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Sparrow Bar @ Kota Damansara
Fixed up with mahjong tiles and tables, Sparrow takes flight as a new cocktail bar to watch, founded by Shawn Chong and Karl Too( the two pioneering men behind Omakase + Appreciate) and featuring the talents of bartenders Shirmy Chan and Joel John Timis. Discreetly tucked in a hidden room at the back of the Olfactory Bulb cafe, it’ s an intimate, chilled-out space that parades the most successfully creative cocktails in Kota Damansara. There’ s no gambling here though – the mahjong theme serves simply as the inspiration for the bar’ s distinctive decor and its name( mahjong sounds like‘ sparrow’ in Chinese, or something like that).
Expect an evolving repertoire of original concoctions that currently include the use of Malaysian elements( future sets of cocktails may borrow influences from, say, Europe for awhile, the Americas after that, and so on). Both bartenders personally create their own mixes.
Sparrow Bar KL 15-2, Jalan PJU 5 / 13, Dataran Sunway, Kota Damansara, Selangor. Open Tuesday through Saturday, 5pm-1am
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