[personal random] Dinner meet-ups with friends
RKM together with Meryl and her hubby, Joe decided to have dinner after work to end our 2025. We decided to re-visit the Lou Shang 楼上 - HDB Themed Café . This speakeasy bar/eatery is hidden behind a lift, and as Meryl and Joe haven’t been to this café before, we felt that this would be a good choice. We saw a typical HDB building lift lobby, with letterboxes, dustbin, noticeboard, and pamphlets lying everywhere. It' a familiar scene for most Singaporeans! The only way to enter the café, is to press the lift button. Once we entered Lou Shang , we were amazed by the décor which resembled hallways of older HDB blocks. I was impressed at the little details put into making the café feel as nostalgic and authentic as possible — You'll find various bamboo poles and wooden doors with nostalgic metal door gates as well as window frames! They looked exactly like those that you’d find in an old HDB estate. The menu featured lots of fusion food and we were very curious about the menu i...