Sunday, 18 March 2007

Good beer in Singapore - not impossible to get :)

So, just came back from the first weekend of seriously going out in Singapore. Went first to Zouk for partying on Friday, then on Saturday to the Prince of Wales pub and hostel. So, some things from the European point of view:

The Zouk club is a really great discotheque, not so big as some European clubs, though. They seem to play mostly electronic music, in this case a kind of House with an invited DJ from UK. Registering as an "online member" gave me the benefit of free entry, though at the cost of not getting any free drink (normally, you pay S$15 [before 10pm] or S$23/8 [afterwards] and get two free drinks, where a beer is about S$13). I personally think there is no big difference btw S$23 incl 2 free drinks and free entry without free drinks...
You can choose between getting there earlier and taking advantage of the drinking promotion, and arriving later and immediately enjoy the dancing - before 12mn, hardly anyone was dancing, so all there was to do as just sit, drink and watch.

The Prince of Wales is a pub and hostel located in Little India, close to the MRT station of the same name. If you are looking for directions, try streetdirectory.com and look for "Prince of Wales">. It is a nice small pub showing British soccer, and offers a (comparably) great variety and choice of beers. Draught beers are the Philippine San Miguel and the Belgian Hoegaarden Wheat Beer. If you have never tried Wheat Beer, go ahead! It's in fact quite tasty.
This pub also offers a variety of bottled beers, such as Beck's, some great Australian beers; among them are a few true Pilsener kind beers.
As mentioned above, th POW is also a hostel, offering beds from rates as low as S$15 (for a 3+ night stay) and as high as S$45 (for a double room). No tested (as I am living here), but it seems nice, though as it is intended for backpackers, I assume common shower and toilets.

2 comments:

  1. Ah i should keep a lookout for POW. Thought of going over to Singapore this October or so, and SGD15 for a 3 night stay sounds good to me! :D

    Thanks a bunch!

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  2. Yeah S$15 per night that is, of course. For a dorm bed. Still one of the cheapest in Singapore.

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