Tag: contemporary
Local Natives, Mumford & Sons, etc. — a string of indie bops reverberate through the spacious constrains of Supernova’s chic cafe space along Tanjong Katong road. Continue reading “Supernova Cafe”
[Update: California Republic has closed.] Despite being the interconnected metropolis it is, there are still certain cuisines that are scantly featured in Singapore. One of those is Californian cuisine where only a rare few restaurants like Rosemead fly that grizzly bear insignia high. Joining the fray though, is a newly opened California Republic bringing the California dream to Singapore.
A quaint lookout over the Singapore Marina, boisterous Mexican bar bustle, and environmentally-friendly grub — that’s what’s going down over at Super Loco this month for Earth Month from 4 April 2022 to 30 April 2022.
As you stroll along Neil Road, you’d chance upon a non-descript shopfront, dominated by a slate-grey facade, a simple monochrome sign, and a mysterious blue door. The only indication of what’s inside is an ambiguous decal, “The Store”, and a placard affixed on an easel with “$11 appetisers and cocktails” stamped on it. Continue reading “The Store”
Bartenders work tirelessly to perfect their craft in creating the most pristine timeless classics such as Negronis. There is a certain beauty to mixology, it’s like an art. When someone achieves that virtuosity, doors then open for stirring voyages deep into experimentation. And that ethos is what Native, a quaint cocktail bar along Amoy Street, perfectly encapsulates. Continue reading “Native”
After establishing itself as one of the best bars for craft beer-fuelled shindigs, the iconic Good Luck Beer House at Haji Lane was met with the unfortunate challenge of shedding the emblematic fixtures and beer-focused concept for a facelift last year.
Ju Hua Tai is very different from its Chinese cuisine ilk. I remember my aunts and uncles praising Chinese restaurants’ cooking as being “homely” when I was young, and that was etched into my core as dogma that good Chinese restaurants are supposed to taste like home. Continue reading “Ju Hua Tai”
Tucked away on the second floor of Intercontinental Hotel at Robertson Quay is a quaint little space that is centred around a bar, with little glow and glamour to announce itself besides a line of waist-height blue drapes with a lone “50Fifty” imprinted in the middle. Continue reading “50Fifty”
Wine. Neon lights. Disco balls. Possibly sounds like a logically incoherent jumble of fixtures, that is until a visit to RVLT’s buzzing Carpenter Street hideout assuages any doubts.
I’m sitting at the bar of Last Word right now, my fingers speedily weaving around my keyboard, conjuring up words in an attempt to distil the quaint vibes of this new speakeasy hidden in the hip Beach Road neighbourhood. Continue reading “Last Word”
