Milli: Sky Dining & Bar: Singapore Travel Guide

Two storeys above the Padang

You take the lift through a national monument to reach dinner. National Gallery Singapore fills two colonial landmarks, the former Supreme Court and City Hall. Milli is the double-storey rooftop above them, at 1 St Andrew’s Road.

The view is the main draw. Below you is the green rectangle of the Padang. Past it are the Esplanade’s spiky durian domes and the three towers of Marina Bay Sands. After dark, the financial district skyline lights up across the water, and the roofline frames all of it.

Milli officially opened on 31 May 2026. It’s very new, so the reservation system and opening hours may still change.

Who’s behind the plates and glasses

Two well-known names in Singapore run Milli. They’re the reason serious eaters are coming here, not only people after a view.

• Chef LG Han made his name at Labyrinth, where he reworked familiar Singaporean flavours in a fine-dining style. Milli calls its food “forward-looking Singaporean cuisine”.
• Vijay Mudaliar founded Native, a bar known for cocktails built on regional Southeast Asian ingredients. He leads the drinks at Milli.

Nobody has published a full menu yet, so check Milli’s own channels before you plan around a particular dish. Expect local ingredients handled with ambition, not hawker classics served at rooftop height.

Getting up to the roof

City Hall MRT (North-South and East-West lines) is the closest station. From the St Andrew’s Cathedral side, it’s a flat walk of about five minutes along the edge of the Padang to the gallery.

• By taxi or Grab: set your drop-off as National Gallery Singapore, St Andrew’s Road.
• On foot from the bay: walk from the Esplanade or the Merlion along Connaught Drive in about 15 minutes.
• Before dinner: if you arrive early, you can browse the gallery’s Southeast Asian collection downstairs. Check the gallery’s own hours for the day.

Booking a table for golden hour

Singapore sits almost on the equator, so the sun sets at roughly the same time all year, a little after 7pm. A table booked shortly before then gives you daylight over the bay, then dusk, then the full lit skyline in one sitting. Those are the seats to reserve first.

• Reservations: book through Milli’s official channels. A rooftop this new, with chefs this well known, fills up fast on weekends.
• No cover charge: you don’t pay to get in. For the DJ sets, you could just come up to the bar for a cocktail.
• The bill: Singapore restaurants usually add a service charge and GST, so you don’t need to leave a tip. Most places take contactless cards and mobile payment.
• Weather: afternoon and evening thunderstorms are common, especially in the monsoon months. Ask whether your table is covered, and how the rooftop handles rain, when you book.
• Timing: allow about two hours for dinner, or one for drinks at the bar.

Dress codes on Singapore rooftops tend to be smart casual. Milli hasn’t published one, so check when you reserve rather than risk being turned away for wearing flip-flops.