Hidden Bars are a thing now aren't they?

Well, they have been a thing for some time and Ipoh has got a few good ones too!

     

So basically you got to find this door, and push it to the right, and a staircase will appear in front of you and walah, Atas it is.

     

So its quite dark inside and I just used my phone to capture in nightmode, hopefully does its justice hah. Space is quite limited and they are quite packed every night.

     

     

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Popcorn Chicken - RM 12.00

Not quite sure what the sauce was but it was gooooood. Love the crunchiness of the chicken and so flavourful too!

     

Thrift Store Hipster - RM 30.00

Tequila Blanco, Hazelnut Liqueur, Pineapple Juice, Housemade Spearmint Syrup, Lime Juice.

This had a very fresh, light and cool feeling after drinking it.

White Rajah - RM 38.00

Vodka, Housemade Tuak, Housemade Ginger Syrup, Lime Juice, Beer.

Tuak taste is strong but once the ice melts, it dilutes into a taste of sweet beer. As quoted by my friend hah.

Creole Mulatto - RM 38.00

Caraway Infused Tequila Blanco, Dry Vermouth, Housemade Sauerkraut Brine, Gentian Liqueur, Housemade Orange Liqueur, Lime Juice.

This though, was quite strong after sipping it down. It was a bit too much for me but for those who love alcohol, would love this.

Candy Wonderland - RM 22.00

Housemade Rhubarb Shrub, Strawberry Sparkling Grape Juice.

This is a mocktail and I love the strawberry sweet taste of it.

     

Custom Order (Something Special) - RM 42.00

This had a very strong orange smell but it was mix well with alcohol. Tasted like orange juice but enough alcohol to make you go a bit tipsy.

Custom Order (Something Pretty) - RM 42.00

Pretty presentation but the taste had a flower tea to it. Sweet but with alcohol.

     

Custom Order (Something HOT) - RM 42.00

This tasted like Creole Mulatto, absinthe was strong but it had the mint flavour in it.

Custom Order (Something Cool) - RM 42.00

This tasted like the left with strong absinthe but even stronger in absinthe.

     

It was a wonderful open house as there was lion dance and super cute "Chai Sheng Ye" and the longest Yee Sang I ever had. Haha. It was really a great night!

Overall, the staff were very attentive, bartender is really friendly who has a sense of humour. Could see lao ban niang walking around, smiling to all clients. I really like this place and hence brought my friends who loved alcohol over to try it. And obviously they were not disappointed at all.

Although the price was very "atas" but worth the price paid for.

Visited on 31/1/2020

Service Tax 6%.

Rating: 4.2/5.0

Atas Speakeasy

Address: 183a, Jalan Sultan Idris Shah, Taman Jubilee, 3000 Ipoh, Perak.

Telephone: 012-778 7365

Opening Hours:

Wednesday - Monday

6.00pm - 1.00am

Closed on Tuesdays

Haven't step into a bar in a really long time, so we went to this amazing speakeasy, hidden bar which they have a few in Penang. They said on Jalan Magazine there are some and we couldn't really find it because its a hidden cafe. So our friends that arrived early went to the hidden bar next door instead because the music was booming so loud so thought it was that Hahaha. So in the end is this one la alright that we wanted to go to.

     

It looks like it's nothing from the front, but once you walk pass the steel gates, there's a door you can push in, thankfully people were going in and out here so you guys can see. Then there's another door you walk into, so that is why we couldn't hear any noise. 

     

And BOOM! AMAZING.

Super love the oriental design. It's so cina I love it so muchhhhhhhhhhh. Haha.

Oh yea and the DJ is upstairs DJ-ing lah.

     

It's a pretty long bar and I really salute Penang on keeping their Heritage Buildings so well maintain. 

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Way too many choices, and you feel like trying them all Oh gosh.

女儿红 Nv Er Hong - RM 98/Jar

Beer, Sweet and Sour, Rum, Vodka, Gin, Curacao, and Tequila.

So basically all the alcohol you know all mix in together hah.

It's really good though, and one jar can fill up to 6 bowls.

Made us think we are in the olden days sipping alcohol from the bowl like how they do it in the movies hahaha.

     

Donut 五郎八卦棍 - RM 38

London Dry Gin, Jagermeister, Charcoal Bamboo Powl, Lemon, Pineapple, Dry Ginger Ale.

So much going on and it doesn't disappoints!

Invincible East 东方不敢 - RM 38

Pineapple, Melon, Coconut and Blue Curacao.

The coconut taste is strong in this one. The flake of the coconut is a lot so can't really taste much of the pineapple and melon, but if you sip too fast, the alcohol does go straight up.

Gin and Tea - RM 38

Gin, Osmanthus tea and Lemon

This is the ultimate girl's favourite drink! If you love the smell of osmanthus tea, you'll definitely love this.

Overall, not a bad place at all! 

Even though the price is a bit high but they do mix a lot of things to the drinks.

And it is a bit loud inside so not really suitable for groups to talk.

Cause we played games inside and we had to shout, everyone had a sore throat going back hahaha.

But yea, overall nice experience and my first hidden bar!

Visited on 9/6/2019

Service Tax 6%.

Rating: 4.2/5.0

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Address: 63, Jalan Magazine, 10300 Georgetown, Penang.

Opening Hours:

8.00pm - 3.00am Daily