Boat Quay, Singapore

On the Singapore River with its conserved shophouses, Boat Quay is the place to visit for entertainment & dining.

The area was busy both day & night, with its restaurants & bars. It was a great place to sit & relax after a days sightseeing.

This is one of the places to hangout if you feel that the night is still young. There are many pubs and restaurants here. My personal favourite is Harry's where there are live jazz performances on friday nights.

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All along boat quay you can see many statues. Some are very modern, others a bit more traditional. You can see the bumboats pass by while either walking along the quay's yourself, of by having a drink at one of the many bars. It's great to walk around this bit of Singapore, cross the bridges along the way and enjoy the spectacular views of Singapore Skyline.

One of the statues represents a couple of kids jumping into the river. Many children died here, however. The Singapore river is not very deep, although it does seems like it is.

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We've frequented Boat Quay for a number of reasons; to relax, sit on the riverbank and watch the little bumboats come by, to eat, to drink.. well, anything really! And the great thing is, you can stop by Boat Quay whenever you like, there's always a place serving food and drinks!

On this particular photo we we're enjoying our traditional B4B (Beer for Breakfast).. don't worry, we're not drunks, it just happens we usually end up having one of those days on our trips, when the kitchen hasn't opened yet, and we crave that beer.. ;)

Boat Quay has a large variety of outlets, ranging from simple pubs to great restaurants! Stop by Boat Quay anytime for anything!

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Bunch of restaurant, tons of people and a touristic athmosphere! That's a summary of Boat Quay and you have to get used to the Restaurant staff trying to get you into their restaurant. But the good thing is that the staff is very friendly even if you turn them down. The food is good, the prices are allright as well, a bit pricy for Singapore, though.

Here is the place close to the Quays of Singapore. You can take a boat trip for 25$S which is from 30-45 minutes. Includes a guide that will explain the landmarks and historical key interest of Singapore.
This will also give you a clue where to dine and wine in Singapore.

Boat Quay is a street along the river compoud with a few pubs, clubs and seafood, Indian, Thai and Chinese restaurants.

Heard a lot about this place so my expectation was set high. Went there on Sunday, there was nothing much going on. Apparently, Sunday is not a good day to go out evening time...anywhere. Plus, the area was a lot smaller than imagined. So I ended up being disappointed.

Obviously this place is pretty much for tourists. You pay a tourist price. Anyway, the view is nice. And you can buy a boat ride cruising along the river.

Then some live crabs in a tank caught Jesse's eye and we stopped to have a look. The smell of food was too enticing, so we stopped for a beer and a snack. What a lovely please to sit back and relax in :o)

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At good weather it is nice to go to boat quai walking around waterline,
seeing new and old historic buildings together,
go around from the west or south side- every sight is special.

All also nice for a photo tour...
but better try with a greater camera!

And than dont forget to make a stop in this so much different restaurants at boat quai-
I recommend to probe the north Indian cuisine see the photo!

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the other side of the Singapore River Embankment is Boat Quay and although Clarke Quay is the more popular of the two, Boat Quay is also packing them in full of locals and tourists. Located on the southern bank of the upstream portion of the Singapore River, the Boat Quay is a place of historical importance that dates back to the 1860s. The two- and three-storey shophouses in that area of Boat Quay, with their characteristic five-foot way beneath projecting upper floors, were preserved and transformed into new businesses the at present you will see the results as Boat Quay is a nice destination for eating and drinking and some lounge scene and the good part of it is you can just cross the bridge and hop via a brisk 10 minute walk to Clarke Quay at the other end of the Embankment for another round of fun and vice versa.