Make the weekend count with spirit-lifting cocktails at Flamingo and Fura

Fura

The low-down: Fura, which translates to ‘pine’ in Swedish, aims to change the way people eat and drink with new rituals, shaped by conscious choices and creativity. Located inside a heritage shophouse on Amoy Street, the bar embraces locally sourced ingredients with a low carbon footprint, making sustainable drinking and dining unique and enjoyable. For that, it recently made The Pinnacle Guide, a pioneering bar awards system that’s recognised other great bars, such as the Allegory (Washington, USA) and Silverleaf (London, UK).

What to order: Opt for the à la carte experience or six-course tasting menu, which offers four drinks (alcohol or not) to pair with. The cocktails on offer are adventurous, making winsome grounds for conversation. Get The Worm is ideal if you’re not squeamish by the idea of stir-fried mealworm and cilantro in a spicy margarita, and if you’re a sucker for dry, the Jellyfish Martini, spiked with spirulina and obviously, jellyfish, is something to consider. Even the food is bewilderingly delicious. Brace yourself for grasshopper and locust garum (Pumpkin Layers), and Forged parfait (A Quail Walks Into a Bar), a curiously delicious whipped food made from the cells of Japanese quail.

Fura
74A Amoy Street,
Level two,
Singapore 069893
Tel: +65 8406 8499

Flamingo

The low-down: If brunch and day-time drinking is your thing, then Flamingo is right up your alley. Neighbouring Fura a few doors away, this coffee bar sits at the doorstep of its sister concept, Stay Gold Flamingo, a modern cocktail bar founded by bartenders Jerrold Khoo and Bai Jiawei.

What to order: There’s something for everyone at Flamingo. Think pastries, sandwiches and big brunchy plates (Steak, Salmon Poke and more), and cocktails that aren’t the usual boring mimosas. Sip on Irish Coffee, Hugos, Yuzu Highballs and what they call a Cold Heart, which is basically a cold brew coffee high on rum, mango juice, pineapple juice and lemon.

Flamingo
69 Amoy Street,
Singapore 069888
Tel: +65 8876 7364

Featured photo by Fura