TATLER FOCUS This latest addition to Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore highlights its prized steaks and locally-inspired cocktails.
Origin Grill & Bar, located at Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore’s newly refurbished Tower Wing, is an ode to Singapore’s storied past—back when it was a bustling trading port and a British colony.
The interiors are inspired by the romance of voyage by train, and are divided into pockets of spaces. The journey begins in the foyer at the bar, where you’ll find a mesmerising objet d’art that may remind you of a train in motion. You might want to make it a pre-dinner pitstop, even if it's just to sit for a while pondering your next travel plans.
The space is fashioned after a train ticketing box framed with silk velvet curtains. The bar is helmed by Slovakian bar manager Adam Bursik, formerly of Nutmeg & Clove and The Library. “Singapore is a wonderland of aromas, flavours and colours,” he shares, adding how he had immersed himself in the produce here to create a locally-inspired drinks menu that reflect the colours, flavours and historical anecdotes of the different neighbourhoods. In fact, five of his cocktails are named after Singapore’s key districts—Orchard, Chinatown, Little India, Boat Quay and Marina Bay.
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Click through the gallery below to see all the cocktails:
The namesake Origin, for example, is a spicy gin-based cocktail made with sugar cane, honey, nutmeg, pepper, charred pineapple and lime husk wine. Of his discoveries, though, jackfruit is one of Bursik's favourites, which he used to create the Safari Tea, a thirst-quenching tipple made with jackfruit marmalade, Monkey Shoulder whisky, osmanthus fortified wine, bamboo and citrus.
