Industry veterans Michael Callahan and Celia Schoonraad (who also founded bar consultancy, The Compound Collective) are the brains behind the two-bar concept Barbary Coast which took inspiration from its namesake district in San Francisco in the mid-1800s. Housed in a three-storey shophouse on Boat Quay, the cocktail bar has Deadfall on the first floor fashioned after traditional dive bars—hence, it is home to reasonably priced and carefully crafted cocktails, beers and bites. Then, you have the Ballroom that spans two floors and celebrates the glitz and glamour of yesteryear with an extensive cocktail menu (and lots of champagne) and indulgent feasts comprising cheese and charcuterie boards.

“The dual concept establishment is the place to be whatever my mood. Head on to the Ballroom if you’re feeling fancy that night, or stay at Deadfall and keep it real with the crew.”—Dannon Har