Clarke Quay

Clarke Quay – recently refurbished riverside development of old warehouses – consists almost exclusively of bars and restaurants. A plastic jellyfish-looking roof has been built overhead, with fountains and huge fans in place to cool the customers moving between venues. Anyone studying branding should certainly visit, as it seems mandatory that each venue must be differently and strongly themed. Visitors from the UK might sense a similarity to a modern High Street at home (read: Croydon), with Aussie visitors feeling that this could be Singapore's Bondai. But who cares? Nobody, judging from the barely containable crowds there on weekends. If you like to bar hop furiously with everything under one roof, then Clarke Quay is for you; if you like kooky little places with no theme, then it’s not.

We wrote about the strangely shaped fans at Clarke Quay in April 2007.

We featured Boat Quay vs Clarke Quay in our recent Bar Wars feature.

Venues that we have reviewed are listed below - this is not exhaustive and there are numerous venues coming and going.

• 1 Nite Stand - nightclub, bar, restaurant and comedy club. NOW MOVED
• Amalfi The Italian Pizza Place - restaurant
• Arena - nightclub
• Asylum Lounge & Bar - bar
• Attica  - nightclub
• Aurum - restaurant
• Bar Cocoon - bar, restaurant and nightclub
• Barfly - bar, restaurant and nightclub
• Bayang - restaurant
• Bice - restaurant
• Bungy Bar - bar
• The Cannery - section of bars, restaurans and clubs
• China One - bar and nightclub
• Chinoiserie - bar
• The Clinic - bar and nightclub
• Coffee club -  cafe
• Coriander Leaf - restaurant
• Crazy Elephant - bar and nightclub
• Cuba Libre - bar
• Fashion Bar - bar and nightclub
• Fish Tales - restaurant
• Forbidden City - bar, nightclub and restaurant
• G-MAX Reverse Bungy - bungy ride
• Geographer Bar - bar
• Gotham Penthouse - bar and nightclub
• Haagen-Dazs - Cafe
• Highlander - bar and restaurant
• Hooters Singapore - restaurant
• Hot Stones Steak - restaurant
• I-Rumours - nightclub
• Kandi Bar - bar and nightclub
• King Satay, Satay Club - restaurant
• Kura no Naka - restaurant
• Le Noir - bar
• Lunar - nightclub
• Lotus Grill - restaurant
• Mama's Caribbean bar - lounge and bar
• Marrakesh - lounge and bar
• Metropole Herbal Restaurant - restaurant
• Ministry of Sound Singapore - nightclub - CLOSED - click for details
• Nectarie - chocolaterie
• Peony - Jade Restaurant - restaurant
• Quayside Seafood Restaurant - restaurant
• Ras The Essence of India - restaurant
• Rebel Boutique Club - nightclub
• Renn Thai - restaurant
• The Coffee Connoisseur - cafe
• The Tapas Tree - restaurant
• The Tent - restaurant
• The Pump Room - bar and restaurant
• The Rupee Room - bar and nightclub
• The Steak House - restaurant
• Shiraz - restaurant
• Singapore Sling - bar
• Via Veneto - restaurant
• Yello Jello - retrobar and club
• Zirca - nightclub