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Nutmeg & Clove

Singapore

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Ever since opening 10 years ago, Colin Chia’s Nutmeg & Clove has striven to pay homage to Singapore’s rich gastronomy and unique history. For the past two years, the team has done so from the ground floor of an ornate shophouse in historical Purvis Street – already the bar’s third location. The subtle interior – painted in the same light pink that’s used for the team’s distinctive uniforms – doesn’t really prepare you for the full-on flavours of the drinks, often featuring spices (the historical role of Singapore in the spice trade inspired the name of the bar) and culinary ingredients and techniques. 

This year’s menu celebrates Nutmeg’s – and Singapore’s – most recent decade through highlights from past menus such as Slinging Lion, their take on the Singapore Sling, and Don’t Chicken Out, a savoury rum and sherry number calling on cucumber, chili and MSG in the bar’s very own homage to the city state’s hawker culture. Fittingly for its culinary roots, Nutmeg & Clove is also a restaurant.

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