Barbary Coast (Singapore)
Barbary Coast comes from the brains of hospo heroes Michael Callahan and Celia Schoonraad, founders of hospitality consultancy firm The Compound Collective. Featuring two concepts spread across three historic shophouses, Barbary Coast’s historic building has an original land lease that dates back to the early 1800s.
The bar is after the San Francisco district, known for its nightlife and rapid population growth during the gold rush of 1849 when sailors often docked in hopes of finding riches. It imagines what would have happened if adventurers headed from San Francisco’s bustling Barbary Coast to Singapore’s Boat Quay – a tribute to what they would have left behind in San Francisco, yet unique to the time and place that would become Boat Quay. Deadfall on the lower level takes inspiration from the dive bars typical of the original Barbary Coast, whilst on the upper level The Ballroom draws from the exclusive jazz clubs and dance halls of the gold rush era.
