Happy hours, brunches, new openings and the month ahead — written for people who live here.

Thirty-three weekday set lunches you can actually talk over — priced, timed and ranked, from an $18 two-course near Amoy Street to the $198 lunch you book to close something.

Free-flow bubbles, $5 prosecco and one rooftop that gives you a flute and calls it generosity. Ranked by what you actually drink.

Ten weekly drink deals worth planning a Tuesday around, from $10 rooftop rounds on Boat Quay to free steak sandwiches at Morton's.

August brought a skybar over Marina Bay, an eight-seat tea room and a night market inside a train carriage at Changi.

Four free days at the Esplanade, the Night Festival's last weekend, and The Weeknd at the National Stadium.

Saturday and Sunday brunches priced from a $48 sit-down to $230 vintage champagne, with what each free-flow package actually covers.

Which stall, which hour, and the etiquette that keeps the queue moving.

Thirty-eight unlimited spreads priced and timed, from a seven-dollar coffeeshop plate to hotel lobster — ordered cheapest first.

Keong Saik, Jalan Besar, Tiong Bahru, Katong — what each area is actually good at.

An island, a causeway and a short flight — three tiers of escape and how far they actually get you.

Ranked and in detail: the gardens, festivals, walks and light shows that are free in a city with a reputation for being anything but.