A personal, regulars-led Tanjong Pagar cocktail bar where bartenders make drinks to each guest’s preferred spirit and flavor profile.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-09
Plan Your Visit
179a Telok Ayer St, #2nd Floor, Singapore 068627Telok Ayer / Tanjong Pagar
- Style
- Bespoke classic cocktailsChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Hours
- Monday–Saturday 18:00–00:00; closed Sunday.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Booking
- Call +65 9477 8755 for reservations.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Menu
- There is no printed menu; guests describe a preferred cocktail, spirit or flavor profile. The equal-parts Negroni is a house favorite.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
23.6 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 78.0
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 14.5
- Serious press
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 50.4
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
72/ 100
Score context
Shin Gi Tai is Singapore's mind-technique-body cocktail room: Japanese-coded, precise, quiet. Guests who want a counter and a thesis like it. It's small, it's earnest, and Duxton's party bars are louder. Book if you want focus, not a flamingo.
Guest score details
What guests like
- Mind, technique, body as a bartending manifesto — Japanese-coded precision in a Singapore room.
- Guests who like omakase pacing and a quiet counter send people here.
- A serious alternative to the loud Duxton circuit.
What to know
- Manifesto naming can feel heavy if the drinks don't match the philosophy.
- Tiny and bookable; not a casual drop-in.
- Overlaps the D.Bespoke/Japanese-approach niche; some guests pick one and skip the other.
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Crowd signal
Google 4.9★ across 211 reviews.
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Awards
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No recorded global awards in the scored window.
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.
Asia's 50 Best Bars
Reviews & press
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