Singapore date ideasA dessert date is the low pressure option: half an hour, a sweet thing, a walk after. Good as a first date or as the stop after dinner.
10 places, each checked to be open, with the nearest MRT and the price.
@ Creamier
Tiong Bahru, Singapore
Small batch ice cream and dense waffles. Sharing a waffle with two scoops is an easy reason to sit and talk for half an hour.
After: Plain Vanilla is a two minute walk away on Yong Siak Street.
78 Yong Siak Street, #01-18, Singapore 163078 · Map
@ PS.Cafe at Harding Road
Tanglin, Singapore
Set behind a wall of trees with a deck over a lawn, known for its cakes and truffle fries. Brunch does not take reservations, so an afternoon slice of cake with coffee is the easier first date.
After: A walk to the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
28B Harding Road, Singapore 249549 · Map
@ Hay Gelato
Katong, Singapore
A small gelato shop with flavours like oolong osmanthus and coconut coffee, plus waffles and coffee. Open into the evening, it is an easy add on after dinner nearby.
After: A walk along East Coast Road's shophouses.
121 East Coast Road, Singapore 428807 · Map
Pick three dates you would say yes to and let the right person pick one. Agree on a time, both confirm, and go. No chat, ever.
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@ Laurent Bernard Chocolatier
Robertson Quay, Singapore
A chocolate café on the riverside known for hand made chocolate cakes and ice cream. Sharing a cake and a hot chocolate by the water makes an easy hour.
After: STPI Creative Workshop & Gallery is next door if you meet before it closes.
80 Mohamed Sultan Road, #01-11, The Pier at Robertson, Singapore 239013 · Map
@ Meeting You
Chinatown, Singapore
A compact 25 seat Chinese dessert café with bowls around S$7 to S$9, on the lighter and less sweet side. Open until 10pm most nights, which makes it a simple stop after dinner.
1 Tanjong Pagar Plaza, #01-44B, Singapore 082001 · Map
@ Birds of Paradise
Kampong Glam, Singapore
Botanical gelato flavours like White Chrysanthemum and Lychee Raspberry give you something to compare and trade tastes over. It is a quick, low pressure stop, ideal as the second half of a date rather than the whole thing.
After: A slow loop of Haji Lane and Arab Street.
263 Beach Road, Singapore 199542 · Map
@ 2am:dessertbar
Holland Village, Singapore
Janice Wong's plated dessert bar, running since 2007. Creative plated desserts are easy to share, which suits a second stop after dinner rather than a full evening.
After: A walk along Lorong Mambong and Lorong Liput.
21A Lorong Liput, Singapore 277733 · Map
@ Birds of Paradise Holland Village
Holland Village, Singapore
Botanical gelato flavours such as White Chrysanthemum, at the edge of Holland Village. Cheap and quick, so it is a good way to extend a date that is going well.
After: Wine at Le Bon Funk on Holland Avenue.
3 Lorong Liput, #01-01 Holland Piazza, Singapore 277725 · Map
@ Mei Heong Yuen Dessert
Chinatown, Singapore
A heritage dessert shop known for peanut paste and towering snow ice. Share one snow ice between two for a short, easy stop after dinner.
After: The Chinatown Heritage Centre on Pagoda Street is around the corner if you meet in the afternoon.
63-67 Temple Street, Singapore 058611 · Map
@ Ah Chew Desserts
Bugis, Singapore
Hong Kong style desserts like mango sago and steamed milk egg, open until midnight most nights and 1am on Fridays and Saturdays. A cheap, relaxed way to end an evening.
1 Liang Seah Street, #01-10/11, Liang Seah Place, Singapore 189032 · Map
Pick three dates you would say yes to and let the right person pick one. Agree on a time, both confirm, and go. No chat, ever.
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Creamier, PS.Cafe at Harding Road and Hay Gelato on this page all come in under S$30 a person.
Creamier, PS.Cafe at Harding Road and Hay Gelato are indoors, so the plan survives a storm.
Ah Chew Desserts usually stay open past 11pm. Check before you go.
The places on this page are nearest to Tiong Bahru MRT, Napier MRT, Marine Parade MRT and Fort Canning MRT.
You plan three real dates like these. People who would say yes to one of them like it, and you pick who to match with. Then you agree on a time and both confirm. There is no chat, ever.