Angel Ng says that PS150 is definitely not speakeasy, especially since its sign is on the door.
With so many so-called speakeasy bars popping up around Kuala Lumpur seemingly every other week, the word speakeasy has become perhaps one of the most overused yet misunderstood words in the industry lately.
The recent trend seems to be to build a bar, hide the entrance and call it a speakeasy. In truth, a speakeasy is more than just a bar with a hidden entrance. But before we get to the modern definition of what a speakeasy is, let’s go back to the origin of the word.
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