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There are few bars that leave you speechless, but Bar Kap is one of them. Homed in the <a href="https://destinasian.com/editorial/singapore-house-of-tan-yeok-nee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House of Tan Yeok Nee</a>, the last of Singapore’s Four Grand Mansions, the jaw-dropping venue takes up a series of spaces where each dish and cocktail harks back to the different chapters of the building’s history or to its current owners.
Tall glass doors separate Bar Kap’s high-ceilinged main hall from a granite courtyard, while The Carriage Room, a cozier spot for rare spirits, takes inspiration from a long-forgotten train station (the station master once lived here). The menu is spectacular in its intricacy; no more can be said on that lest the surprise is spoiled. Cocktails are inventive without being gimmicky, and a cold plate running down the center of the main Y-shaped bar keeps drinks chilled while you marvel at the 140-year-old surroundings, sympathetically restored by skilled artisans brought in from China.
The unforgettable sambal follows a recipe from the owners’ grandmother, who worked with chefs until they got it right. And I can’t wax lyrical enough about the Mee Kapitan, an unctuous dish of noodles, minced pork, shrimp paste, pork lard, sakura ebi, and chives in a spicy mala sauce. The kitchen doesn’t close until 10:30 p.m., so this is destined to become the perfect destination for a nightcap and a comforting supper (and the ubiquitous Singapore sweet treat: ice cream wrapped in rainbow-colored bread). It would be rude not to eat. —Alison Marshall
<a href="https://barkap.sg/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">barkap.sg</a> 
+65 8896 1035 
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Bar Kap: Glamorous Heritage