Jigger & Pony Group has released its Christmas 2026 menus for seven Singapore bars and restaurants, running from late November to the end of December. It’s a ready-made shortlist for anyone organising a group dinner or year-end drinks before the good tables are gone. The spread is pleasingly odd, with pumpkin agnolotti by the bay, a nod to Japan’s fried chicken Christmas on Bukit Pasoh Road, and guest bartenders flying in from Tokyo, London, Hong Kong and Mexico City.
| Venue | Area | Headline pick | Festive dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Twice | Bukit Pasoh | Fried Chicken, S$24++ | 26 Nov to 30 Dec |
| Caffe Fernet | Collyer Quay | Pumpkin Agnolotti, S$32++ | 26 Nov to 30 Dec |
| Humpback | Bukit Pasoh | Happy hour oysters | 26 Nov to 30 Dec |
| Gibson | Bukit Pasoh | Mulled Wine, S$22++ | 26 Nov to 30 Dec |
| Jigger & Pony | Tanjong Pagar | Bar Mauro guest shift, 13 Dec | 1 to 28 Dec |
| BOP | Tras Street | Roasted Suyuk, S$37++ | 26 Nov to 30 Dec |
| Pop City | Cecil Street | 1-for-1 Hibiki bottles | 26 Nov to 31 Dec |
All prices are as listed by the group.
Live Twice: Japan’s Fried Chicken Christmas
Live Twice, the mid-century Japan-inspired cocktail bar on the ground floor of the Gan Clan Building on Bukit Pasoh Road, has built its Christmas around one of the season’s more surprising traditions. According to the group, Christmas in Japan has meant sharing a bucket of fried chicken from an American fast food chain with a loved one since the 1970s. Live Twice’s version is a bowl of its own: Fried Chicken at S$24++ for five pieces, brined in buttermilk and seasoned with a house spice blend. Five pieces is a fair split for two people working through a round of drinks, and the bar is being dressed for a full Japanese Christmas throughout the festive period.
The drinks are three festive cocktails. Under the Mistletoe pairs No. 3 Gin with raspberry and omija (a five-flavour berry), weighted with sweet vermouth and lengthened with tonic. Solace in Firelight shakes Highland Park 15 Year Old with persimmon, orgeat, lemon and bitters for a soft, smoky finish. The Ichigo Irish Coffee is named for the strawberry Japan turns to in winter, with The Macallan Double Cask 15 Years Old, Okinawan kokuto sugar, filter coffee and strawberry cream on top.
The group says Live Twice turns seven this December, and it’s celebrating with a guest shift from Yeon-Sool, a newly opened bar in Hong Kong, on Monday, 7 December, from 8pm to 12am. Behind the bar is Danny Park, formerly general manager of Zest in Seoul and now Bar General Manager at Yeon-Sool. He’s promising to bring the energy of 1990s Hongdae, a Seoul neighbourhood, to Bukit Pasoh.
A Monday slot makes this the guest shift that’s easiest to fit around a working week. It’s worth pencilling in if your December weekends are already spoken for.
📅 26 Nov to 30 Dec · 📍 Gan Clan Building, Bukit Pasoh Road · 💰 Fried Chicken S$24++ · 🍸 Yeon-Sool guest shift: Mon 7 Dec, 8pm to 12am
Caffe Fernet: Pasta by the Bay
Downtown at Customs House on Collyer Quay, with the Marina Bay skyline outside, Caffe Fernet runs its Italian Christmas from 26 November to 30 December. The star is the Pumpkin Agnolotti (S$32++), a handmade pasta filled with roasted butternut pumpkin and tossed in brown butter with amaretti and sage. The boneless Porchetta Romana (S$54++) returns, with crisp crackling, salsa verde and a sweet-tangy apple mostarda.
The smart move is to start Italian-style, with aperitivo drinks such as Negronis and spritzes before the food arrives. Happy hour runs daily from opening till 7.30pm. The group lists New Year’s Eve hours as 7.30pm to 1.30am, if you’d like to come back for the countdown.
📅 26 Nov to 30 Dec · 📍 Customs House, Collyer Quay · 💰 Pumpkin Agnolotti S$32++, Porchetta Romana S$54++
Humpback: Oysters All Christmas Day
Next door to Live Twice, seafood bistro and oyster bar Humpback has spent more than a decade on the street serving oysters from Hama Hama Oyster Company in Washington State. During happy hour, from opening till 7pm daily, freshly shucked oysters are on offer. Humpback runs all-day happy hour oysters on public holidays, so on Christmas Day they are available from open to close (12pm to 11pm, according to the group). That’s the line in this whole round-up worth circling!
From 26 November to 30 December, the festive menu adds a whole Grilled Turbot (S$90++) with mussel velouté, which the group describes as generous enough to share. There’s a Roast Turkey Plate (S$38++) with gravy, grilled Brussels sprouts and cranberry compote. To drink, the Winter Spice Highball (Havana Club 7 Year Old Rum, winter spices and citrus) and the Mulled Wine both cost S$20++, or S$15++ during happy hour.
On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, the turbot gets an upgrade. It’s sized for two to three people and comes with Yunnan porcini, truffled potatoes, braised chard and smoked bacon. The Lobster Fregola (S$48++) is cooked in lobster broth and finished with artichoke chips.
