Singapore date ideasGalleries give you something to talk about from the first minute. Air-conditioned, quiet and easy to end at a café.
10 places, each checked to be open, with the nearest MRT and the price.
@ Peranakan Museum
Bras Basah, Singapore
A compact museum of beadwork, porcelain and wedding traditions that is easy to see in an hour or two. Open until 9pm on Fridays, which makes it an after work date.
39 Armenian Street, Singapore 179941 · Map
@ STPI Creative Workshop & Gallery
Robertson Quay, Singapore
A contemporary print and paper gallery in a riverside warehouse with rotating exhibitions. A walk through takes 30 to 45 minutes and leaves you with something to talk about.
After: Laurent Bernard Chocolatier at The Pier is a short walk along the river for dessert.
41 Robertson Quay, Singapore 238236 · Map
@ Littered with Books
Chinatown, Singapore
A two storey indie bookshop in a shophouse, with armchairs upstairs. Picking a book for each other is a simple, low pressure first date.
After: Book Bar is a short walk along Duxton Road for tea or a glass of prosecco.
20 Duxton Road, Singapore 089486 · 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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@ ArtScience Museum
Marina Bay, Singapore
The lotus shaped museum rotates exhibitions that mix art, science and tech, which gives you something to react to together. Check what is on before you go; one exhibition takes about an hour.
After: Coffee or dessert at Cafe Nesuto in The Shoppes, a short walk away.
6 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018974 · Map
@ Gillman Barracks
Telok Blangah, Singapore
A cluster of contemporary art galleries in old colonial barracks, free to walk through and quiet enough to talk. Galleries keep their own hours, so check before you go.
After: Labrador Nature Reserve nearby for a sunset walk.
9 Lock Road, Gillman Barracks, Singapore 108937 · Map
@ Books Kinokuniya
Orchard, Singapore
Kinokuniya's flagship store holds hundreds of thousands of titles. Picking a book for each other is a simple, playful date, and you can leave whenever the conversation moves to coffee.
After: Tea at TWG Tea in ION Orchard, a short walk west.
391 Orchard Road, #04-20/21 Takashimaya Shopping Centre, Ngee Ann City, Singapore 238872 · Map
@ Chinatown Heritage Centre
Chinatown, Singapore
Three restored shophouses with recreated 1950s living quarters and a 1960s street market scene. The rooms give you plenty to talk about, and a visit takes about an hour.
After: Mei Heong Yuen Dessert is a short walk away on Temple Street.
48 Pagoda Street, Singapore 059207 · Map
@ Book Bar
Chinatown, Singapore
A bookstore café focused on Singapore and Asian writers, serving tea, scones and prosecco. Time Out found it almost empty on a Saturday, so you can hear each other.
After: Littered with Books is a short walk along Duxton Road.
57 Duxton Road, Singapore 089521 · Map
@ Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum
Kent Ridge, Singapore
Three real sauropod dinosaur skeletons and a big biodiversity gallery give you plenty to point at and talk about. Open 10am to 6pm.
2 Conservatory Drive, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117377 · Map
@ National Gallery Singapore
City Hall, Singapore
A huge collection of Southeast Asian art in the former Supreme Court and City Hall, so there is always something to react to together. Open 10am to 7pm daily.
1 St Andrew's Road, Singapore 178957 · 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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Peranakan Museum, STPI Creative Workshop & Gallery and Littered with Books on this page all come in under S$30 a person.
Peranakan Museum, STPI Creative Workshop & Gallery and Littered with Books are indoors, so the plan survives a storm.
The places on this page are nearest to City Hall MRT, Fort Canning MRT, Maxwell MRT and Bayfront 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.