在新加坡牛车水的南部边缘,恭锡路(Keong Saik Road)发生了很多变化。它从20世纪初的一个居民区,逐渐变成了60年代著名的红灯区,很多三层的装饰派艺术风格的街屋兼作妓院。近来,这条路成了该市最时尚的地方之一,在水车路(Kreta Ayer Road)和尼路(Neil Road)之间的这一段尤其繁荣,时髦的酒吧、商店、酒店和餐厅林立。但昔日的痕迹还在,包括几家只能借助门前的大红色门牌号码才能辨认出来的低调妓院。
Neon Pigeon
霓虹鸽(Neon Pigeon)
Now two years old, this industrial-chic space with irreverent touches — exposed pipes, marbled concrete floors, giant murals of pigeons, one with Mike Tyson — is perpetually packed and serves contemporary izakaya-style (think tapas) dishes.
这里已开业两年,走工业时尚的路线,风格粗犷:裸露在外的管道、有大理石花纹的混凝土地面、巨幅鸽子壁画,其中一幅上面是迈克·泰森(Mike Tyson)。小店供应居酒屋风格(想想塔帕斯)的美食,永远人满为患。
1 Keong Saik Road; 65-6222-3623; neonpigeonsg.com
地址:恭锡路1号;电话:65-6222-3623;网址:neonpigeonsg.com
The Library
图书馆(The Library)
For the good bar food at this speakeasy-style cocktail bar with no sign or number, you’ll need a password to enter through the secret door. (Tip: The password, which changes monthly, is available on the bar’s Facebook and Instagram pages).
这是一家风格像非法经营的鸡尾酒酒吧,没有招牌,也没有门牌号。要吃到这里美味的酒吧食物,需要凭借口令通过一道暗门(提示:口令每月都会变,可从酒吧的Facebook和Instagram页面上获取)。
47 Keong Saik Road; 65-6221-8338; thelibrary.sg
地址:恭锡路47号;电话:65-6221-8338;网址:thelibrary.sg
Meta Restaurant & Bar
梅塔餐厅酒吧(Meta Restaurant & Bar)
Helmed by Sun Kim, a South Korean chef who has worked at Singapore’s venerated Waku Ghin, this sleek spot debuted in late 2015 with an Asian-infused French menu. Get a front-row view of the kitchen fireworks at the 16-seat granite bar.
这家时尚优雅的餐厅由韩国主厨金善玉(Sun Kim)打理,他曾在新加坡大名鼎鼎的Waku Ghin餐厅任职。餐厅于2015年年底开业,主打加入了亚洲特色的法国菜。在可容纳16人的花岗岩吧台上,食客可近距离观看厨师在激情制作。
9 Keong Saik Road; 65-6513-0898; metarestaurant.sg
地址:恭锡路9号;电话:65-6513-0898;网址:metarestaurant.sg
Hotel 1929
1929酒店(Hotel 1929)
Uniting five well-preserved shop-houses built in 1929 — hence the name — this stylish property with 32 individually decorated rooms mixes contemporary technology (smartphones with free data and free international calls to a number of countries) with vintage furnishings including Eames and Arne Jacobsen chairs, and old barber seats for a bit of whimsy. The two Terrace Suites have decks with outdoor bathtubs.
这家有格调的酒店把五栋建于1929年但保存完好的街屋——酒店即得名于此——结合在了一起,有32间装修独特的客房。现代科技(可免费向多个国家传输数据或拨打国际电话的智能手机)和复古家具,包括埃姆斯(Eames)和阿尔内·雅各布森(Arne Jacobsen)设计的椅子,以及传统的理发师座椅,略微给人一种稀奇古怪的感觉。两间露台套房配备了室外浴缸。
50 Keong Saik Road; 65-6347-1929; hotel1929.com
地址:恭锡路50号;电话:65-6347-1929;网址:hotel1929.com
Cure 治愈(Cure)
Opened in July 2015, the 1,400-square-foot, dimly lit shophouse is an intimate stage for the chef-owner Andrew Walsh’s lunch- and dinner-tasting menus. These focus on seasonal ingredients, procured near and far, presented in dishes like scallop ceviche and Irish beef cooked and raw.
2015年7月开业的这栋街屋占地1400平方英尺(约合130平方米),灯光昏暗,氛围幽静,供应主厨兼老板安德鲁·沃尔什(Andrew Walsh)制作的午餐和晚餐品味菜单。菜品以应季食材为主,它们的原产地或远或近,有扇贝酸橘汁腌鱼和做熟的以及生吃的爱尔兰牛肉。
21 Keong Saik Road; 65-6221-2189; curesingapore.com
地址:恭锡路21号;电话:65-6221-2189;网址:curesingapore.com