Happy hour, TGIT ($10 each)!
Thursday happy hour cocktails — $10 each. TGIT post-work drinks at the discount tier.
TGIT (Thank God It’s Thursday) happy hour drinks with BB — $10 each cocktails or beers. Post-work drinks at the discount happy hour tier.
We ordered:
- Happy hour drinks — $10 each
The $10 happy hour pricing tier is the proper Singapore discount drinks range. Different from the standard cocktail pricing ($18-25 per cocktail at proper bars) or the budget beer pricing ($6-9 per pint at hawker stalls), the $10 happy hour tier represents the middle ground — proper bar drinks at discounted pricing during the limited HH window.
Singapore happy hour timings vary by venue:
- Standard HH window (5pm-7pm or 5pm-8pm weekdays)
- Extended HH (4pm-9pm at select venues)
- Saturday afternoon HH (some venues run weekend afternoon HH)
- Reverse HH (late-night HH at some bars, 11pm-1am)
The $10 happy hour tier typically covers:
- House pour cocktails (gin & tonic, vodka soda, whiskey ginger, classic martinis)
- Selected craft beer drafts (usually the venue’s house draft or basic lagers)
- Wine by the glass (house white, house red, sometimes sparkling)
- Selected mixed drinks (highballs, simple sours)
The TGIT (Thank God It’s Thursday) energy is the proper week-near-end mood. Different from the Friday TGIF (which leans the longer celebration format) or the weekday after-work casual drinks (which leans the lower-energy decompression), the Thursday TGIT happy hour has the proper “almost-there” anticipation.
The Singapore happy hour culture is mature. Multiple bar venues across the city run consistent HH programs:
- CBD area (Telok Ayer, Boat Quay, Clarke Quay, Robertson Quay)
- Tanjong Pagar / Duxton (the after-work drinks district)
- Orchard Road (mall-attached bars)
- Bugis / Bras Basah (younger crowd venues)
- East Coast / Joo Chiat (the casual local venues)
- Hotel rooftop bars (some run HH programs)
The post-work drinks ritual is part of the proper Singapore work culture. Different from the Asian cultures with limited bar drinking traditions (where social drinking happens at restaurants), Singapore has imported the Western pub culture + the proper bar-going habits.
At $10 per drink during HH, the typical Thursday TGIT session of 2-3 drinks per person works out to $20-30 per person — proper after-work budget that doesn’t break the bank but provides the proper social drinking experience.
Overall: 4.5 / 5. 😋👍🏼 Solid happy hour TGIT drinks. Would re-do regularly.
