Singapore has some of the best hotel high teas in Asia, and a good one is still one of the nicest ways to spend an afternoon here. In 2026 the range runs from $48++ per person on weekdays at Marriott Tang Plaza on Orchard Road to around $100++ at the Grand Lobby at Raffles, with most sets sitting between $58++ and $78++. This guide covers ten high teas I think are worth your time right now. Raffles and The St. Regis do the classic silver stand. Grand Copthorne Waterfront has a scone trolley with no limit, SKAI has a Toy Story tea for children, and The Singapore EDITION brings in Southeast Asian flavours. Every menu, price and session time was checked against the current offer before this went live. Book early for weekends, as the best seats tend to go two to three weeks out.
How we picked
Every high tea on this list was booked and paid for at full price. No press invites or free meals. I looked at four things: how good the scones are (non-negotiable), whether the current menu has real ideas in it, how carefully the tea is chosen and served, and whether the place seems to care. Menus and prices were checked against each hotel’s current offer before publishing. Three venues from the previous edition have come off the list, because one is now members-only and two could not confirm a current public menu.
The Grand Lobby | Raffles Singapore
Best for: The classic Singapore occasion tea. Price: the top of this list, at roughly $100++ per person, with champagne by the glass. Hours: daily 12:30pm to 5:30pm. Dress code: casual chic, no flip-flops. Reservation required.
If you are only going to do one high tea in Singapore, and you want the one people have heard of, it is Raffles. The Grand Lobby is a tall atrium lit by skylights, with the original Victorian pillars running floor to ceiling and a harpist playing through the afternoon. The format is traditional and rather proudly so: finger sandwiches, home-baked scones, cakes and seasonal pastries on a silver stand, with loose-leaf teas from JING that run from proper English blends to floral and Asian ones. It is the most expensive set here, and I will not pretend otherwise. You are paying for the room and the occasion, and on the right afternoon that is worth it. Vegetarian and gluten-free sets are available if you ask when you book. Men will want a collared shirt.
The Courtyard | The Fullerton Hotel Singapore
Best for: A pastry-chef collaboration under a heritage glass atrium. Price: $75++ adult, $45++ child (6 to 11). Hours: daily 12pm to 2:30pm or 3:30pm to 6pm. Reservation required.
The Courtyard sits under the glass roof of the old General Post Office, so the setting has done half the work before anything reaches the table. The current rotation is a collaboration with Antonio Bachour, the pastry chef half of Instagram seems to follow, and it is genuinely rather good. Savouries include a creme fraiche tart with caviar, a mini lobster roll and a smoked salmon choux. The sweets are where Bachour shows off: an exotic pressed sable, a berries shortcake, and a coconut panna cotta with guava soup that I would happily have ordered twice. Vanilla bean scones and a mango brioche come alongside. The Fullerton changes its theme every few months, so check what is on before you book, and book early for weekends.
The Tea Room | The St. Regis Singapore
Best for: Formal, unhurried afternoon tea with unlimited scones. Price: from $65 per person, champagne by the glass is extra. Hours: daily 3pm to 5pm. Around 30 seats per sitting, so book ahead.
The Tea Room is small, quiet and entirely serious about tea. Each pot is brewed at the table by a tea sommelier, which sounds like theatre until you taste the difference. You start with a glass of sparkling tea, the scones are unlimited and come with four house jams and clotted cream, and the savoury tier is the sort of thing you actually want to eat rather than photograph. The kitchen runs guest collaborations through the year, the most recent with Janice Wong, which brought chwee kueh in mushroom broth, a kaya and coffee entremet and kueh salat onto the stand. That Singapore twist on a very European room is what I like most about it. With only around 30 seats a sitting, it is also the calmest room on this list.
10|SCOTTS | Grand Hyatt Singapore
Best for: Semi-buffet variety, and one of the best weekday prices on this list. Price: weekday $50++ adult, $25++ child (6 to 12), weekend and public holidays $65++ adult, $30++ child. Moet add-on $50++. Hours: 2pm to 4:30pm. Reservation required.
10|SCOTTS is where I send anyone who says high tea is too fussy. It runs as a semi-buffet, so you can go back to the savoury and sweet stations as often as your dignity allows. The savoury side leans Mediterranean: ASC-certified smoked salmon with horseradish cream, a Les Freres Marchand charcuterie and cheese board, and croquetas de jamon. For sweets there is a mille-feuille with red wine-poached pear and a light citrus pavlova. The scones come warm with clotted cream, jam and kaya, which is a small Singapore touch I always appreciate. You are greeted with a glass of Saicho jasmine sparkling tea, and juices are free-flow. At $50++ on weekdays, this is the one I recommend for a long, easy afternoon that does not cost the earth.
