Best Dessert Spots in Singapore 2026: 10 Picks by Area
19 October 2026 · By the Eventful team
Our top three dessert spots in Singapore: Ah Chew Desserts in Bugis (Chinese desserts until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays), Birds of Paradise in Katong (gelato, 12pm to 10pm, 10.30pm on weekends) and Udders on Upper Thomson Road (ice cream until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays). The 10 picks below are grouped by area, with hours checked on each shop's own page on 19 October 2026.
Top photo: Orderinchaos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Desserts at a food court on Orchard Road.
Ah Chew Desserts, 1 Liang Seah Street, #01-10/11, Liang Seah Place (Bugis MRT). Monday to Thursday 12.30pm to midnight, Friday 12.30pm to 1am, Saturday 1.30pm to 1am, Sunday and public holidays 1.30pm to midnight. Black glutinous rice with vanilla ice cream is $4.80 on its menu. The second shop is at Cineleisure, 8 Grange Road, #01-03, daily 11.30am to 11.30pm. Our Chinese desserts rating explains why this category deserves more love.
Mei Heong Yuen Dessert, Velocity@Novena Square, #02-03, 238 Thomson Road (Novena MRT). Daily 11.15am to 9.30pm. A Chinese dessert shop in a mall, easier for a family table.
HVALA, 111 Somerset Road, #01-10 (Somerset MRT). A tea house with matcha desserts; 12pm to 9.30pm daily at 111 Somerset, by its locations page. It made A-tier in our matcha tier list.
Chinatown, Tanjong Pagar and Boat Quay
Apiary, 84 Neil Road (Maxwell MRT). Friday and Saturday 12pm to 11pm, Sunday to Thursday 12pm to 10pm, last order 30 minutes before close. Desserts made fresh each day, by its page. The easy after-dinner walk from Maxwell or Keong Saik.
Overscoop, 55 Tanjong Pagar Road (Maxwell MRT). 2pm to 1.30am by its outlet page, with waffles, croffles and gelato. There is another branch at CQ @ Clarke Quay with the same late hours. Open to 1.30am, one of the late options here with Ah Chew Bugis and Udders on Fridays and Saturdays.
Dopa Dopa Creamery, 29 South Bridge Road, #01-01 (Clarke Quay MRT). Its site lists Monday to Thursday 12pm to 10pm, Friday and Saturday 12pm to 10.30pm, Sunday 12pm to 10pm. Gelato by the river, a short walk from Boat Quay.
East and North
Birds of Paradise, 63 East Coast Road, #01-05 (Marine Parade MRT). Sunday to Thursday 12pm to 10pm, Friday and Saturday 12pm to 10.30pm. Gelato. There is also a Jewel Changi shop at #01-254, 11am to 10pm. Katong is a good place to sit. More in our Joo Chiat and Katong guide.
Udders, 246D Upper Thomson Road (Upper Thomson MRT). Monday to Thursday and Sunday 11am to 11pm, Friday and Saturday 11am to 1am. Udders says it has halal-certified ice cream options; ask at the counter which flavours. The Kilat Court shop in Bukit Timah, 17 Lorong Kilat, #01-09, is open daily 12pm to 11pm.
Gotcha Matcha, The Woodleigh Mall (Woodleigh MRT), with a second shop at Jurong Point. Thick blended matcha drinks; S-tier in our tier list and the story is in how it went from pasar malam to Woodleigh. Hours: check their socials.
West and the city malls
Kind Kones, Westgate, #01-09A (Jurong East MRT), and Suntec City, #01-K11/K12 (Promenade MRT), both 11am to 10pm. Forum Shopping Mall, #B1-17, is 11am to 9pm. Kind Kones says it uses no animal products, so its ice cream is plant-based. It calls itself halal-friendly, which is not the same as MUIS-certified. For more ice cream opinions, see our ice cream uncle tier list.
Good to know
· Need dessert after 11pm? Ah Chew Bugis, Overscoop and Udders Upper Thomson all run past midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.
· Udders and Kind Kones describe themselves as halal-certified options and halal-friendly respectively. Neither is the same as a MUIS-certified shop, so ask.
FAQs
What is the best dessert place in Singapore?
Our top three are Ah Chew Desserts in Bugis for Chinese desserts, Birds of Paradise in Katong for gelato and Udders on Upper Thomson Road for late-night ice cream.
Which dessert places in Singapore are open late?
Overscoop on Tanjong Pagar Road is open to 1.30am, Ah Chew Desserts in Bugis to 1am on Fridays and Saturdays, and Udders Upper Thomson to 1am on Fridays and Saturdays.
Is there halal ice cream in Singapore?
Udders says it has halal-certified ice cream options. Kind Kones says it uses no animal products and calls itself halal-friendly, not certified. Check MUIS if certification matters to you.
Where can I get traditional Chinese desserts in Singapore?
Ah Chew Desserts (Bugis and Cineleisure) and Mei Heong Yuen Dessert at Velocity@Novena Square both serve classic Chinese desserts like black glutinous rice and nut pastes.
Where is the best matcha dessert in Singapore?
Our matcha tier list put Gotcha Matcha in S-tier and HVALA in A-tier.
