Ethan Lim

Symmetrical view of a grand hotel lobby featuring dark wood staircases, white marble floors, and a massive crystal chandelier.

Afternoon Tea at The Grand Lobby, Raffles Hotel Singapore: Tradition with Polish

Afternoon Tea & Brunch /

The world outside The Grand Lobby at Raffles Hotel Singapore is always in motion. But the moment I step across the marble threshold, leaving the humidity and city rush behind, the tempo shifts. Time does not stop here but it undeniably slows. Under the soft glow of the chandelier and framed by stately Victorian pillars, […]

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A specialized rickhouse room featuring rows of small oak barrels on metal racks used for in-house cocktail aging.

Manhattan Bar at Conrad Singapore Orchard: A Cocktail Room Built on Precision

Cocktail Bars & Lounges /

The first thing I notice about Manhattan Bar is the quiet. It is not an absence of sound, but a quality of it. The clink of a glass settling onto marble. The soft murmur of a conversation carried across leather banquettes. The slow, controlled glide of a bartender’s arm as he stirs a drink with

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