Pacific Emporium | Pan Pacific Singapore
Best for: A hearty English afternoon tea with a proper main, and an unlimited weekend buffet. Price: weekday $58++, $78++ with Taittinger, weekend $68++, $88++ with Taittinger. Hours: daily 1pm to 3pm or 4pm to 6pm. Reservation required.
Pacific Emporium has gone properly English this time, and it is the most filling set on the list. On weekdays you get a three-tier stand plus a main of your choice: chicken pie, fish and chips, braised beef short ribs or kedgeree, which is a dish I did not expect to see in a Marina Bay hotel and was very glad to. At weekends it opens up into a buffet with unlimited servings. The savouries are cleverer than the theme suggests, with a duck rillettes mille-feuille topped with caviar and bacon-wrapped prawns in a blackcurrant glaze. Scones come in classic and yuzu, served warm with honey, raspberry jam and clotted cream. Tea is TWG, and the welcome drink is a lavender Earl Grey. Come hungry.
The Lobby Lounge | Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel
Best for: A scone trolley with no upper limit and themes that change every few months. Price: $68++ for two. Hours: daily 3pm to 5pm. Reservation required.
The Lobby Lounge commits to its themes more than most, and the menu changes every few months. The current rotation is seafood-led: salt and pepper soft shell crab, a stone crab and mango salad, and smoked salmon bruschetta, with a Kahlua tiramisu cup and a pistachio chocolate choux on the sweet side. There is also a new tea add-on where a short AI assessment picks herbal teas to suit you, which I went in sceptical about and came out mildly charmed by. What stays the same every season is the scone trolley. It keeps circulating, the blueberry and buttermilk scones arrive warm, and nobody counts how many you have had. At $68++ for two, it is also one of the best-value sets in town.
Lobby Lounge | Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel
Best for: High tea under $50 in the middle of Orchard Road. Price: $48++ Monday to Thursday, $58++ Friday to Sunday and public holidays (includes champagne or sparkling tea). Hours: afternoons, roughly 2pm to 5:30pm. Reservation required.
Marriott Tang Plaza is my answer when someone asks for good high tea under $50 in Singapore. The current menu is a Quintessential English afternoon tea, and it does exactly what it says. You get a smoked chicken tartlet with salsa verde, a strawberry panna cotta verrine and a chocolate gateau, plus two free-flow canapes of the day, with free-flow TWG tea and Lavazza coffee. At weekends the price includes a glass of champagne or sparkling tea, which is a nice touch. At $48++ from Monday to Thursday, it is the cheapest set on this list without cutting corners, and the lobby is bright and relaxed, which is a welcome change from some of the heavier colonial rooms.
Madison’s | Pullman Singapore Hill Street
Best for: Playful themed high tea with collectibles and photos. Price: $88++ for two, $44++ per extra guest, 90-minute free-flow sparkling and rose $58++ per person. Hours: weekdays 2pm to 5pm, Saturdays 2pm to 3:30pm or 4pm to 5:30pm. Reservation required.
Madison’s does the fun themes. It teams up with a different local brand every couple of months, and the current one is Tasty Toastys, so everything is loosely about toast. It works better than you would think. There is a tamagoyaki sando with mentaiko mayo, a smoked chicken and cheese sausage roll, and sage and sea salt garlic bread with Parma ham, followed by a strawberry basil canele and a milk tea mousse. The multigrain cranberry scones come with whipped cream and jam. Every booking for two gets a blind-box collectible, which caused more excitement at my table than I will admit to. Good for birthdays, a group of friends or any afternoon where someone wants photos.
SKAI | Swissotel The Stamford
Best for: Kids high tea with a view from level 70. Price: $78++ adult, $39++ child (6 to 12), includes a mocktail and TWG tea or coffee. Hours: daily 12:15pm to 5:30pm. Reservation required.
SKAI sits on the 70th floor of Swissotel The Stamford, and the view alone would justify the lift ride. The current high tea is themed on Toy Story, which makes it the easiest family high tea on this list to sell to children. The sweets are named after the characters: a berry Space Ranger for Buzz, a Cowboy Chocolate for Woody, a strawberry treat for Lotso and a matcha choux for the three-eyed aliens. The grown-ups are looked after too. The Potato Head Royale is a cheese pastry with black truffle and caviar, and there is a wagyu beef smokie in pretzel brioche. Every set includes a mocktail and TWG tea or coffee. If you have a small Buzz Lightyear fan at home, this is the one to book.
