Locker and Loft’s customers make themselves comfortable at the dining area while socialising over food and drinks
PETALING Jaya has a fair share of cocktails and speakeasy bars that offer interesting concepts and creative drinks for the adventurous bar hopper.
Some have been around for quite some time with bi-monthly, if not monthly, introduction of new cocktails, while others are new bars eager to cash in on the nightlife scene.
While the city may predominantly comprise residential areas, there are nevertheless some charming finds for those who enjoy creative drinks.
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From coffee cocktails to fruit-based beverages, StarMetro explores popular nightlife destinations in Damansara Kim, Damansara Uptown and Aman Suria in Petaling Jaya.
Bar Tailor
The tailoring mannequin disguised as a painting at the doorway is a giveaway to Bar Tailor’s entrance.
Visitors will be surprised to find that the bar also offers bespoke tailoring service on its mezzanine floor, on top of personalised cocktails upon requests that are tailor-made just for them.
Two of its signature cocktails are Alpha – a blend of melon-infused dark rum, Chambord blueberry liquor, Midori melon and fresh lime presented in a tiki mug – while Love Juice with Malibu coconut liquor, lime, strawberry and pineapple has ‘’I Love U’’ designed with rose syrup on the drink.
Bartender Mark Jacob in action while crafting the Alpha cocktail at Bar Tailor.
Recently, the bar’s specialised cocktail Elixir Of The God made with Hennessy VSOP infused with vanilla, ginseng, wolfberry, dried dates and dried chrysanthemum was named one of the winners of HennessyMyWay Sustainable Cocktail Challenge.
The bar offers a wide international wine selection as well as some rare gems that come in limited quantities for vino lovers.
Women in groups of four will be treated to a free off-the-menu cocktail each on Tuesdays.
Located at No.42A, Jalan SS20/10 in Damansara Kim, Petaling Jaya, the bar opens from 4pm to 1am, Monday to Saturday.
For reservations, call 011-1639 5006.
Sip Society has low ceilings, velvety sofas and wall-sized murals.
Sip Society
A rock wall on top of the stairs is the perfect camouflage for Sip Society.
The retro-style cocktail bar is painted jade green, has low-ceilings, velvety sofas and wall-sized murals.
The bar carries the motto ‘’Take Life One Sip at a Time’’ and encourages visitors to enjoy their drink as well as the company they are with in a comfortable ambience with bands performing live from Wednesday to Saturday.
Gin-based cocktails with mostly floral or fruity notes are to be expected at this venue.
One of its signature cocktails, Apocalypse is a mixture of Gordon’s London Dry Gin, Cointreau, orange blossom, rose, osmanthus, chrysanthemum, egg white and homemade butterfly pea syrup that lends the drink its unique dark shade.
Another signature cocktail is White Peach – a mix of Gordon’s gin, lemon juice, white peach syrup and orange bitters.
Located at B-1, No.18, Jalan PJU 1/43, Aman Suria in Petaling Jaya, the bar opens from 4pm to 1am daily.
For reservations, call 011-1121 7307.
Dissolved Solids serves some of the off-the-menu cocktails upon request.
Dissolved Solids
Holding onto the idea of promoting cocktail enjoyment during the day, the closing hours for Dissolved Solids beverage bar is earlier than most.
This place is suitable for those wanting to call it an early night as cocktails fly off the bar in the afternoons as well as pre-dinner drinks.
The theme here is casual relaxation to allow customers to feel right at home.
Visitors are in for a treat as one can find most types of beverages, ranging from speciality coffee, teas and mocktails to fermented beverages from time to time.
The signature cocktail is the Tesseract, which is a relatively complex cocktail featuring four distinctive flavour profiles in the drink – smokey, fruity, savoury and botanical.
The drink is made up of a mix of Mezcal, Gin, cherry liquor, orange liquor, tonic, salt and citrus zest.
The bar also sells clear ice and dehydrated fruits for anyone who is interested to make cocktails at home.
It currently opens Thursday to Monday only, from 3pm to 11pm.
However, starting June 14, it will open daily.
Dissolved Solids is at No.43-1, Jalan SS20/11, Damansara Kim, Petaling Jaya.
For reservations, call 017-781 8771.
Mixology Pink Bar uses asam boi and gin in its cocktails.
Mixology Pink Bar
Adopting a pink and neon setting, Mixology Pink Bar is a trendy place that injects something new into Petaling Jaya’s nightlife scene.
The bar is an expansion of Michsology, a poke bowl restaurant on the ground floor as its owners want patrons to have the option to while the night away over music and hand-crafted cocktails on the upper level.
The bar serves beer and uses pandan-infused gin for most of its cocktails, and at the same time, offers more than 30 types of cocktails accompanied by music curated by DJ Ken.
The signature cocktail – Awesome Boi – is a pandan-infused gin cocktail with Aperol, asam boi powder, lemon syrup, sugar syrup and lime topped with pandan leaves and served with asam boi on the side.
Located at No.16A, Jalan SS21/35 in Damansara Utama, Petaling Jaya, the bar opens from 8pm to midnight, Thursday to Sunday.
For reservations, call 016-660 6573.
Locker and Loft’s customers make themselves comfortable at the dining area while socialising over food and drinks
Locker and Loft
Celebrating its sixth anniversary this year, Locker and Loft was one of the first few speakeasies in Petaling Jaya.
To find it, head to the top of a staircase where you will find lockers to indicate that you are in the right place. The restaurant boasts a distillery-like architecture, camouflaged within age-old surroundings.
It has limited seating and the dining area sees many of its regulars socialising over food and drinks.
The speakeasy will introduce its new range of fruit-themed cocktails and a new menu soon.
Among the cocktails to look forward to include banana-infused whiskey cocktail mixed with Campari fresh lime juice, fried plantain chips and banana puree while another uses grapefruit with a blend of gin, Campari, lemon juice, asam boi and Angostura bitters.
Located at No.40A, Jalan SS20/10, Damansara Kim in Petaling Jaya, it opens from 5pm to 2am daily except Mondays.
For reservations, call 017-377 3766.
