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Bond Lounge

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If Agent 007 had a taste for RnB, body glitter and all-hours dancing, this might be the sort of place he’d gyrate

Editorial


For many of its patrons, Bond has the kind of modular elegance yet to date. Fusing Kubrick's Odyssey with a little VIP young Hollywood, this place has the sort of interior appointed to make all within it feel a little special.

For a study in the positive effects of design head to Bond. Everyone does seem to feel a little special. After 11pm on a weekend evening, there is only a gussied up few who hesitate to dance to party beats.

Those old enough to file a tax return, be warned. This place definitely skews younger. At the time of writing, the Friday RnB event Chorus is packed with excitable under-grads. Before 10, however, Bond does adhere to the promise of its name and provides a great backdrop for a quiet or, at least, only moderately noisy drink.

As for the drinks: these mixologists know their science. As you might reasonably expect from a joint that takes its name from cinema's most celebrated martini drinker, the martini is spot-on. And, despite, the youth of the late night dancing crowd, a number of aged cocktails take pride of place at this bar. The fashion in music, hair and body makeup might change at Bond across a single weekend. The caprioska, however, stays the same.

SM King, April 2010

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