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A date with a touch of Singapore.

Singapore is ideal for a date in two short chapters: tasting something, then exploring a neighbourhood or garden.

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4 plans you can actually try.

Use the country as inspiration. Check local opening hours and make a plan together.

Combine two local ideas

Choose a combination. Are both ideas out of the question? Find places close to each other or spread the two ideas over two days.

A date at home

  1. A garden after sunset

    Raining? Visit an indoor plant collection or make a miniature terrarium at home.

  2. Kopi and kaya toast

    No kopitiam nearby? Make toast and coffee at home and save the walk for later.

Go out and taste something

  1. Colours of Katong

    Walk through Katong or Joo Chiat and each find three details on the shophouse façades that the other person missed.

  2. Hawker centre in two rounds

    Head into a hawker centre together, each order a small dish from a different stall and share what you've chosen.

Try two new things

  1. Hawker centre in two rounds

    Head into a hawker centre together, each order a small dish from a different stall and share what you've chosen.

  2. A garden after sunset

    Choose a garden or park open to the public and take a short walk past plants, lights and water in the cooler evening.

Things to do together anywhere

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You can also try these ideas in Singapore. Choose a place that suits you and check what's available locally.

Indoors
ALSO FUN HERE Hot chocolate taste testMake two kinds of hot chocolate and give each other a blind tasting.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Fold dumplingsFold a small plateful of dumplings together, each choosing your own shape.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Tea three waysBrew the same tea in three ways and taste how time and temperature change it.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Make fresh noodlesKnead or roll out a simple dough together and cut it into noodles.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Dream garden at the plant shopBrowse a plant shop and each choose three plants for an imaginary garden.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Mini herb gardenPlant two culinary herbs in pots together and give them a permanent spot.View the idea
Outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Hidden courtyardsFind a few quiet courtyards or tucked-away communal gardens and discover an unfamiliar part of the city.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE A route among the lightsWalk a route along illuminated streets and choose the most beautiful window together.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Discover a public gardenVisit a public garden and each find a plant you didn't know before.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Photograph the sunsetFind an open view and each take one photo as the sky changes.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Walk among the lightsAfter dinner, walk past three beautifully lit places in your neighbourhood.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE A monument in detailVisit a public monument and find five details you'd miss from a distance.View the idea
Indoors or outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Soup and a city walkTake a short walk, then warm up together with a bowl of soup.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE X on the mapDraw a small treasure map leading to a place where the other person will find a surprise.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Coffee with time to lingerAgree on half an hour to start with and see whether you'd like another stroll.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Coffee in an unfamiliar neighbourhoodTake the bus or cycle to a neighbourhood where you've never had coffee together.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Make your own city guidePut together a list of five places you'd recommend to a friend.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Letter shape huntFind five eye-catching letters on buildings, signs or packaging along the way.View the idea
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