EVENTFUL GUIDES · CLARKE QUAY
What to eat at Clarke Quay
- Address
- 3A to 3E River Valley Road, Singapore 179020 to 179024
- Mall hours
- Each block sets its own hours. The concierge runs 10am to 6pm daily and the bars run past midnight.
- Nearest station
- Clarke Quay (NE5)
- In this guide
- 40 places, every unit number checked
Clarke Quay is not a mall with floors, it is five shophouse blocks along the river with letters instead of levels, and that is why people get lost here. A unit number reads #Block D 01-10, not #01-10, and each block has its own postal code: Block A is 3A River Valley Road, Block B is 3B, and so on to Block E at 3E. Put the block in the taxi app, not the name.
The eating is lopsided. Block D holds 14 of the 40 places, Block C has 9 and Block A has 8, while Blocks B and E have 4 and 5 between them. 19 of the 40 are filed as restaurants and 11 as pubs, bars or clubs, so there is more actual dinner here than the reputation suggests. Unit numbers and block postcodes on all 40 below.
In this guide
The list, floor by floor
1. Overscoop
The daytime answer at Clarke Quay, and there are not many. Waffles, croffles and gelato in a long list of flavours, plus salads and acai bowls if you have to. Block A, ground floor, no alcohol required.
2. Seafood Paradise
Paradise Group's seafood restaurant on the Block A riverfront, and the most obvious answer to "where do we take visitors for chilli crab". Chinese cooking with a Singaporean accent rather than a tourist menu. Book if you want a table facing the water.
3. Zorba the Greek Taverna
Greek, and it has the outdoor unit: ORA 1 in Block A, meaning tables on the riverside deck rather than inside a shophouse. Souvlaki and grills with the river in front of you. Take the outside table if the weather holds.
4. Red House Seafood Nanyang
Started in 1976, which makes it one of the oldest seafood restaurants still running in Singapore. The Nanyang branding here is the newer look, the crab is the old reason. Two units knocked together in Block C, right on the promenade.
5. Zouk
Yes, Zouk is a directory tenant. Two floors and three bars over three corners of Block C, and the club Singapore measures every other club against. Doors are late and the queue is real on Friday and Saturday. We ran Drop #002 with them.
6. Capital
The quiet half of the Zouk building, one floor up. Four zones, an island bar, a whisky bar, a cigar room and actual seating, so it is where you go when you want to hear the person opposite you. Same address as the club, completely different evening.
7. Hanjip Korean Grill House
Korean barbecue at the far end of Block C, past the seafood restaurants. You grill at the table, which slows the meal down in a good way when the rest of the quay is rushing you towards a bar.
8. Harry’s
Around since 1992 and the safest bet on the strip: a pint, a burger, the football on. First unit in Block D as you come in from River Valley Road, which makes it the default meeting point when your group is running late.
9. Fu Lin Restaurant & Bar
Modern Asian in front of the fountain square in Block D, from the people behind the fried yong tau foo and mushroom noodles. The crispy pork belly and the crabmeat fried rice are the carry-over dishes, the carpaccio and the chargrills are the new half.
10. Grand Konak Turkish and Lebanese Cuisine
Turkish and Lebanese in one kitchen, so mezze and grills on the same table. Block D, ground floor. The most useful option here if half your group does not want another burger.
11. Verve Pizza Bar
Thin crust Italian, hand stretched to order, in the small Block D row. It is a pizza bar rather than a restaurant, so it works for two people and a bottle more than for a group of ten.
12. Waffle Up
Waffle on a stick, which they say is a Singapore first. A kiosk in the Block D row rather than a sit-down place, so it is the thing you eat walking back to the MRT.
13. Pretzels & Knuckles
A German pub doing draft beer, pork knuckle and pretzels, which is exactly what the name promises and more than most places here manage. Loud, steins, made for a table of six.
14. SHOO LOONG KAN 小龙坎火锅
Sichuan mala hotpot, filed under spicy mala in the mall's own directory, up on the second floor of Block D. The heavy option: broth, a long order sheet and two hours. Go before the drinking, not after.
15. Chupitos
A shot bar first and a restaurant second. The famous ones are the Paddle Pop and the Russian Roulette. Cocktails and food during the day, then neon, live music and DJs after dark. First unit in Block E.
16. Little Saigon
Vietnamese, in Block E away from the loudest stretch. Lanterns, dark wood, and food you can eat before the music starts. One of the calmer rooms at Clarke Quay, which is not a long list.
17. Gabbar Bistro Bar
Modern North Indian with live Bollywood bands playing daily, which is the whole point. Two units in Block E. Come for the band as much as the food and do not expect a quiet dinner.
