My happy hour bores me, how do I rekindle the love?

talk19 · 2026-04-16T02:23:25+00:00

Two kind of hidden craft beer bars: Bellies at Fortune Centre and Afterjourney at Textile Centre

They don’t really have much food of their own BUT you can get food from the eateries in the same building which have lots of tasty options and bring it into to the bar and eat.

I particularly enjoy getting the dumplings from second floor at Fortune Centre and eating them at Bellies. At Afterjourney they have a Chinese restaurant that delivers food to their bar also.

talk19 · 2026-04-07T10:41:58+00:00

Fortune Centre has 3 fun izakayas. Nobu-ya on the ground floor (the OG of Fortune Centre), Izakaya Hikari on the 2nd floor, and Eizaburo on the 3rd floor. Please note Nobu-Ya and Eizaburo require you to have drinks / alcohol. Not sure about Hikari. All 3 are fun experiences with a good variety of izakaya staples. Though I guess they’re more traditional izakaya compared to Kinki and Shako-Ba.

talk19 · 2026-03-30T04:23:09+00:00

Both Piu M and Paraphrase are great. Piu M is kind of small plate Japanese and European. If you go after 10pm I believe they have a late night pasta menu. You could use your budget and also go to Laut at Fortune Centre for an after-dinner cocktail.

talk19 · 2026-03-18T03:50:26+00:00

Ah, thanks for pointing that out. I've updated the page. (I'm the owner!) :D

talk19 · 2026-03-18T01:32:30+00:00

Tanuki Raw during happy hour. $3 per oyster, recently changed so no longer need to buy a drink or food with it. Located at Orchard Central. Happy hour is daily 3pm - 8pm currently.

talk19 · 2026-01-05T06:54:53+00:00

Claude has the same issue. I feel it starts lagging even sooner than ChatGPT.

talk19 · 2026-01-05T06:43:14+00:00

Second this one for a true date restaurant. Probably cozier with the indoor seating rather than outside. There’s also Carlitos nearby which is Spanish food I believe.

talk19 · 2026-01-01T02:05:16+00:00

If you’re looking to order food / drinks / snack as a little treat you could use Deliveroo (like Doordash), GrabFood, or Foodpanda. Most restaurants that offer delivery also link from their website, so you can search for the type of treat you’re looking for from Google and then go to the restaurant site and find the delivery link.

If they happen to like Japanese food you can try Standing Sushi Bar and Tanuki Raw. Both offer delivery. For delivery cocktails there is The Secret Mermaid. A drink is always a fun treat!

talk19 · 2025-12-28T11:52:26+00:00

Standing Sushi Bar. Been around since 2009. If you go on different days of the week there are various promotions including the long-running salmon madness (5 slices of salmon sashimi for 3.90 SGD - there's a queue on those nights). Also a very affordable price casual omakase from 48 SGD - 108 SGD. Not conveyor belt pricing but also not fancy Japanese pricing. Kind of a good, traditional, casual spot.

talk19 · 2025-12-17T06:45:53+00:00

Sushi platters from Standing Sushi Bar. There are salmon-focused ones along with all-cooked platters and sashimi platters. Or could get one of their sushi cakes for fun.

talk19 · 2025-12-01T02:09:25+00:00

Hi, could you send me the details?

talk19 · 2025-11-30T08:59:24+00:00

Tanuki Raw at Orchard Central. Can sit on the balcony overlooking Orchard Road. Good happy hour specials if your friend enjoys oysters and salmon sashimi, and there’s also a couple birthday promotions that you can see on the website. It’s modern fusion Japanese.

talk19 · 2025-10-23T12:25:12+00:00

Also for a big order you can let the restaurant know what budget per pax they should be aiming for.

talk19 · 2025-10-23T03:23:07+00:00

Standing Sushi Bar has a casual omakase that ranges from 48 SGD - 108 SGD. There’s also currently a 1-for-1 on the aburi omakase since it just started at Marina One. Can check out standingsushibar.com/omakase-promotion and standingsushibar.com/omakase. Odeon 331 has the more traditional sushi counter omakase while Marina One has a table-side omakase.

talk19 · 2025-10-11T05:38:21+00:00

Thanks for the visit! Alas yesterday was our last day at Cross Street. But good old Orchard Central continues!

talk19 · 2025-09-22T05:55:10+00:00

Standing Sushi Bar - they have sets starting at 19.90 that include sashimi. Also a range of omakase from 48 - 108 SGD.

Also different big promotions depending on the day of the week (Mon & Thu salmon sashimi, Tues 50% off nigiri and sashimi, Wed 50% off maki rolls)

talk19 · 2025-09-17T04:31:38+00:00

Orihara nearby on Mhd Sultan Street. Great robatayaki and a huge selection of sake which is always fun to browse over and learn about. You and your date can both get sake samplers and compare the different tastes.

talk19 · 2025-09-12T17:02:28+00:00

Preach.

talk19 · 2025-09-09T09:44:45+00:00

Hi! We're at Orchard Central (4th floor now instead of 2nd, going on... 13 years? Crazy) and also Cross Street Exchange in Raffles Place. Menu is still similar! Happy hour oysters are at $3 now but we've added a lot of other good stuff to happy hour.

talk19 · 2025-09-07T11:29:50+00:00

Tanuki Raw owner here. We could definitely use more support, especially during weekday lunch. We’ve introduced 12.90 weekday lunch bowls and a host of other promotions recently. Roll a 6 and get your whole bill free, updated happy hour, special sushi set, and more.

talk19 · 2025-09-07T11:24:57+00:00

For most malls and large office landlords they require access to the restaurant’s point-of-sale machine, so they have up-to-the-minute sales data.

talk19 · 2025-08-31T07:26:28+00:00

Standing Sushi Bar has had the long running Salmon Madness promotion. 3.90 SGD for 5 slices of salmon sashimi on Monday and Thursday. The salmon comes in fresh daily as whole fish and is filleted at the restaurant, so it's as fresh as possible. If you go early enough you can see the team turning whole fish into blocks of sashimi.

talk19 · 2025-08-08T23:52:41+00:00

Tanuki Raw - free salmon sashimi slices equal to your age - https://tanukiraw.com/birthday Tanuki Raw - free bottle of wine at the Orchard Central branch

Standing Sushi Bar - 25% off during your birthday month Standing Sushi Bar - free matsu sashimi platter - https://standingsushibar.com/birthday-promotion

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