest.

The speciality here is the ABM Malabar Murtabak which is filled with onions, eggs, chicken and mutton all sandwiched in crisp layers of pan-fried wheat dough. Pair this with a warm cup of teh tarik for the ultimate combo.

278 Serangoon Rd
Singapore 218106
Tel: +65 6298 1010
Daily: 9am – 12.30am
Nearest Station: Farrer Park

Photo Credit: HungryAngMo

#2 ANANDA BHAVAN VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT

For a no-frills vegetarian fix, head to Ananda Bhavan. This restaurant has been in operation since 1924 and holds bragging rights as Singapore’s oldest Indian vegetarian restaurant.

A popular eating haunt, Ananda Bhavan is known for its low-calorie options that scrap the use of additives, preservatives and MSG. Indulge in a tempting array of Rava Thosai, Chappati, Aloo Prata and Onion Uthappam.

95 Syed Alwi Road
Singapore 207671
Tel: +65 6398 0837
Daily: 24 hours
Nearest Station: Farrer Park

Photo Credit: Cookloveeat

#3 BALAJI BHAWAN

Adding another vegetarian restaurant to the list, Balaji Bhawan is located directly opposite Gate 2 of Mustafa Centre.

Renowned for their varieties of Chat (fried dough with fillings), North Indian Thali (an assortment of dishes on a platter) as well as the Gulab Jamun (spongy, milky balls), you can enjoy quite a feast here.

103 Syed Alwi Road
Singapore 207679
Tel: +65 9126 7797
Daily: 10am – 11.30pm
Nearest Station: Farrer Park

Photo Credit: Dan F.

#4 C.M.K. 2001 RESTAURANT

Even if you go shopping at Mustafa at ungodly hours and want some food after this halal-certified restaurant has got you covered for your late-night hunger pangs. From Mee Goreng Mamak, Masala Thosai, Chicken Biryani and prata of all varieties, you can recharge and chow down on decent Indian food before heading home.

2 Syed Alwi Rd
Singapore 207668
Tel: +65 6294 9013
Daily: 24 hours
Nearest Station: Farrer Park

Photo Credit: Copper Chimney

#5 COPPER CHIMNEY

The unique selling point of this restaurant opposite Mustafa Centre is the presence of Chinese-Indian fusion cuisine that features Hakka noodles and fried rice incorporating Szechuan peppers.

If you are having a tough time deciding from the elaborate menu line up, go for the all-time favourite Butter Chicken and Tandoori Naan. Alternatively, challenge your palate to the Kung Pao Chicken or perhaps the American Chopsuey.

100 Syed Alwi Rd
Singapore 207676
Tel: +65 6294 8891
Daily: 11am – 12.30am
Nearest Station: Farrer Park

Photo Credit: Nekyouto-Food

#6 KEBABS N CURRIES

If you have explored Mustafa Centre thoroughly, you would have chanced upon this fine Indian dining place on the top floor. Boasting a rooftop alfresco style dining with glass-panelled domed roofs, the place is pretty magical and romantic.

Even though the prices here are not as pocket-friendly as the ones along the streets, you are guaranteed top-notch Indian food here. There are Pakistani dishes too if you would like to switch things up a little.

171 Syed Alwi Rd, #07-00 Mustafa Centre
Singapore 207704
Tel: +65 6419 0749
Daily: 11am – 12.45am
Nearest Station: Farrer Park

Photo Credit: Komala Vilas

#7 KOMALA VILAS

Sticking to time-honoured traditions, this vegetarian restaurant is no stranger to Singaporeans with its massive loyal following. Since its opening back in 1947, Komala Vilas is famous for Thosai, delectable Thali sets and aromatic chai.

Served with lashings of sambar and chutney, dig into your meal and allow the exotic flavours of Indian cuisine to pamper your taste buds.

76 – 78 Serangoon Road
Singapore 217981
Tel: +65 6293 6980
Daily: 7am – 10.30am
Nearest Station: Farrer Park

Photo Credit: Madura’s Restaurant

#8 MADURA’S RESTAURANT

This halal-certified food joint’s menu is incredibly vast with choices ranging from Chinese Sizzlers, Tandoori & Kebab, Aromatic Biryani & Pilao and Seafood Specialties.

Chef recommendations include Mutton Rogan Josh, Chicken Tikka Masala, Chicken Dum Biryani as well as the scrumptious Kebab Platter. Satisfied diners have sung praises for these dishes that are on point with their robust flavours.

115 Syed Alwi Rd
Singapore 207683
Tel: +65 6294 1268
Daily: 12pm – 1am
Nearest Station: Farrer Park

#9 MURUGAN IDLI SHOP

In a bid to broaden the reach of exquisite South Indian tiffin cuisine, Murugan Idli Shop opened its first stall beyond India, right here in Singapore. As its moniker suggests, the signature here is none other than the mouth-watering Idli (steamed rice cakes) that is served with generous side dishes and a plethora of chutneys.

This vegetarian joint also promises authentic Thosai, Sambar rice and a slew of other full-flavoured savouries.

81 Syed Alwi Rd
Singapore 207660
Tel: +65 6298 0858
Daily: 9am – 11pm
Nearest Station: Farrer Park

Photo Credit: Sakunthala’s Restaurant

#10 SAKUNTHALA’S RESTAURANT

From its inception in 1997, halal-certified Sakunthala’s Restaurant is a popular eatery that is more often than not teeming with people who casually devour lip-smacking biryani meals here.

The mind-boggling array of classic Naan, Thosai and Prata will also leave you in a tough spot to decide. To stave off the food coma thereafter, be sure to order the Masala Tea or the Ginger Tea.

88 Syed Alwi Rd
Singapore 207667
Tel: +65 6293 6649
Daily: 11am – 3am
Nearest Station: Farrer Park

Photo Credit: Sankranti Restaurant

#11 SANKRANTI RESTAURANT

The expertly cooked Dum Biryani here hits all the right spots and the spiciness of the accompanying curries adds a lovely zing! Aside from their signature biryani, the restaurant’s forte revolves primarily around the spicy Andhra cuisine.

Savour delicious appetisers, juicy tandoor kebabs, soft Indian bread and perfectly seasoned curries amongst others.

79 Syed Alwi Rd
Singapore 207658
Tel: +65 6292 7655
Daily: 11am – 4pm, 6pm – 12.30am
Nearest Station: Farrer Park

Photo Credit: Cindy K

#12 USMAN’S RESTAURANT

Despite being situated slightly further from Mustafa Centre, this special place rounds up the list for its highly affordable Pakistani and North Indian fare. The fluffy Naan here boasts incredible texture and is traditionally made using a claypot oven known as a “tandoor”.

Their menu features everything from tandoori specialities to paneer and even briyani.

238 Serangoon Rd
Singapore 218085
Tel: +65 6296 8949
Daily: 12pm – 2am
Nearest Station: Farrer Park