Voyage through South-east Asia with laut

PAST the curtained entryway of shophouse bar laut lies a sleek yet laid-back space of dark wood and pale lattice accents, with rattan stools at marble-topped tables and the undulating wooden bar. It's an apt preview of what you'll find here: a contemporary take on local traditions.

Named after the Malay word for the sea, laut's food and drink menus are an ode to the maritime region.

The food menu, which focuses on seafood, includes a delicately plated yam cake dish, with crabmeat and soy-cured quail eggs on fried yam pillows; Indonesian tuna prepared with char siew glaze; and a signature curry prepared with the fish of the day.