Lobby Bar | The Singapore EDITION
Best for: Stylish afternoon tea with Southeast Asian flavours and free-flow champagne. Price: $58++ (Tamarind Hour), $78++ (Season of Spice), with a two-hour free-flow champagne option. Hours: Wednesday to Sunday, 1pm to 5pm. Reservation recommended.
The EDITION on Cuscaden Road is the most fashion-conscious hotel on this list, and its lobby bar is a good-looking place to spend an afternoon. The current afternoon tea mixes a traditional stand with Southeast Asian flavours. The savouries include a Hokkaido scallop tartlet, a salmon nori cannelloni and a chicken rendang empanada, which is exactly the sort of idea I want from a modern hotel tea. The scones are classic plain ones, done properly. There are two tiers of set, and a two-hour free-flow champagne option if the afternoon is likely to become the evening. Note that it runs from Wednesday to Sunday only, so plan around that.
How to choose
It depends on the afternoon you want. For the classic Singapore occasion, Raffles. For a heritage room with a star pastry chef, the Fullerton. For a quiet, formal tea with the pot brewed at your table, The Tea Room at The St. Regis. For semi-buffet variety at a fair weekday price, 10|SCOTTS at Grand Hyatt.
If you are hungry, Pacific Emporium serves a proper main with the set and turns into a buffet at weekends. For an unlimited scone trolley, Grand Copthorne Waterfront. For high tea under $50, Marriott Tang Plaza on a weekday. For a playful themed tea with friends, Madison’s at Pullman Hill Street. With children, SKAI and its Toy Story menu on level 70. For something modern with free-flow champagne, the Lobby Bar at The Singapore EDITION.
A practical note. Most of these hotels change their menus every few months, so the dishes above describe the current rotation and will move on. Prices are before service charge and GST unless stated. If you have dietary needs, including halal, ring the hotel directly when you book rather than trusting an older online listing.
That is the list for 2026: ten high teas in Singapore that take the ritual seriously, checked against current menus and prices, and all paid for at full price. If there is one you think should be on here, send me the tip and I will book it properly, same rules as always. For more on what is worth your time in Singapore, the rest of the guides library is here.
FAQ
How much does high tea cost in Singapore in 2026?
Hotel high tea in Singapore currently costs from $48++ per person on weekdays at Lobby Lounge, Marriott Tang Plaza, up to around $100++ per person at The Grand Lobby, Raffles. Most sets cost between $58++ and $78++ per person. Grand Copthorne Waterfront and Madison’s at Pullman Hill Street price their sets for two, at $68++ and $88++.
Where can I find high tea under $50 in Singapore?
Lobby Lounge at Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza costs $48++ per person from Monday to Thursday, with free-flow TWG tea and Lavazza coffee. 10|SCOTTS at Grand Hyatt costs $50++ on weekdays for its semi-buffet. Grand Copthorne Waterfront works out at $34++ per person, because its set is $68++ for two.
Which Singapore high tea is best for children?
SKAI at Swissotel The Stamford runs a Toy Story high tea on level 70, at $78++ per adult and $39++ per child aged 6 to 12. The Courtyard at The Fullerton charges $45++ per child aged 6 to 11, and 10|SCOTTS at Grand Hyatt charges $25++ per child on weekdays.
Which high tea in Singapore has unlimited scones?
The Lobby Lounge at Grand Copthorne Waterfront has a scone trolley with no limit on refills. The Tea Room at The St. Regis also serves unlimited scones, with four house jams and clotted cream. At weekends, Pacific Emporium at Pan Pacific becomes a buffet with unlimited servings.
Do I need to book high tea in Singapore?
Yes. Every venue in this guide recommends a reservation. Weekend seats at Raffles, The Fullerton and The St. Regis often go two to three weeks ahead. The Tea Room at The St. Regis has only about 30 seats per sitting. Weekdays usually need a few days’ notice.
Is there halal high tea in Singapore?
None of the ten hotels in this guide lists its current afternoon tea as halal-certified. Some can make halal-friendly or no-pork, no-lard arrangements. Always ask the hotel directly when you book, because menus and kitchen policies change more often than websites do.
What should I wear to high tea in Singapore?
Smart casual is safe everywhere on this list. The Grand Lobby at Raffles asks for casual chic, which means collared shirts for men and no flip-flops or sandals. Avoid shorts and slippers at all of the heritage hotels.