Cocktail bar scene bounces back

THE latest measures to allow more people to dine out and drink past 10.30pm are music to the ears of Singapore's cocktail bars, which have borne the brunt of the pandemic in the past two years. The dark days of seeing business dive by up to 90 per cent are over, as bars have evolved their business to incorporate stronger dining elements and reinvented concepts. In tomorrow's BTLifestyle, we look at how these businesses have come back from the brink.

Elsewhere, we join in the 200th anniversary celebrations of luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton, which unveils a colourful exhibition of its iconic trunks, designed by world famous artists. In the Arts, the global visual art market staged a strong recovery in 2021, while in Singapore, theatres expect a strong year as bigger audiences are expected to come back.

In Dining, meat lovers have a new place to indulge at a new restaurant dedicated to Japanese grilling, Yakiniquest.

Check all these out and more in tomorrow's BT.