The 13 Most-Recommended Craft Beer Bars in Singapore
Rotating taps, local brewers and hawker-centre pints — ranked by the lists.
Counted from 4 published lists as of 2026-09-06. 46 craft beer bars were named in total.
In short: Across 4 independently published Singapore lists of the best craft beer bars, Almost Famous and SG Taps are named most often — each on 4 of them.
We read 4 independently published Singapore food lists for craft beer bars, took only the venue names, and counted how many named each one. Venues on the same count are tied — shown with a verified NEA licence first, then alphabetically. We have not eaten at these places, we take no payment for placement, and we reproduce none of the sources’ writing. Every list we counted is linked at the foot of this page.
| # | Venue | Lists | NEA grade | Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Yeast Side | 3 | — | — |
| 7 | LeVeL33 | 2 | A | Downtown Core |
| 8 | Druggists | 2 | — | — |
| 9 | Good Luck Beerhouse | 2 | — | — |
| 10 | Heart of Darkness Singapore | 2 | — | — |
| 11 | Smith Street Taps | 2 | — | — |
| 12 | Temple Cellars | 2 | — | — |
| 13 | Ziggy Zaggy | 2 | — | — |
About craft beer bars in Singapore
Craft beer in Singapore fights excise duty and a hot climate, and both shape what you find. Duty is charged on alcohol content, so high-ABV imperial stouts are punishingly expensive and sessionable styles dominate the taps — which is arguably the right outcome in this weather anyway.
The local brewing scene is small but real, and the most interesting bars run rotating taps that mix it with imports. One quirk worth knowing: some of the best-regarded taprooms are inside hawker centres, which means good beer alongside hawker food at prices no dedicated bar can match.
What to look for
- Rotating taps beat a fixed list. A board that changes weekly means someone is buying actively rather than restocking.
- Ask what is freshest rather than what is strongest. Hoppy beers fade fast and duty makes strong ones expensive.
- Hawker-centre taprooms are a genuine Singapore format and usually the best value in the category.
Why we count instead of ranking
Every food list is one person’s palate on one visit. That is not a flaw — it is what makes food writing worth reading — but it does mean a single list tells you more about the writer than about the field. Counting across 4 of them cancels out individual preference and leaves the venues that different people, eating on different days, arrived at independently.
It is a deliberately narrow claim. This page does not tell you which craft beer bar is best; it tells you which ones Singapore’s food press keeps returning to, and exactly how many times. Where the count is close, the honest answer is that the field is close — and we would rather show you that than manufacture a ranking to hide it.
Of the 13 venues here, 1 matched a current NEA licence, concentrated in Downtown Core. This site scores every HDB block in Singapore 0–100 for food access — how close hawker centres and licensed eateries actually are on foot — so you can see what living beside this food is worth.
What are the best craft beer bars in Singapore?
Across 4 independently published Singapore lists of the best craft beer bars, Almost Famous and SG Taps are named most often — each on 4 of them.
How is this craft beer bars ranking put together?
We read 4 independently published Singapore food lists, took only the venue names, and counted how many of them named each venue. 46 distinct venues were named in total; the 13 shown here appeared on at least 2. We do not taste, rank or accept payment for placement, and no source's writing is reproduced — every list we counted is linked below.
Are these craft beer bars verified as real businesses?
Each venue is cross-checked against NEA's licensed-premises register. 1 of 13 matched a current licence, 1 of them holding a grade A hygiene rating. The rest are shown without a grade — the register lists the licence holder's registered company name, which often differs from the shopfront brand, so no match is not evidence of a problem.
Why is beer so expensive in Singapore?
Excise duty is levied per litre of alcohol, so the stronger the beer the higher the tax, on top of already high commercial rents. This is why sessionable styles are common on tap and why high-ABV imports carry startling prices.
- The Best Craft Beer Bars in Singapore For A Fresh Pint | City Nomads — citynomads.com
- Best Craft Beer Bars in Singapore: Unleash Your Beer Connoisseur Today! - Singapore For Everyone — singaporeforeveryone.com
- 14 Best Craft Beer Bars In Singapore You Must Try — yourcomforttrip.com
- 28 Best Craft Beer Bars in Singapore to Quaff Down a Pint — www.timeout.com
We counted venue names from these lists and linked back to every one. Their words, photographs, ratings and ordering are their own and are not reproduced here. Hygiene grades and licensed addresses come from NEA’s licensed-premises register via data.gov.sg. Contains information from data.gov.sg and OneMap, Singapore Land Authority.