Local flavours on tap at Ah Sam Cold Drink Stall

AMID the pandemic, bars have moved online, moved elsewhere, or both. Among them is Ah Sam Cold Drink Stall. Once nestled within the upper floor of a Boat Quay shophouse, it has reopened at Haji Lane, serving up local flavours - both hawker food and alcoholic concoctions - that are available via delivery too.

The Boat Quay lease happened to be up, explains bar manager and partner Sim Sze Wei. "It would not make logical sense to carry on the lease due to the uncertainty."

Thus the move to Haji Lane, and a new concept focusing on "fresh from the tap" cocktails, providing light and refreshing alternatives to the usual spirit-forward style. "We would like to think of this as a blessing in disguise, as it allows us to polish the rough edges of this new concept before we go into full service when this situation is over," he notes.