Nail Salons in Bugis Worth Booking (2026)
Bugis is where Singapore goes for nails on a budget without cutting corners on the work. Step off the train at Bugis MRT, head up to the third floor of New Bugis Street, and you will find a dozen-plus nail and lash salons packed side by side, all fighting to do your gel set better and keener than the stall next door.
The upside for you is choice and price. The downside is that they all blur together after the fifth signboard, and most of them are so busy with walk-ins that you cannot tell the genuinely great ones from the merely convenient.
So we pulled the best-rated nail salons around Bugis, from the New Bugis Street cluster to Bugis Cube and the shophouses on Liang Seah Street. Every one below is a real, well-reviewed local salon. Here are the ones worth booking.
A quick word on the Bugis nail scene
Most of these salons live on the third floor of New Bugis Street (3 New Bugis St, 188867), a proper stall-market layout where each unit is small, prices are honest, and walk-ins are the norm. A couple sit slightly apart, at Bugis Cube and on Liang Seah Street, and lean a touch more polished.
One thing to know: because so many of these are small operations, a lot of them still take bookings by phone or walk-in only, which means you turn up and hope for a free chair. Booking a slot in advance through Glamingo saves you the third-floor wander, so you know a seat is waiting before you go.
1. The Nail Journal
The Nail Journal has quietly become one of the most trusted names on the New Bugis Street floor, with a 4.8 star rating across hundreds of Google reviews. It is a nail-art salon at heart, and reviewers keep coming back for specific hands: Kelly for design work, Ginny for gentle cuticle care, Yee for manicures and art.
Best for: intricate, hand-done nail art and gel work from stylists regulars book by name.
Alongside nails they also do lashes, facials and IPL, and the Instagram is genuinely active with a running price list and portfolio. A reliable, well-loved pick if you want your set to actually look like the reference photo you saved.
Location: 3 New Bugis St, #03-75/76/77/79, Singapore 188867
Instagram: @the_nail_journal_
Book: The Nail Journal on Glamingo
2. Carragheen
Just off the main strip on Liang Seah Street, Carragheen is the grown-up option, a founder-led studio holding a 4.8 star rating across hundreds of reviews and running since the late 1990s. Founder Cherlyn Ng helped pioneer eyelash extensions in Singapore, and lashes remain the signature, alongside brows, facials and body treatments.
Best for: premium lash extensions and brow work in a calm, no-hard-sell setting.
Reviewers single out the seamless, unrushed experience and therapists like Cheryl and Yong Ting. It is women-owned, LGBTQ+ friendly, and the owner responds to every review. A step up in polish from the market-stall units, and worth it if lashes and brows are your priority.
Location: 12A Liang Seah St, Singapore 189033
Instagram: @carragheen
Book: Carragheen on Glamingo
3. Abbie Nails Beauty
Abbie Nails Beauty holds the highest star rating in this guide, a near-perfect 4.9 across several dozen Google reviews, with almost every single one landing at five stars. It is a small, focused nail bar up on Level 2 of the New Bugis Street market, and reviewers repeatedly praise nail artist Sofia for a steady hand and clean, precise work.
Best for: precise gel manicures and nail art from a small, highly-rated team.
There is no flashy online presence here, just consistently excellent nails and a loyal following. If you value the actual result over the frills, this is a strong shout, and booking ahead is the easiest way to lock a chair.
Location: No 3 New Bugis Street, #CSLD17/D18, Level 2, Singapore 188867
Book: Abbie Nails Beauty on Glamingo
4. Hanah Nails
Hanah Nails is one of the most-reviewed nail salons in the entire Bugis Street cluster, with a 4.5 star rating built across several hundred reviews. Run by Hanah Le, it covers classic manicures and pedicures, hand-painted nail art, lashes and brow embroidery, and it draws a steady mix of locals and tourists straight off the Bugis Street strip.
Best for: classic manicures, pedicures and detailed hand-painted nail art.
Reviewers name-check technicians like Wendy for intricate freestyle art and Helen for patient, detailed work. Prices sit on the friendly side, and the volume of happy repeat customers tells you the fundamentals are solid.
