A Hip Cocktail Bar is Hidden Inside This Sari-Sari Shop in Makati.

If you want to have a cocktail but want it a bit of a secret, well the Makati City Sari-Sari store is fit for you.

So where is this mysterious bar? A Thai restaurant called Thai Mookato serves sari sari. Additionally, there is an interior sari-sari store display with instant noodles, bottled condiments, toiletries, and other pika-pika that are common items seen in these modest corner shops. To enter a darkly lighted chamber with blood-red lighting, locate the red Coca-Cola freezer at the back and open it.

So what was it like? You'll discover that Sari Sari's interiors are primarily influenced by Asian culture once your eyes have become used to the surroundings. By the entryway, there is a tree experiencing perpetual autumn. The interior also features a menu printed within a Noli Me Tangere book, a bamboo ceiling, Japanese lanterns strung over the bar, and crisscrossed bamboo sticks on the walls. It really comes down to these thoughtfully designed interior touches, as well as the menu.

Classic sour drinks like Whisky Sour and Amaretto Sour are available at Sari Sari, along with no-frills drinks including Old-Fashioned Rye, Mezcal Negroni, Penicillin, Smoky Spice Margarita, and Thai Mojito. Sari Sari offers Halo Halo, Taho, Sakura Bloom, Tommy Yammy, Midori Soju, and Strawberry Soju for people looking for Asian fusion drinks.

The speakeasy also serves hearty dinners and bar food, such as the unique beef or chicken Sari Burger, Pandan Chicken, Siu Mai, and Satay with Peanut Sauce. Sari Sari provides French fries, potato wedges, salted egg potato chips, onion rings, and SPAM fries as safer alternatives.

Sari Sari is at 5661 Washington St, cor Dela Rosa Street, Makati City. This bar is open from 7 p.m. until 4 a.m.

For more information, visit Sari Sari's Instagram page.

Via Spot.ph