Liquid buffets in Singapore
Life in the year of 9% GST is tough, with economic slumps everywhere and word of impending recession looming over our heads. We could all use a drink, or maybe 8 or 10. With the average price of cocktails in the $20-$30 range, it’s a good thing we can turn instead to liquid buffets in Singapore, so you can imbibe without feeling the pinch.
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What are liquid buffets?
If you’re a stranger to the concept, liquid buffets are exactly what they sound like: all-you-can-drink sessions of alcoholic beverages. These usually come with a time limit, so you have ample time to pace yourself.
Before you head for a liquid buffet, you should take note of a few things for your well-being: hydrate yourself, and eat. Doing both of these will help to slow down the absorption of alcohol into your bloodstream, so you can stay sober for longer. It’s also important to load up on water or electrolyte drinks after the fact – alcohol’s diuretic effects will dehydrate your body.
When you’re at the liquid buffet, try to pace yourself, and start with lighter drinks so you don’t crash and burn as quickly. It would be wise not to mix different types of alcohol, since this heightens its effects – don’t say we didn’t warn you – but we all know how wisdom goes out the window at these jaunts.
| Name | Address | Buffet Hours | Time Limit | Price |
| Botany | #01-03, 86 Robertson Quay, Singapore 238245 | Daily 6pm-10pm | 2 hours | $48++ |
| Cin Cin | 100 Peck Seah Street, #01-02, Oasia Hotel Downtown, Singapore 079333 | Sat 3pm-9.45pm | 3 hours | $68++ |
| The Exchange | 8 Marina View, #01-05, Asia Square Tower 1, Singapore 018960 | Wed 7pm-10pm | 3 hours | Free for ladies with reservations, $10++ for ladies who walk in |
| RedTail Bar | 3C River Valley Road, #01-04, Block C, The Cannery, Singapore 179022 | Daily 6pm-9pm | 3 hours | $48++ |
| MO Bar | 5 Raffles Avenue, Mandarin Oriental, Level 3, Singapore 039797 | Tue 6pm-8pm | 2 hours | $98++ |
| Alley on 25 | 5 Fraser Street, Andaz Singapore, Level 25, Singapore 189354 | Wed & Fri 6pm-8pm | 2 hours | Pizza & Pilsner (Wed): $39++
Brews & Buns (Fri): $39++ top-up |
| Mazzo Restaurant & Bar | 56 Club Street, Singapore 069432 | Mon-Thu 4pm-1am | Fri-Sat 4pm-3am | 2 hours | $48++ |
| Zodiac Bar | 50 Prinsep Street, #02-01, Prinsep Place, Singapore 188672 | Daily 6pm-1am | No time limit | $35 (6pm-11pm), $49 (8pm-1am) |
| Publico Ristorante & Garden | 1 Nanson Road, InterContinental Singapore Robertson Quay, Singapore 238909 | Sat-Sun 12.30pm-3.30pm | No time limit | $85++ |
| LAVO | 10 Bayfront Avenue, Marina Bay Sands Tower 1, Level 57, Singapore 018956 | Wed 5pm-9pm | 2 hours | $38++ for ladies, $50++ for gentlemen |
1. Botany
Free-flow wine by the Singapore River
Image credit: @botany.sg via Instagram
At Botany, the daily free-flow of alcohol starts at 6pm, and you’ll be just $48++ poorer for 2 full hours of drinking. Choose from house pours of red or white wine, as well as moscato and draft Heineken or Guinness. Their al fresco location in the heart of Robertson Quay means vibes are pretty chill, and you’ll have the added bonus of chilling by the Singapore River as you enjoy the sunset.
Alternatively, every Wednesday is ladies’ night here, with 1-for-1 cocktails from 6pm-9pm so you can jio your GFs out for drinks.
Price: $48++ for 2 hours
Time: 6pm-10pm, Daily
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2. Cin Cin
>50 labels of gin from around the world
Image credit: @cincinsg via Instagram
Gin lovers, you’ll want to put Cin Cin on your list. The gin specialty bar runs their Gin Treasury, AKA a free-flow gin buffet every Saturday from 3pm-6pm, and 6.45pm-9.45pm. That’s 3 non-stop hours of happiness in the form of more than 50 labels of gin, plus 9 tonics. Also included in the price of $68++ is unlimited house pour wines and beer.
Price: $68++ for 3 hours
Time: Sat 3pm-9.45pm
3. The Exchange
Free pours for ladies on Wednesday
Image credit: @theexchangesingapore via Instagram
Where all my ladies at? Because Wednesday nights at The Exchange are free-flow drinks nights. Running from 7pm-10pm, here’s one smashing reason to look forward to Wednesday hump day.
If you manage to secure a reservation, that’s unlimited prosecco, red, white, and rose, lychee martinis, and cosmopolitans – for free. Even if you walk in because you didn’t get a booking, it’s still $10++ per lady. Name me a better deal.
Price: From $0 for 3 hours
Time: Wed 7pm-10pm
4. RedTail Bar
Daily free-flow alcohol at Zouk’s sister bar
Image credit: @redtailbarbyzouk via Instagram
We all know Zouk, one of the best nightclubs in Singapore, but did you know about their sister establishment RedTail Bar? Make RedTail Bar your next pre-clubbing drinks destination because they’ve got a daily liquid buffet running from 6pm-9pm – perfect to start your night with.
