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LUMO
Touting itself as a "beacon of light and respite", LUMO is a new bar and restaurant that looks to positivity and creativity as its raison d’etre. The 70-seater watering hole in Singapore’s Boat Quay area is a creative hotbed, where cocktails are not what they seem, and food is given an imaginative spin.
While bordering on gimmicky, the Patty Royale cocktail is worth a try. At the heart of it is an IMPOSSIBLE (as in the plant-based meat) distillate, making it a spirit-forward drink with hints of seared meat. The curious concoction’s savory profile is paired with macerated fermented cherry tomatoes, bunashimeji mushrooms, and shiso leaves soaked in vermouth. Meanwhile, the Bamm-Bamm is a crowd-pleaser with its creamy, fruity, and malty flavour profile. It’s tough to be mad at a cocktail comprised of Old Duff Genever Gin, Genmaicha yogurt, and a colorful spoonful of fruity pebbles cereal.
At LUMO, light bites are taken seriously. The aged chicken mid-wings (brined in saltwater and ginger for one day, aged in dry ager for three), with their intense flavor, are best enjoyed with your fingers. Meanwhile, the potato hash, duck prosciutto, and homemade sour cream are surprisingly elegant for something so delightfully sinful. Where mains are concerned, the twice-cooked snapper (first pan-seared, then baked) is expertly executed with its crisp skin and fork-tender flesh, pairing well with the accompanying eggplant purée, avruga caviar, and clear tomato water.