Editor’s Note: Updated September 2026. This article preserves our experiences at hidden bars in Penang, Singapore, and Bangkok. Individual venues may change their concepts, entrances, or opening arrangements over time. Hidden bars, secret bars, …
The Sarkies brothers helped turn a handful of hotels in Penang, Singapore and Rangoon into names that travelers still recognize. Martin, Tigran, Aviet and Arshak came from an Armenian family in New Julfa, Isfahan, and …
Before I ever tasted durian, I had watched a couple online working their way through their first bites, with reactions that made me wonder whether the fruit could really be that challenging. Southeast Asia’s king …
Singapore has no shortage of impressive places to drink, but few make an entrance quite like Atlas. Behind the monumental façade of Parkview Square lies an Art Deco room of soaring ceilings, polished brass and …
Editor’s Note: Updated October 22, 2026. This account and the photographs come from our earlier visit, before Hell’s Museum opened in 2021. The wider park is now partly closed for maintenance; museum access, prices, and …
Editor’s Note: Updated September 2026. This review is based on our visit in 2018, so the food, presentation, service and price described below reflect that experience. Arteastiq still operates at Mandarin Gallery and …
Ordering a gin and tonic sounds simple until you sit down at ATLAS Bar in Singapore. With more than 1,000 gins in the collection when I visited, choosing the spirit took more thought than choosing …
Editor’s Note: Updated September 2026. We visited Anti:dote in 2018, so the dishes, teas, presentation and value assessment below reflect that experience. Anti:dote still serves afternoon tea at Fairmont Singapore, although its themed …
Michelin stars can make a reservation seem like a promise. Vivi and I have enjoyed meals where the cooking gave us plenty to think about long after we left the table. Then we visited Hawker …
A BBQ by the pool in Singapore gave us good food, new friends and a much longer list of things to eat in Malaysia. We had been spending time with our friend Goga, who lived …