Priced at $48++, you’ll get all the works: house pour gin, vodka, whisky, brandy, and beer. Top up $10++ for free-flow red and white wines. Do note that on public holidays and eves of public holidays, the base charge is $58++.
Price: From $48++ for 2 hours
Time: 6pm-9pm
5. MO Bar
All-you-can-drink champagne & oysters every Tuesday
Image credit: @mobarsg via Instagram
If you’re feelin’ fancy on a Tuesday night, pop over to MO Bar at the Mandarin Oriental. Running from 6pm-8pm, this is one of the more expensive liquid buffets in town at $98++, but you’ll be seated in plush comfort at the 8th best bar in Asia.
The price comes with half a dozen oysters, and all the R de Ruinart champagne you can drink. P.S. Ruinart is the oldest established champagne house, and has been producing bubbly since 1729.
Price: $98++ for 2 hours
Time: Tue 6pm-8pm
6. Alley on 25
Pizza & pilsner at Andaz Singapore
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TGIF takes on new meaning at Alley on 25, located on the 25th floor of Andaz Singapore, when you go for their Brews & Buns evenings each Friday from 6pm-8pm. Feel free to bring along your friends who don’t drink too, because the $39++ deal is purely an all-you-can-eat affair of 6 different sliders, served with Golden Crispy Truffle Fries. For yourself, just top up $32++ for a bottomless spread of Andaz pilsners and imported beers.
Even midweek blues have no place here, because there’s also Pizza & Pilsner nights come Wednesdays. Also taking place between 6pm-8pm, this is a flat $39++ with Andaz pilsners included. When you’re done here, pop over to Bar Square or Mr Stork, a rooftop bar also in the same hotel, for 20% off bar bites and drinks.
Price: From $39++ for 2 hours
Time: Wed & Fri 6pm-8pm
7. Mazzo Restaurant & Bar
Cocktails, wines & spirits all day
Image credit: Mazzo Singapore via Facebook
For a more spontaneous get-together, Mazzo Restaurant & Bar is the place you’re after. Unlike many of the other spots on this list, where the liquid buffets are time-sensitive, theirs is available all day, every day. Yes, it’s still limited to 2 hours, but you can start anytime you like.
It’s $48++ for the liquid buffet at Mazzo Restaurant & Bar, with an additional $2++ if you’d like to upgrade to a premium selection. The basic buffet comes with Chilean wines, prosecco, rose, 8 different cocktails, Corona, Peroni, 6 spirits including Bacardi rum, and assorted mixers.
Price: $48++ for 2 hours
Time: Mon-Thu 4pm-1am | Fri-Sat 4pm-3am (Closed on Sundays)
8. Zodiac Bar
Karaoke & alcohol buffet
Image credit: Zodiac Bar via Google Maps
The liquor buffet at Zodiac Bar is all you need for a good night out – the bar is also fully karaoke-equipped, which means you get to sing and drink all night long. The liquid buffet runs from 6pm all the way till they close at 1am, though at $35 you can only drink from 6pm-11pm.
For the true late-nighters, you’ll be looking at a $49 price tag, for drinks from 8pm-1am.
Price: From $35 for 5 hours
Time: 6pm-1am, Daily
9. Publico Ristorante & Garden
Brunch & free-flow champers
Image credit: @publico_sg via Instagram
Brunch in style at Publico Ristorante & Garden, another Robertson Quay establishment, where their Free-Flow Rituals run for $85++ a pop. Included in this price are unlimited pours of prosecco, rose, wines and beers, though you could top up $30++ for Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut Champagne, or $45++ for Bollinger Champagne Special Cuvee Brut.
Pair your drinks with Italian fare such as Publico Spicy Lobster Spaghetti ($48++) or woodfired pizzas; otherwise their brunch specials include Beef Meatball & Baked Egg Shashuka ($24++) or Truffle Scrambled Eggs ($25++).
Price: From $85++ for 3 hours
Time: Sat-Sun 12.30pm-3.30pm
10. LAVO
Prosecco & negronis from the 57th floor of MBS
Image credit: @lavosingapore via Instagram
Trust Lavo Singapore to think of the gents, too, each Wednesday evening from 5pm-9pm. It’s both Ladies & Gentlemen Night, though ladies have it better at $38++ per person for 2 hours of free-flow prosecco, with a minimum order of one entree each.
For the gents, there’s no need to order any bites, but you can have as many negronis as you please, for $50++. This deal is not valid on public holidays, such as the upcoming 1 May holiday, which falls on a Wednesday.
Price: From $38++ for 2 hours
Time: Wed 5pm-9pm
Free-flow liquid buffet in Singapore
It’s always cocktail o’clock somewhere in the world, so there’s no reason to hold back when it comes to letting loose at these liquid buffets in Singapore.
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Cover image adapted from: @publico_sg via Instagram, @cincinsg via Instagram
Article originally published on 14th January 2021. Last updated by Michelle P on 17th April 2024.