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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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