Craving for desserts at 1:00am, or even at an unearthly 5:00am? Not a problem, if you are in Singapore. Supper is such a norm amongst Singaporeans, and in recent years the nation has witnessed an ever-growing demand for late-night sweet treats. To our surprise, most people seem clueless when it comes to the Lion City’s availability of desserts during the wee hours.
Mind you, we are not talking about specialty dessert shops that open only until midnight. In fact, we are referring to dessert spots that stay open till way past 12am! Yes, it is possible to dig into freshly cooked waffles and Korean bingsu at literally any time of the day if you are in Singapore – because a few of these places operate 24/7 daily.
1. 2am:dessertbar – An award-winning dessert bar in Holland Village
2am:dessertbar might be tucked away in an inconspicuous corner of Holland Village, but it certainly faces no lack of customers. Celebrity pastry chef Janice Wong owns this sleek dessert bar; the young Singaporean female chef is revered for her unique abstract edible dessert creations and was the guest judge of MasterChef Australia Season 7.
As its name suggests, 2am:dessertbar opens till 2:00 am every day. The Chocolate H20 (S$22++) and Green Tea Tart (S$20++) are our personal favourites. The former is made with 65% Valrhona dark chocolate, salted caramel, yuzu sorbet, and the latter is a matcha tart served with Jasmine rice sherbet and yuzu kalamansi gel. So damn pretty and delicious!
Opening Hours
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 12:00pm – 2:00pm, 3:00pm – 2:00am
Wednesday to Saturday: 3:00pm – 2:00am
Sunday: 2:00pm – 12:00am
Address: 21A Lorong Liput, Holland Village, 277733
Contact: +65 6291 9727
Nearest MRT Station: Holland Village
2. Coffeesmith – Famous Korean coffee chain opens 24/7 in Orchard
Coffeesmith is located on the first floor of Orchard Gateway and the coffee chain is open 24/7. Although the air-conditioned Korean cafe pales drastically in comparison to its Garosugil outlet in Seoul, it remains popular amongst tertiary students and the workaholics. With an abundance of power points, we can totally understand why this work-friendly café is their go-to cafe.
Order a Cappuccino Waffle (S$13.90) or a Smith Waffle (S$9.90), and wash it down with a fragrant Sweet Potato Latte. A selection of cakes is available too, namely Hokkaido Milk Chocolate Mille Crepe ($7.90), New York Cheesecake ($8.50) and Seasalt Caramel ($7.90). With so many desserts available, you can virtually survive a sleepless night on intermittent sugar rush.
Opening Hours
Daily: 24/7
Address: #01-09/09A, Gateway, 277 Orchard Road, 238858
Contact: +65 8399 7900
Nearest MRT Station: Somerset
3. Dessert First – Enjoy snow ice and traditional Chinese sweet treats
Nine-year-old Dessert First is a no-frills dessert store situated along Liang Seah Street. From shaved ice, waffles to hot traditional desserts, the comprehensive menu features more than 25 different treats. This late-night dessert spot is a must visit for durian lovers; order their Durian Waffle (S$9.50), Durian Snow Ice (S$8.50) and Durian Sago with Pomelo (S$6.50).
Durian aside, you can also look forward to other safer flavours such as Strawberry Snow Ice with Mango Cubes (S$7.50) and Waffle with Salted Caramel and Bananas (S$8.90). Their selection of hot desserts is very affordable, with prices ranging from S$3.80 for a Soya Beancurd Pudding to S$4.80 for a bowl of Steamed Milk Egg White with Almond Cream.
Opening Hours
Sunday: 12:00pm – 1:00am
Monday to Thursday: 1:00pm – 1:00am
Saturday: 12:00pm – 2:00am
Address: 8 Liang Seah Street, Singapore 189029
Contact: +65 6333 0428
Nearest MRT Station: Bugis
4. HEYTEA (Clarke Quay) – Bobba soft serve & alcoholic bubble tea
The birthplace of the world’s first cheese tea, HEYTEA is among one of the few successful bubble tea chains that constantly strives to inject new life into traditional Chinese tea culture, experimenting and innovating as they go along.
The outlet in Clarke Quay is the first in Singapore that serves alcoholic bubble tea as well as desserts. We recommend trying their Ovaltine-flavoured soft serve if not their signature Boba soft serve.
