More than Monday blues!
Monday evening drinks — more than Monday blues, post-work craft beer or cocktail unwind. The Monday recovery drink slot.
Monday evening drinks with BB — more than Monday blues post-work session. The Monday recovery drink slot at one of our regular spots.
We ordered:
- Drinks (craft beer or cocktails)
The Monday post-work drinks ritual is one of those small weekly anchors that breaks up the work-week heaviness. After a Monday at the office, the small drink at a casual spot is the proper transition between work-mode and evening-mode.
The drinks were probably some combination of:
- Craft beer (local Singapore craft brewery on tap, or one of the rotating imports)
- A house cocktail or a classic (negroni, old-fashioned, or whatever the spot specialises in)
- A small share plate (fries, nachos, wings, or charcuterie) to anchor the drinks
The format is the small-bar evening that doesn’t try to be a full dinner but isn’t just a quick happy-hour drink either. Mid-tier casual sit-down, friendly staff, the drinks tier that lets you actually taste the beer or the cocktail rather than rushing through it.
The beer scene in Singapore has grown over the years. Local craft breweries (Brewerkz, Archipelago, Trouble Brewing, Crossroads) plus the imported European and American craft selections give the casual bars plenty of menu rotation. We’d been working through the local breweries’ lineups across the year.
The cocktail scene similarly has matured. The Asian Bar Awards have put Singapore bars on the global map, with the top spots running drinks programs that compete with London and Tokyo. The mid-tier bars run solid cocktail menus that don’t require the top-tier pricing.
The Monday drinks ritual is part of the work-week pacing. Some Mondays hit harder than others, and the small post-work drink is the proper marker that the week has begun in earnest.
The bar’s atmosphere was probably the comfortable casual sit-down energy. Background music at the right level, the bar staff working at a relaxed pace, the kind of spot where you can have a proper conversation without shouting.
Overall: 4.3 / 5. 😋👍🏼 Solid Monday drinks — would repeat the routine.