📅 Festive 26 Nov to 30 Dec; Christmas menu 24 to 25 Dec · 📍 Gan Clan Building, Bukit Pasoh Road · 💰 Happy hour oysters
Gibson: Mulled Wine Upstairs
On the second floor of the same 1930s building, Gibson marked its 11th anniversary this year and is pouring Southeast Asian-led cocktails from its latest menu, Timeless Chapter II. For Christmas, it carries on its tradition of Mulled Wine (S$22++), simmered with shiraz, black tea and spices. It serves Humpback’s Roast Turkey Plate (S$38++) as well.
For dessert in a glass, the Naughty Twelfth Night (S$28++) is the group’s take on a Christmas log cake: black tea-infused Monkey Shoulder whisky layered with Frangelico, Nutella, cacao, port and a touch of strawberry. With three venues under one roof, Bukit Pasoh is a ready-made bar crawl, with oysters and fried chicken downstairs and a nightcap up here.
📅 26 Nov to 30 Dec · 📍 Level 2, Gan Clan Building, Bukit Pasoh Road · 💰 Mulled Wine S$22++, Naughty Twelfth Night S$28++
Jigger & Pony: Bar Mauro Flies In
The group’s flagship at Amara Hotel in Tanjong Pagar was ranked No. 18 on The World’s 50 Best Bars 2026, according to the group. From 1 to 28 December, it pours four festive cocktails at S$28++ each: the Mulled Apple Highball (The Macallan Double Cask 15), the Noel Negroni (The Glenrothes 15 with chestnut and sherry), Rudolph’s Martini (No.3 London Dry Gin, Frangelico and pine) and the Winter Solstice Sour (Highland Park 15 with pumpkin and warm spices). The Sour drops to S$19++ on happy hour, which runs from 6pm to 7.30pm daily.
The big night is Sunday, 13 December, from 8pm to 12am, when Mexico City’s Bar Mauro takes over for one night only. Brothers Ricardo and Eduardo Nava founded the bar, inspired by their grandfather’s love of Italian aperitivo culture, and it pairs Italian classics with Mexican flavours. Ricardo Nava will be behind the bar himself.
📅 1 to 28 Dec · 📍 Amara Hotel, Tanjong Pagar · 💰 Cocktails S$28++ · 🍸 Bar Mauro guest shift: Sun 13 Dec, 8pm to 12am
BOP: A Korean Winter Table
Round the corner on Tras Street, BOP (Bartenders of Pony), the group’s Korean cocktail dining bar, is celebrating its first festive season. The Roasted Suyuk (S$37++) draws on gimjang, when families gather in winter to make kimchi and reward themselves with boiled pork. BOP chars pork jowl, glazes it and pairs it with rolled kimchi, plus ssamjang or shrimp paste on the side.
The Apple & Cinnamon Cheong & Sonic (S$23++) mixes The Glenlivet 12 Year Old with apple, warm spice and ceylon tea, and it’s S$16++ during happy hour (6pm to 7.30pm daily). That’s a cheap excuse for an early geonbae, Korean for “cheers”. To finish, the Sweet Potato Tiramisu (S$16) riffs on BOP’s signature Banana Tiramisu.
📅 26 Nov to 30 Dec · 📍 Tras Street, Tanjong Pagar · 💰 Roasted Suyuk S$37++, Sweet Potato Tiramisu S$16
Pop City: Turning One
On Level 2 of The Quadrant on Cecil Street in the central business district (CBD), Pop City, the group’s Japanese lifestyle cocktail bar made with the House of Suntory, turns one this season. From 26 November to 31 December, the hot Kinako Mulled Wine mixes Hibiki Japanese Harmony whisky with cinnamon, orange, kinako and kokuto, with mochi on the side. The Strawberry Eggnog layers Roku Sakura Gin, Cocchi Americano, dry vermouth and Frangelico under an eggnog foam.
Two anniversary guest shifts come with sets from the bar’s resident DJs. On Saturday, 28 November, from 7pm to 11pm, Tokyo’s VIRTÙ brings Head Bartender Keith Motsi and Assistant Head Bartender Graham Kimura. On Wednesday, 2 December, from 7pm to 11pm, Gento Torigata of Waltz in London returns. He’s a Tokyo native and Jigger & Pony Group alumnus who ran the bar at Kwant Mayfair before opening Waltz, his first solo venture.
For food, the Chicken Nanban (S$23++) is a yōshoku (Japanese-Western) dish said to come from Miyazaki in the 1950s. The chicken thighs are brined in shio koji and soy, then fried and finished with nanban sauce and an egg, dill and chervil tartare. From 1 to 30 December, Hibiki Japanese Harmony bottles are 1-for-1, which is the best reason here to bring a big group. Note that the group lists Pop City as closed on Sundays.
📅 26 Nov to 31 Dec · 📍 Level 2, The Quadrant, Cecil Street · 💰 1-for-1 Hibiki bottles 1 to 30 Dec · 🍸 VIRTÙ: Sat 28 Nov; Waltz: Wed 2 Dec, both 7pm to 11pm
Where to Book First
For a group on a budget, Humpback on Christmas Day is the pick, because all-day happy hour oysters run through the holiday. If you’d like something that doesn’t taste like every other office Christmas lunch, pair fried chicken and a whisky cocktail at Live Twice.
If you’re already heading out to see the Orchard Road Christmas 2026 light-up, any of these spots makes for an easy dinner stop before or after. Reservations for every venue go through SevenRooms, and the full line-up sits with Jigger & Pony Group. The VIRTÙ night on 28 November comes first, so get the group chat moving now!
Photos and Visuals courtesy of Jigger & Pony Group.
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