Opening Hours
Daily: 12:00pm – 1:00am
Address: 3A River Valley Rd, Clarke Quay, Blk A, #01-06, Singapore 179020
Contact: +65 6258 8036
Nearest MRT Station: Clarke Quay
5. Lickers – Artisanal ice cream with rotating flavours
A humble neighbourhood ice cream parlour that teems with life and youthful energy in the middle of an otherwise sultry neighbourhood, Lickers is where you can hang out with your friends until late, over conversation and decadent ice cream.
Open until 2AM daily, the vibe at Lickers is warm and welcoming and the ice cream is inventive—think flavours such as honeycomb and oolong lavender. Run by a team of artisans who know a thing or two about making good ice cream, trust that they’ll have your cravings well sorted out.
Opening Hours
Tuesday to Thursday: 1:00pm – 2:00am
Friday to Sunday: 12:00pm – 2:00am
Closed on Mondays
Address: Blk #01-1446, 124 Hougang Avenue 1, Block 124, Singapore 530124
Contact: +65 8399 7900
Nearest MRT Station: Kovan
6. Nunsongyee Korean Dessert Cafe – Bingsu available 24/7
Nunsongyee Korean Dessert Café is simply a dream come true for bingsu fans. Open 24/7, you can savour Korean shaved ice desserts and sweet toasts at 5:30am. While there are several Nunsongyee Korean Dessert Café outlets across Singapore, only the outlets in Bugis and Bukit Timah are open 24 hours.
The Deluxe Chocolate Bingsu (S$20.20) – exclusive to its Bugis outlet – boasts finely shaved melt-in-your-mouth ice flakes, rich brownie slices and smooth chocolate ice cream. While Nunsongyee is renowned for their bingsu, we do highly recommend their Honey Butter Toast (S$12.90) too. It is crisp on the outside, with a surprise centre of chewy rice cake!
Opening Hours
Daily: 24/7
Address: 534 North Bridge Road, Singapore 188749
Contact: +65 6268 8220
Nearest MRT Station: Bugis
[CLOSED] Rochor Beancurd House – Tau huay, rice balls & egg tarts
Rochor Beancurd House has been a perennial favourite amongst Singaporeans. The family-run business has been around for half a century and is currently run by the third generation. Indulge in a piping hot bowl of silky smooth bean curd, or a cold rendition at only S$2 each. We do encourage customers to top up S$1.50 for three glutinous rice balls.
While all three Rochor Beancurd Houses open till late, note that only its Geylang outlet opens 24/7. The Balestier outlet opens till 1:30am and the Thomson outlet opens till 3:00am daily.
Opening Hours
Daily: 1:00pm – 3:00am
Address: 232 Upper Thomson Road, Singapore 574363
Contact: +65 8288 7020
Nearest MRT Station: Marymount
7. Time For Thai – Thai Desserts With A Twist
Located along the bustling, eatery-laden Cheong Chin Nam Road, just a stone’s throw away from Beauty World MRT, Time For Thai is a Halal-certified Thai eatery that specialises in a variety of popular Thai mainstay dishes.
The food’s pretty decent, but their desserts are on an entirely different league of its own. Their Dough Fritters with Sangkaya is a hot, crispy churros-like treat served with a sweet, velvety pandan-infused coconut cream.
Opening Hours
Daily: 11:00am – 3:00am
Address: 15 Cheong Chin Nam Rd, Singapore 599739
Contact: +65 6909 3903
Nearest MRT Station: Beauty World
8. TP Tea – Soft serve ice cream served with boba pearls
Singaporeans are no strangers to bubble tea, but soft serve milk tea ice cream with boba pearls is definitely something new to us. Hailing from Taiwan, the successful TP Tea brand has 300 stores across its motherland and overseas. The bubble tea speciality shop can be found in the Departure Hall of Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 2.
TP Tea sells up to 39 different high-quality hot and cold beverages. But those with sweet tooth should come here specially just for their Pearl Milk Tea Soft Serve Ice Cream ($3.60). Who knew chewy pearls would complement milk tea-flavoured ice cream so well? Here is the best part: TP Tea opens 24/7 daily.
Opening Hours
Daily: 24/7
Address: 60 Airport Boulevard, Level 2 (Departure Hall), Changi Airport Terminal 2, Singapore 819643
Nearest MRT Station: Changi Airport
Check out our guide to 24-hour supper spots in the east of Singapore.
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