Cat Bite Club is the cool-cat Speakeasy Bar made for agave lovers in Duxton
Look what the cat dragged in: It’s Cat Bite Club, the newest speakeasy bar at Duxton that coincidentally is the baby of one Jesse Vida. Continue reading “Cat Bite Club”
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White Shades: Telok Ayer’s bodacious new cocktail bar built on a four-storey concept
A recent foray into Boon Tat Street had my gaze arrested by one particularly swanky new establishment: the modish White Shades.
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Jigger & Pony’s 10th-anniversary Menu elucidates the mixological Diligence driving the best bar in Singapore
If mixology is an art, Jigger & Pony can be seen as Singapore’s pre-eminent gallery for fine cocktail arts. This institution is a cornerstone of Singapore bar history — many of today’s top bartenders can be traced back to the storied speciality bar.
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The Revitalised Humpack at Bukit Pasoh is sleek, modish, and a whale of a time
There are certain stalwart restaurants that are articulately representative of the locale. To me, Humpback is one of the most fitting examples — the seafood specialist has had its roots spread far and wide throughout Bukit Pasoh and its vibe was wholly indicative of the area’s dining scene.
Atlas is a Bar that intoxicates everyone with the most splendorous ambience in Singapore
Not all that glitters is gold. Nonetheless, Atlas’ splendour is pure bliss for the senses. It’s not an audacious claim to say that no other bar in Singapore is as recognisable as the Parkview Square anchor unit with all its gilded majesty.
Amoy Street’s Golden Boy — Stay Gold Flamingo Overflows with no-holds-barred Rock ‘N’ Roll CHarm
Unit number 69 — nice. A foray into Stay Gold Flamingo’s Amoy Street shopfront may initially feel like a catfishing experience. The amiable cream walls, complimented by a smattering of auburn accents and an array of voguish floral arrangements, barely utter a hint of dive bar irreverence.
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A Sense of Wonder, born of the bespoke craft at bar stories
Jouncing with a frenetic rhythm, an icy avalanche rung out with lyrical resonance as each wrist flick sent them flying through hollow metal receptacles. As soon as the frenzy subsides, a mellifluous transition guides the mouth of the container, mesh strainer now affixed, to the rim of a chilled glass and the concoction rushes in to fill the concave bed. Behold, the first cocktail of the service at Bar Stories.
Here Hides Chef Dylan Ong’s Love Letter to Mod-Sin Cuisine, Made for the Masses
Love inexorably always leads to woe. “The one that got away” is direly overused, yet this persisting ideal still somehow consistently inflicts deeply profound hurt. Love demands dauntlessness — that’s something that Chef Dylan Ong’s beloved concept, The Masses, perfectly encapsulates.
Nutmeg & Clove Marries Singapore Flavours with Sleek Bartending while serving free Chicken Sandos
Nutmeg & Clove is a legendary name in Singapore’s bar scene. Love it or hate it, there’s no doubt the bar is one of the trailblazers, leading the charge for local speciality craft bars in the early 2010s with its inspired incorporation of regional flavours.
COL is a restaurant with ruthlessly Rich flavours & a painfully chic Interior
Keong Saik has no shortage of modish restaurants. A blindfolded person could, more likely than not, walk aimlessly and be greeted with the sight of a sleekly furnished restaurant facade when the restraints are off. Overloaded with cutting-edge dining concepts, what would allow newcomers to stand out?