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Two gay bars in Singapore close in the encounter of ‘mounting debts’

SINGAPORE – January marks the finish of two bars in Neil Road which aid the LGBTQ crowd – Tuckshop closed on Jan 18 and Sausage Market will call it a day on Jan Both cited financial challenges.

The bars’ management announced their closures on Instagram and said they faced financial troubles due to a business partner “funnelling funds out of the business for his personal debt”. The post also alleged that this partner has since left the country.

The bars’ co-founder Jasper Goh said the financial troubles caught him by surprise. “There are no ways forward because the companies are left with mounting debts. We’ve reported the case to the authorities and, hopefully, it’ll be investigated quickly.”

Opened in , Tuckshop was Singapore’s only drag bar, featuring stage shows by drag queens – performers who adopt exaggerated female personas and make-up for entertainment that typically incorporates comedy, lip-syncing and dance routines.

Sausage Market, which opened in , bills itself as the country’s first go-go teen bar.

13 Gay Bars & Clubs in Singapore - Drink and Dine in Pride

Singapore is considered a socially conservative region and has recently seen rising back for the Queer community. Many places are rainbow-friendly and some that specially reserved to observe love, no matter the colour.

So, if you’re heading to Singapore and yearn to experience the joy of celebration, we’ve come up with some favourite gay bars in Singapore.

1. Tantric Bar

Stretched across Neil Thoroughfare, the most legendary lane housing widespread gay bars in Singapore, Tantric exclude is a three-storeyed structure with both indoor and outdoor spaces. It is one of the longest-standing dance same-sex attracted bars and has been around since the s. It comprises of a bar, restaurant, gyrate bar and a lounge. Weekends are mostly crowded with upbeat music and a dance floor to groove on.

Timings: PM to AM
Address: 78 Neil Rd, Singapore

2. May Wong’s Café

One of the most popular gay bars in Singapore, May Wong Cafe is inspired by slow Hollywood actress Anna May Wong, hence the name of the place. It is a part of Tantric exclude building and is on

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Tantric Bar

This watering hole is a hit with the boys for its signature Blue Spin – a deadly cocktail that will have you spinning on the dancefloor before you even comprehend it. Slow weekday nights see people chilling on the large benches in the green-lit courtyard, while on weekends the joint is jam-packed, standing-room only. The upbeat pop tunes and signature Long Island Teas are guaranteed to keep you buzzing all night.

Backstage Bar

You can’t miss this bar with the rainbow flag noticeably perched above its entrance. Regulars approach here for the strong Prolonged Island Iced Teas (à la sister bar, Tantric's), double-shot drinks and also for the kitsch paraphernalia of NSFW, semi-nude

Is Singapore gay friendly? We explore this in our gay travel guide to Singapore setting out the best gay bars, clubs, hotels, safety tips, and oh-so-much more!

Gay Singapore is rising like a fabulous phoenix from the ashes of COVID and lockdowns.

Change is happening here. It's fast, and it's exciting.

On our first trip to Singapore in August the anti-gay law was still in place. The lgbtq+ scene was nonetheless thriving compared to other parts of Asia. Then, Covid happened and many places shut down, some never reopened, including iconic venues like Taboo. We were updating this guide every month slowly removing lgbtq+ venues from this instruction as one by one they disappeared.

Then, by a stroke of luck, the Singaporean government decriminalized homosexuality in . This led to a rebirth of the gay scene in Singapore. A whole bunch of new venues sprung up like Tuck Shop and Sausage Market – to name a few.

We returned to Singapore in March on a layover from Sydney to London. We were delighted to see the gay scene thriving and continuing to grow. Put it this way, when we were