“I’m already here in Boat Quay,” he texted. “I’ll just walk around for a while.”
“Sorry I got tied up at work, but I’m on my way,” I texted back a few minutes later. “Where is Harry’s, by the way?”
“It’s near the UOB building,” he replied. “Exit G.”
I tried to imagine where the UOB Building was. I couldn’t. Oh well, I’ll just use the maps app when I get there, I thought.
I got off the green line to hop on the red, then switched to purple and went down Clarke Quay station, then walked out of exit G. “I’m in Clarke Quay now. I hope I don’t get lost.”
“Oh… you should have gotten off at Raffles, it’s much nearer,” he said. “It’s a 15 minute walk from Clarke Quay.”
Dammit. You’d think that someone who has lived in Singapore for 6 years would know where Boat Quay was, but no.
I tried to walk there using my maps app as a guide, but by the time I got to Jumbo, I got confused on which way to turn.
Then I saw a taxi stand and decided that hopping into a cab was easier. The driver didn’t think my destination was weird. Upon dropping me off, he showed me where to go to get to Harry’s. So naturally, I walked in the wrong direction. Again.
I finally asked a random stranger for help and he said, “It’s on the riverside,” pointing the way.
This time I finally managed to find it. Thank God.
The thin crust pizza, chicken wings, french fries and Somersby cider were all delicious.
But the best thing about this restaurant is the view. That view overlooking the river at night is a glorious thing. It’s the perfect place to chill.
After dinner, we bought $1.50 ice cream sundaes from the nearby McDonalds and ate them while sitting on a bench near the riverbanks while watching a couple of hilarious videos that he insisted I needed to watch on Youtube.
I also loved the company. That was the best part of the night, actually.
HARRY’S BAR
28 Boat Quay Singapore 049818
Phone: 6538 3029
Harrys.com.sg
Operating Hours:
Sunday to Thursday & non-weekend Public Holiday 7.30am to 1am
Friday, Saturday & Eve of Public Holiday 7.30am to 2am
Nearest MRT: Raffles Place
Ahhh sounds lovely! I also have a hard time though when someone says you now it is right by ____________!
Yeah, I have a terrible sense of direction! Ugh.
Ahhh sounds lovely! I also have a hard time though when someone says you now it is right by ____________!
Yeah, I have a terrible sense of direction! Ugh.