Gibson (Image: Maria Escobar)
Ume Fuji (Image: Maria Escobar)
Interior of Penrose (Image: Maria Escobar)
Rum Musa (Image: Maria Escobar)
Interior of Penrose (Image: Maria Escobar)
Interior of Penrose (Image: Maria Escobar)

Bars

Penrose KL

$ $ $ $   |   Chinatown, Malaysia

Opened in August 2022, Penrose KL is an elevated bar that executes classic and modern cocktails within an intimate setting

 

Since it opened its doors in 2022, Penrose has become one of Kuala Lumpur’s most celebrated cocktail bars. Its menu is guided by functionality, minimalism, and modernity, breaking drinks down into five core elements—alcohol, taste, dilution, body, and flavour. Elevated classics are brought centre stage here, with its signature Penrose Gibson supplanting dry vermouth with sake vinegar and savoury inclusions with leek and shio kombu. Other signatures spotlight unconventional additions from fuji apple and rhubarb in its Ume Fuji to banana, tamarind, and pimento berries in its Rum Musa.

Must Try


  • Ume Fuji
  • Rum Musa
  • Penrose Gibson

Awards


2026

Bar of the Year

2026

Tatler Best 20

2025

Tatler Best 100 Bars Asia-Pacific

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