Get together with friends or make new ones at the Bar on 5, right smack in the heart of Orchard Road. Located on the fifth floor of the Mandarin Orchard, this modish bar's alfresco terrace affords a good view of the busy Orchard shopping belt below. Regular DJ Dennis Quek spin a cool mix of pop, R&B and jazz every Mon-Sun from 8pm.

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