Sultans of Shave, Boat Quay: A Third-Floor Barber Shop on Circular Road, Singapore

Sultans of Shave runs its Raffles Place flagship from 27B Circular Road #03-00, Singapore 049383, and keeps the door open every day of the week from 10:45 am to 9 pm. This is a third-floor barber shop inside a refurbished shophouse near the Singapore River, where a Deluxe Haircut costs S$59 and includes a wash and blow-dry.

The brand began in Singapore in 2013, and its own about page explains the name: barbers once served the pharaohs of ancient Egypt and the Sultans of the Ottoman Empire, and the founders set out to carry that craft into a modern grooming room. The site says Sultans of Shave has now served over 100,000 customers, printed alongside the 2013 founding date.

The flagship page describes the Circular Road shophouse as sitting beside the Singapore River, in what was the busiest stretch of Singapore's old port during the 1800s. The page pitches it at CBD professionals escaping their desks before a meeting, and the 10:45 am opening suits a pre-lunch appointment from the Raffles Place towers a seven-minute walk away.

In August 2026 the company announced a new direction built around Luxury Barbering, Hair Wellness and Head Spa, and said it had consolidated its Singapore presence around two locations: this Raffles Place shop and Palais Renaissance on Orchard Road. Ruth Teo, quoted in that announcement, said the team had redesigned how barbering works, looking at the experience from the barber's side as well as the guest's.

Every service on the official menu carries its own Book Now button, and the flagship page asks guests to schedule an appointment online rather than describing a walk-in queue. Bookings go through Vaniday, where Raffles Place appears as its own location.

The flagship page says the room was designed for busy professionals, so lunchtime is when CBD diaries collide. A 10:45 am opening slot or an evening booking suits anyone with flexible hours. Because the shop closes at 9 pm, a late start leaves little room for the S$140 Sultan's Experience, which bundles a haircut, massage, facial care and a hot towel shave.

One rule worth knowing before you book is the Touch Up Haircut at S$42. The menu limits it to guests returning within 14 days of their last Sultans of Shave haircut, and it covers a maintenance trim and styling only. Anyone who lets a fade grow out past the two-week mark pays for a full Deluxe Haircut instead, so diary that second visit early.

The Deluxe Haircut at S$59 is the baseline: consultation, precision cut, hair wash, blow-dry and styling. The Sultan's Haircut at S$81 adds the signature scalp and shoulder massage, and the newer Royal Cut at S$95 lists a hair and scalp scrub plus a hair mask. A Hairstyle Transformation at S$79 gives an extended consultation to someone ready for a completely different shape.

Shaves are where the Ottoman name earns its keep. The Deluxe Shave at S$49 runs through hot towel, shave preparation, a precision razor shave, a cooling towel and aftercare, and one August 2026 reviewer wrote that his deluxe shave came with a lot of care from Mocky. The Sultan's Shave at S$70 adds a facial cleanse, scrub and facial treatment. A clipper beard trim costs S$38.

The Head Spa side of the menu is the newest part of the business. A Scalp Treatment Express costs S$68 and covers a scalp cleanse, scrub, massage, wash and styling, while the Sultans Botanical Head Spa sits at S$168. Skip the S$248 intensive repair head spa if you only want a sharper fade, because the basic Deluxe Haircut already includes the wash and blow-dry most office visits need.

Guest reviews posted on the official site through 2026 keep naming the same barbers. Kumar was credited in August 2026 with a Deluxe Haircut at the Raffles Place and Circular Road branch, and other guests praised Mocky for listening and Hannah for a sharp, clean skin fade. Reviewers describe asking for a cut, getting questions back about it, and seeing their instructions followed exactly.

Not every review is glowing about the space. One guest in August 2026 called the branch he visited quite modest and tiny, and suggested renovation or decoration to better fit the name. That fits a third-floor shophouse unit rather than a grand ground-floor salon, so expect a compact, practical room with a river-district address, not marble lobbies. A July 2026 reviewer called the place well kept and neat.

The regulars split into two groups that show up repeatedly in the reviews. One is the CBD crowd the flagship page targets, booking around meetings. The other is travellers: an October 2026 guest wrote that he was staying locally and was recommended the shop, and a June 2026 reviewer said he usually visited the old North Canal Road branch whenever he was in Singapore.

The flagship page points guests to two neighbours by name. Banana Leaf Eatery sits right next door on Circular Road, which makes it the obvious sit-down lunch after a 10:45 am trim and saves a walk through the midday heat along the river. It is also the landmark to look for on arrival, since the barbers work upstairs in unit #03-00.

Drivers are sent to The Riverwalk on Upper Circular Road, the mall whose carpark the shop recommends, along with URA Car Park C0133 on Carpenter Street. From there the riverside promenade along Boat Quay leads toward Raffles Place in one direction and Clarke Quay in the other, which makes the haircut easy to fold into an errand run or a walk back to an office tower.

If the Circular Road diary is full, the simplest fallback is the brand's other outlet at Palais Renaissance on Orchard Road, which shares the brand's service menu and opens earlier, from 10 am to 9 pm daily. One June 2026 reviewer wrote that he switched from the North Canal Road branch to the Palais outlet and found it just as good, with a beard trim done using machine, razor and towels.

Staying in the river district, Bodeiga is another barbershop on Lorong Telok, a short walk from Circular Road between Clarke Quay and Raffles Place MRT stations, and it takes bookings through Fresha. It works for a quick tidy-up, while the hot towel shave and Head Spa menu remain the reason to wait for a Sultans of Shave slot.

The address is 27B Circular Road #03-00, Singapore 049383, next to the Banana Leaf Eatery. The nearest stations are Raffles Place MRT, exit G, about a seven-minute walk, and Clarke Quay MRT, exit E, about eight minutes away. Opening hours are Monday to Sunday from 10:45 am to 9 pm.

Regulars who visit often can buy credit in advance: the Deluxe Package costs S$500 and loads S$570 of store credit valid for one year, and the Sultan's Package costs S$1000 for S$1200 of credit valid for 18 months. Gift vouchers cover every service and stay valid for one year. Pomades and sprays sell through the online shop, including the Boardwalk Strong Hold Pomade at S$36.