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If you thought Singapore’s hotel lobby bars had peaked at world-famous cocktails and perfunctory piano playlists, think again. Tucked into the leafy folds of Fort Canning Park, Canning Bar and Lounge at METT Singapore is rewriting the script – a venue in and of itself hiding between the palms.
By day, it’s all soft light and greenery-framed calm – the kind of place where a coffee meeting easily folds into lunch. Come evening, the mood pivots – with lights dimming to a warm amber glow and the soundtrack deepening to set the tone. Design plays a big role in that shift, with interiors echoing the surrounding parkland with velvety green tones, botanical motifs and warm wood textures creating a seamless indoor-outdoor dialogue.
At the centre of it all is a marble bar that anchors the room both physically and socially. This is where the venue’s cocktail programme comes into its own – a thoughtful, story-driven lineup that draws from Singapore’s cosmopolitan edge and the botanical richness of its setting.
The food offering holds its own, too. Michelin-starred chef Daniele Sperindio oversees an all-day dining menu that moves comfortably between elevated bar snacks and more indulgent plates. During Social Hour (Sunday to Thursday, 5pm–7pm), the vibe is particularly on point: cocktails from $15++ and house pours from $12++, paired with snacks like Cantábrico anchovies on crackers, ploughman’s sliders and golden battered sea bass.
Weekends, meanwhile, are reserved for a slower kind of indulgence. The Hilltop Afternoon Tea is a nostalgic, detail-driven affair that starts with a warming mulligatawny consommé before rolling into a parade of savouries, warm scones and polished sweets — think sticky date choux buns and a decadent chocolate mint finale.
Even mornings get a thoughtful treatment here. Breakfast ranges from farmhouse eggs and Amalfi-style soufflé pancakes to Asian-leaning dishes like century egg congee and a rich laksa with tagliolini. If you’re not in a rush (and you shouldn’t be), the Canning Breakfast Bar offers a generous spread designed for drawn-out, greenery-filled starts to the day.
Positioned just moments from Orchard Road yet wrapped in the calm of Fort Canning, Canning Bar and Lounge feels like a bit of a reset – a reminder that in a city as fast-paced as Singapore, there’s still space for somewhere slower, softer and more considered. And with everything that’s going on in the world right now, we could all use more of that.
You can learn more and book over here.
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