Location: 3 New Bugis St, #03-42B, Singapore 188867
Instagram: @h_a_n_a_h_nails_
Book: Hanah Nails on Glamingo
5. Ce’LaVie Nails Spa
Over at Bugis Cube, a short walk from the New Bugis Street floor, Ce’LaVie Nails Spa is the friendly neighbourhood option with a 4.7 star rating across several dozen reviews. Reviewers describe the team as skillful and warm and the space as clean and cosy, which is exactly what you want for a relaxed mani-pedi.
Best for: an affordable, wide nail menu, including men’s services and a fish pedicure.
The service list is one of the broadest around, running from express and classic manicures to gel, acrylic, dip powder, hybrid nails, hand and foot paraffin, and even a fish pedicure. Open daily until late, so it slots neatly around a Bugis shopping trip.
Location: Bugis Cube, #03-06, 470 North Bridge Road, Singapore 188735
Instagram: @celavienails
Book: Ce’LaVie Nails Spa on Glamingo
6. Thuy Nail Salon
Thuy Nail Salon has been part of the New Bugis Street furniture since 2018, holding a 4.7 star rating from its regulars. It is a compact market-stall unit doing nails, lashes and brow embroidery, and it has the easy walk-in energy the third floor is known for.
Best for: walk-in manicures, nail art and brow embroidery from a long-running third-floor unit.
One recent five-star reviewer described wandering the third floor on a weeknight looking for a free chair and being glad she found Thuy. Booking ahead through Glamingo saves you that same hunt, so you can head straight up knowing a seat is yours.
Location: 3 New Bugis St, #03-88, Singapore 188867
Instagram: @thuy_nail0388
Book: Thuy Nail Salon on Glamingo
7. Al Glamour House
Al Glamour House has been trading on the New Bugis Street floor since 2019 and holds a 4.4 star rating across dozens of reviews. Gel nails are the signature, and the menu stretches into Korean-style lashes, brows, facials, waxing and threading, with clear value pricing and an explicit no-hard-sell approach.
Best for: value gel nails and Korean-style lashes with easy online booking.
Regulars request technicians by name, with Tian a repeat favourite, and the salon is one of the few in the cluster that already takes real-time bookings. Warm, community-minded and easy on the wallet.
Location: 3 New Bugis St, #03-89/101 & 102, Singapore 188867
Instagram: @al_glamour_house
Book: Al Glamour House on Glamingo
8. D’ Nails Lover
D’ Nails Lover is one of the higher-volume nail salons on the New Bugis Street third floor, with a long track record and a few hundred Google reviews behind its 4.1 star rating. It is a busy, no-frills walk-in salon in the heart of the cluster, the kind of place locals slot into for a quick, reliable set.
Best for: a busy, long-running walk-in nail salon right in the New Bugis Street cluster.
If you are already at Bugis and just want dependable nails without the wait, booking a slot ahead through Glamingo is the way to skip the queue.
Location: 3 New Bugis St, #03-111/#03-122, Singapore 188867
Book: D’ Nails Lover on Glamingo
Quick-pick guide
| Salon | Best for | Rating | Book |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Nail Journal | Intricate nail art and gel work | 4.8 | Book |
| Carragheen | Premium lash extensions and brows | 4.8 | Book |
| Abbie Nails Beauty | Precise gel manicures and nail art | 4.9 | Book |
| Hanah Nails | Classic mani-pedis and hand-painted art | 4.5 | Book |
| Ce’LaVie Nails Spa | Affordable, wide nail menu at Bugis Cube | 4.7 | Book |
| Thuy Nail Salon | Walk-in nails and brow embroidery | 4.7 | Book |
| Al Glamour House | Value gel nails and Korean-style lashes | 4.4 | Book |
| D’ Nails Lover | Busy, reliable walk-in nails | 4.1 | Book |
How to book your Bugis nails
The New Bugis Street third floor is brilliant for choice and terrible for planning, because most units run on phone calls and walk-ins. The simplest way around that is a booking request on Glamingo: pick the salon and a time that suits you, and they confirm directly with you, so you arrive to a chair that is already yours instead of circling the floor.
Whether you want a full nail-art set from a named artist, a quick gel refresh, or lashes and brows done properly, Bugis has a salon for it. Sort your slot first, then enjoy the browse.
