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7 Best Tapas Bars in Singapore (2026)

Eight tapas bars in Singapore for sharing plates and drinks, from CHIJMES courtyards to a Joo Chiat neighbourhood bar, with tips on how to choose one.

By: Amir Wahab
Edited by: Amir Wahab
Published: 3 Oct 2026
Reading time: 5 min read

Friends sharing plates of tapas and wine at a lively Singapore tapas bar

A tapas bar is built around ordering many small plates and a few drinks, rather than choosing one main course each. This list picks seven Singapore venues where that style of evening is the point, from late-night wine bars to a Joo Chiat neighbourhood spot and a lively riverside bar. We checked each against its own website or recent coverage. Where our Best Spanish Restaurants list covers the same ground, we have chosen different venues so the two pages answer different questions. Read the short notes on each, then match the mood and the hours to your group before you book.

1. Sabor Cocina y Tapas

Sabor opened at CHIJMES in April 2026 and bills itself as a sharing-led Spanish room, with colourful indoor seating plus tables out in the courtyard that glow under fairy lights after dark. Coverage of the opening says the team behind Duomo Ristorante runs it, with a Valencian chef-consultant guiding the menu. Its tapas list mixes classics such as jamon croquetas and garlic prawns with a spicy crab croqueta, and there are paellas for the table too. Reviewers describe it as lively and communal, which suits a group that wants to order many small plates, pour a few glasses and linger outdoors. Check the restaurant's own site for current opening hours and booking.

CHIJMES, City Hall
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2. The Winery Tapas Bar

The Winery has operated since 2018, and its CHIJMES branch is the tapas-and-wine side of the business. Its own site describes Spanish small plates from two named chefs, served in a candlelit 19th-century courtyard, and says the kitchen keeps going to midnight on most nights, which is later than many wine bars. The menu it advertises includes croquetas, patatas bravas and gambas, with Tempranillo by the glass and a wine buffet in the early evening. It also lists themed weekday nights, including a tapas night and a ladies night. Treat it as the drinks-first, stay-late pick on this list. A second Winery venue in Siglap has a different menu, so check which one you are booking.

CHIJMES, City Hall
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3. Carlitos Casa de Comidas

Carlitos is a neighbourhood tapas bar in Joo Chiat that opened in November 2024. Its site presents it as a place for sharing, drawing small plates from Andalucia to Barcelona, and reviewers credit the menu to Carlos Montobbio of Esquina with a partner chef from La Bottega. Press write-ups describe more than thirty tapas, among them octopus, flatbreads and flan, and say most dishes are priced modestly by Spanish-restaurant standards. The site also lists a separate Gaudi Room, a small bar space that opens in the evenings from Tuesday to Saturday. It suits an East Coast group of friends that wants relaxed rounds of small plates and drinks rather than a formal dinner.

Joo Chiat, Katong
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4. Pura Brasa

Pura Brasa is a Barcelona-born charcoal-grill brand, and its Tanjong Pagar restaurant was reported as the brand's international debut, opened some nine years before the PLQ branch. The company's site describes a brasserie format built around grilled dishes, with tapas, salads, fish and meat. Its menus lean on the Josper charcoal oven, so small plates such as chicken wings, prawns in garlic and chilli, and Spanish pork ribs arrive with a smoky edge. A second Singapore restaurant at PLQ Mall was reported as opening in September 2026, with a tapas list of eighteen plates for sharing. Pick it when you want tapas with a grill-house bent after work, and check which of the two outlets you are booking.

Tanjong Pagar and Paya Lebar
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5. Casa Lola

Casa Lola opened on 20 August 2026 as FOC Group's take on a hole-in-the-wall Barcelona bodega. Opening coverage names Chef Juanjo Carrillo, formerly of London's Barrafina, and Marcela Pino as co-founders, and says the menu draws on a family venta in Jumilla. Reviewers mention chilled salmorejo, crispy pig ear with paprika aioli, Iberico chorizo in sherry and a crab croqueta, alongside seasonal paellas. Wine is reportedly poured from barrels and porrones, and house sangria is listed too. Reports give opening hours of Tuesday to Saturday, lunch and dinner. Because it is brand new and separate from the FOC restaurant on the Spanish list, expect a short wait for tables and confirm hours first.

Telok Ayer, Boon Tat Street
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6. Casa Mori

Casa Mori is the odd one out here: a Dempsey Hill dining room that pairs Spanish technique with Singaporean flavours rather than serving strictly traditional tapas. Its site credits Chefs Willin Low and Jose Alonso, and lists dishes such as a Hokkien mee fideua and Iberico sate. Reviews of the opening mention kalipoquetas, a croqueta filled with chicken curry and served with curry aioli. Most plates are sized to share, which makes it a good choice for a group that wants Spanish-style small plates with a twist. It sits in a quieter, leafy corner of Dempsey, so it feels more like a sit-down dinner than a standing tapas bar. Book ahead, as the venue lists reservations on its website.

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7. Octapas

Octapas is the late-night party option. Its own site says it began as a Spanish tapas bar at Clarke Quay and has since grown into an international tapas bar, with global dishes, bar bites and finger foods from both Continental and Asian kitchens rather than a purely Spanish list. It lists indoor and outdoor seating along the river, a bar where bartenders work in view, daily live entertainment, and a resident DJ and band that run until 3am. That makes it a drinks-and-music evening more than a quiet tapas dinner. Choose it for a lively riverside night out with sharing plates, not for regional Spanish cooking, and expect the mood to build as the night goes on.

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How to choose

Decide whether the evening is drinks-led or food-led. Some venues on this list run later and promote wine by the glass or bottle, while others are really full restaurants that happen to serve tapas. Choose the former for a long catch-up with friends and the latter when dinner is the main aim.
Check opening hours before you go. Several of these places close earlier on weekdays or only open for dinner, and a few keep their kitchens running late. If you are planning after-work drinks or a late supper, confirm the kitchen's last order on the venue's own website or by messaging them.
Plan the order around your group size. Tapas are made for sharing, so a table of four can try far more than a pair. Start with two or three plates per person, add more as you go, and ask staff which dishes are the most popular for sharing.
Ask what is Spanish and what is not. Casa Mori blends Singaporean flavours into Spanish dishes, and Octapas describes itself as an international tapas bar. If you want classic regional Spanish cooking, read each menu first; if you want something playful, those two suit that better.
Look at the setting as well as the menu. A CHIJMES courtyard, a Dempsey Hill dining room, a Joo Chiat shophouse and a Clarke Quay riverside each feel very different. Pick the atmosphere you want, then book ahead for weekends, since many of these rooms are small or fill quickly.

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Published 3 Oct 2026. No changes recorded since.

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Amir Wahab

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Amir Wahab is the founder and editor of LocalRank, an independent Singapore rankings and local guides publication.

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