Bar Stories

For Mother’s Day the chosen location was Habibi-San for I knew our empress dowager, who loves tapas after our brief travel experience in Barcelona, would also love these Middle Eastern-Japanese fusion small and big plates concept.

The family easily declared that this was one of the best meals we’ve had in SG so far for 2021. Warranted that it has only been half a year but that stunning iberico main would be hard to contend against. One bite and I commented “I’ve haven’t had such good iberico pork in a very long time”.

Declaring the main show first shouldn’t discount the fun delicious array of small plates that you’d need rounds (emphasis on the plural) of pita for.

We shared the babagnosh, chickpea hummus, Mentaiko taramasalata, burrata and Brussels sprout. Each spectacular in its own right and something home-cooks can forget about recreating. Im specially mentioning the Brussels sprout as I had a benchmark version from Nassim Hill Bistro; when I thought this greens couldn’t be done any better Habibi-san’s version surprises with Japanese elements like kinnogomadre and bonito.

Concluding - a meal at Habibi-San felt paradoxically rustic yet grandiose; don’t let the casual setting fool you for the food here was real fine.

As Habibi-san shares a space with Bar Stories, get your bespoke cocktails to pair with the delish food here! This was based on G’s favourite Old Fashioned description of whisky based and something citrusy. Scotch whisky-based, with hibiscus, refreshing yuzu and lemongrass; the layer of foam was citrusy, and the little dried orange crunch on the side was a pleasant surprise to bite into!

Trying the new pop up for bar stories... total of 8 dishes which is pretty much the whole menu

Stumbled across this bar from Google bc we were looking for a bar nearby! We were shocked to learn that there was no menu & the bartenders made ur drinks based a conversation w u (to find out ur personal preferences). In the end, the drinks that we got were: mixed berries, passionfruit, sour plum & lychee, & Kyoho grapes with yuzu. This tiny bar had a v cozy ambience for a nice night out with ur date or girl friends! Service was good too! Try to get a seat at the bar next time so u can see the bartenders make ur drinks on the spot! Drinks range from $23-$25++! Would definitely recommend this bar for the experience (and if u can appreciate alcohol HAHAHA) 👍🏼

My fourth time here, and it's always amazing. Gets busy during the evening, so reservations recommended! I prefer sitting at the bar, to watch the bartenders make their magic. Prices usually range from 20-25$. So inventive!! If you're bored of the plain ol traditional cocktails, come check out this place.

Bar stories concoct the cocktail to your preference. Paint them the picture and voila! You have your drink. I've asked for a gin Base, sweet cocktail and I got this dark drink made of gin and grapes.

$25++/drink.