The Library
47 Keong Saik Road
Singapore
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A SPEAKEASY WITH SERIOUS STYLE
Styled as a shop that resembles a
library, The Library is a cocktail bar
that is inspired by the New York
speakeasies of the Prohibition Area
but is reinterpreted to appeal to a
contemporary clientele of cocktail
afficionados. Located in a row of restored heritage shophouses in the
increasingly fashionable Keong Saik
Road area of Singapore’s Chinatown.
It recognises that its discerning clientele are increasingly shunning logos,
it avoids overt publicity and is not active on social media.
Tapping into our desire to be part of
our global history and create a story
behind the places we visit, the Prohibition era is a time synonymous with
style, decadence, gangsters, secret
liaisons and the illicit consumption
of alcohol – making cocktails highly
desirable, exciting and unattainable.
Jazz music blossomed – it’s smoky,
sultry tones perfectly fitted the era.
Books like F Scott’s Fitzgerald’s The
Great Gatsby, romanticised the era
even more.
“
MAKE SURE
YOU VE GOT
THE PASSWORD.....
To give a truly authentic experience,
The Library requires a password to
enter. It’s a fun, tempting and whimsical space designed to recreate the
speakeasy style. A secret den, featuring bolted copper tables, colours
are warm and red-hued and evoke
the era. Inspired by the New York
speakeasies of the Prohibition era,
this fun and playful place is whimsical and never takes itself too seriously. In stark contrast to the authentic
design, its cocktails are trenddefying
and playful. It has generated quite a
buzz. The-Shrub-A Dubck cocktail
comes in a tiny bathtub with a side of
rubber duck.
VOICE #1 p.12