The Astor Bar, Como, Piano Bar, and Nouveau 7: Snapshots

Custom-made panels glide open to reveal the entrance to The St. Regis Kuala Lumpur’s flagship bar, an imposing scene made luxurious with marble, brass and leather, showcasing the sultry sophistication of signature cocktails like The Rat Pack Rusty Nail (RM65; a theatrics-filled tribute to Sinatra & Co – Maker’s Mark Bourbon, Drambuie, triple sec and bitters, imbued with the depth of smoked hickory), materialising with a vaporous introduction at the table

Address: Level 2, The St. Regis Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Stesen Sentral 2, KL Sentral, Kuala Lumpur.
Hours: Daily, 5pm-1am.
Tel: +03 2727 1111
Find: View directory for The Astro Bar here

For these other watering holes: Not a review, only a casual chronicle of some of our stops over an extended period of time for cocktails and wine:

TREC KL’s Como for a Pisco Sour

Address: E-G-04 & E-1-04, Electric Boulevard, TREC, 434 Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 WP Kuala Lumpur
Hours: Mon-Thurs, Sunday, 5pm – 2am; Fri-Sat, 5pm – 3am
Tel: +014 711 2185
Find: View directory for Como here

Piano Bar at Solaris Mont Kiara

Address: K-01-11 SOHO KL, Jalan Solaris, Solaris Mon’t Kiara, 50480 Kuala Lumpur
Hours: 4.3pm – 2am
Tel: +03 6211 9495
Find: View directory for Piano Bar bere

Nouveau 7 at PJ’s 10 Boulevard

Address: B-G-22, Block Bougainvillea, 10 Boulevard, Lebuhraya Sprint, PJU 6A, 47400 Petaling Jaya
Hours: Mon-Sat, 11am – 11.30pm
Tel: +03 7733 4997
Find: View directory for Nouveau 7 here