Pahit

Kuala Lumpur


Occupying the ground floor and front garden of an old shophouse, Pahit immortalises its 'juniper and joy' ethos with a neon sign. Inside the brick-lined bar, skilled mixologists combine their favourite gins with gingerflower, pomelo and all manner of exotic flavours.


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