18. Octapas by El Mesa
Spanish, and one of the few places here you would come to eat rather than drink. Hot and cold tapas, paella, chilled sangria by the jug, live music most nights. Happy hour ends at 8pm daily, so this is the early half of the evening.
Every other place to eat here
The 18 above are the ones we would send a friend to. For completeness, here is the rest of Clarke Quay's food directory, 22 more places, 40 in total. 0 of the 40 are halal certified. Unit numbers and halal certification come from the mall's own store directory and are re-checked daily, last on 5 September 2026.
| Place | Unit |
|---|---|
| Fu Yuan Teochew Dining | #Block A 01-01C to 01D |
| Mimi Restaurant | #Block A 01-02 |
| The Riverhouse | #Block A 01-02 |
| YANG Club | #Block A 01-02 |
| Home | #Block A 02-03 |
| Malayan Settlement | #Block B 01-03 |
| LIORANEW | #Block B 01-09 to 10 |
| RIVER’S EDGE ABODE BY Esse | #Block B 01-10 |
| East Treasure | #Block B 02-01 |
| Kopi & Spells | #Block C 01-01 |
| RALLY Clubhouse | #Block C 01-04 |
| WAREHOUSE | #Block C 01-09 |
| BBQ Box Prime | #Block C 01-10 |
| Monster Fish | #Block C 02-03 |
| IL Clay Supper Club | #Block D 01-04 |
| Jules Epicurean French Cuisine | #Block D 01-05A |
| Rico Rico | #Block D 01-07 |
| Chapters by Drinks & Co. | #Block D 01-08 |
| The Coffee Scene | #Block D 01-09 |
| Pita Tree Kebabs | #Block D 01-11 |
| Helen's | #Block D 02-03 |
| Cuba Libre Cafe & Bar | #Block E 01-03 to 04 |
Quick answers
How do I get to Clarke Quay by MRT?
Clarke Quay station, NE5 on the North East Line, is about a 5 minute walk. Fort Canning, DT20 on the Downtown Line, is also about 5 minutes, and City Hall, NS25 and EW13, is about 10. Buses 54 from Scotts Road and 32 and 195 from City Hall also come past.
What are the blocks at Clarke Quay, and how do I find one?
Five of them, A to E, each a separate building with its own postal code: Block A is 3A River Valley Road S179020, Block B is 3B S179021, Block C is 3C S179022, Block D is 3D S179023 and Block E is 3E S179024. Unit numbers here start with the block, so Verve Pizza Bar is #Block D 01-10. If a driver cannot find you, give the block address rather than Clarke Quay.
Which block has the most food at Clarke Quay?
Block D, with 14 of the 40 places to eat and drink, followed by Block C with 9 and Block A with 8. Block E has 5 and Block B has 4. Block D is also the row with the small kiosks, so it is the one to walk if you have not decided yet.
Is Clarke Quay only bars?
No. Of the 40 food and drink listings in the mall's own directory, 19 are filed as restaurants and 11 as pubs, bars or clubs, with 4 cafes and dessert bars and 4 seafood restaurants. You can eat a full dinner here without drinking, though the daytime options are thin: Overscoop in Block A and the kiosks in Block D.
Is there halal food at Clarke Quay?
The Clarke Quay directory does not currently flag any of its 40 food and drink tenants as halal certified. That can change, so check the mall's own store directory or ask at the counter.
What time does Clarke Quay close?
There is no single closing time. Each block and each tenant sets its own, the concierge runs 10am to 6pm daily including public holidays, and the bars run well past midnight. The mall's own night shuttle leaves at 4am, which tells you when the last people leave.
How do I get home from Clarke Quay after the trains stop?
The CQ Night Shuttle runs on Friday and Saturday nights: a 23 seater from near the C01 taxi stand at 4am, one way, going east to Tampines Central 4 at Tampines MRT Exit B and west to the Jurong Westgate drop-off point, which has a 24 hour walkway to Jurong East MRT. Otherwise the taxi stand is C01 on River Valley Road.
Can I get to Clarke Quay by boat?
Yes. Singapore River Cruise runs about 5 minutes from Boat Quay Jetty to Clarke Quay Jetty, and the WaterB river taxi takes about 5 minutes from the Raffles Place kiosk beside UOB Building to the Fort Canning kiosk beside Clarke Quay.
Where is Zouk at Clarke Quay?
Block C, #01-05 to 06, which is 3C River Valley Road S179022. Capital is the lounge one floor up in the same building, so the club and the quiet room share an address.