I find it unforgivable that the top ten posts on Google for ‘Best Place To Hang Out In Singapore’ are nothing but average drivel meant to shuttle average minded individuals to average locations dressed up to seem noteworthy. Although, now that I think about it, maybe that is in fact a worthy service, or else all those average and unappreciative types would end up here, at Atlas. A true temple in the heart of this metropolis, this oasis is a perfect watering hole day or night for those looking to orient themselves during their stay. 

Whilst I’m all about contemporary, this Art Deco statement smacks down any dissent and demands quiet applause. 

I know what you are going to say, “It looks ‘nice’, but I bet it is just an overpriced bar….” 

Silence, fool.

This is an altar to Bacchus himself, staffed by loyal and talented minions from Narnia. The moment you step into the room you are disconnected from the day to day reality by virtue of a wormhole in space, and from the second you are greeted to the slowing of time as you peruse the menu, you can’t help but feel that ‘life’ can wait, this is a pit stop from the daily hamster wheel. 

Just reading the menu is a tantalising collection of short stories, the descriptions of cocktails creating a surge of hormones as the mind races to fully comprehend the extent of the taste sensations that each title offers. 

Seriously, if that doesn’t sound like a dessert and a flirtatious love note at the same time, you must be dead inside. Actually, if none of this spiritually  tweaks any sensory organ of yours, then best if you stay away from this den of intrigue and leave the space free for true or budding connoisseurs. Spaces like these are rare, and need to be coveted without stripping them to a form of crass nudity and pasting their images across a multitude of advertising spaces. Treats such as Atlas are passed by word of mouth, filtering out the unworthy in the process. 

Hence, hear my words…. Come to Atlas, Parkview Tower, Near Bugis, Singapore. Average people are politely asked to refer to the Google top ten hits…..