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If you can’t make it to Singapore for a cocktail, the cocktail is coming to you. Today through Thursday, August 7, Greenwich Village’s own Dante will host a three-night pop-up of the Long Bar—yes, that Long Bar, the Raffles Singapore institution where the world-famous Singapore Sling was born back in 1915.
Part of Dante’s yearlong Legends Series (celebrating the bar’s 110th anniversary), the takeover brings a taste of colonial-era glamour to the Village, complete with the Long Bar’s signature traditions. Expect the famous plantation-style décor, the convivial ritual of tossing peanut shells right onto the floor and, of course, the drink that started it all: the rosy-hued Singapore Sling, originally crafted to skirt a 1900s-era rule that women couldn’t drink in public.
The Long Bar hasn’t been content to rest on its heritage. While it still serves that original mix of gin, tropical fruit juices, liqueurs and grenadine, the Sling has had a sustainable glow-up in recent years. The bar now sources its gin locally through Brass Lion Distillery, ships ingredients in reusable ecoTOTE containers and swaps plastic for biodegradable potato starch straws, all efforts that have cut tens of thousands of glass bottles from its annual waste. It’s a greener take on a drink with over a century of history.
For Dante, which has topped the World’s 50 Best Bars list and built a reputation for buzzy aperitivo culture, this is another chance to flex its global reach. “Through our ongoing Legends Series, we are thrilled to host Florería Atlántico and Long Bar in our Accademia, to celebrate their contributions, share knowledge, and continue to push the boundaries of the bar experience,” said Dante principal Linden Pride.
The pop-up will run inside Dante’s intimate Accademia space and is open exclusively to Mastercard cardholders via the Priceless website. Beyond entry, cardholders booking via the platform and paying onsite with Mastercard can expect extra perks, because sipping an iconic cocktail in one of the world’s most celebrated bars deserves a few bonus flourishes.
So, if you’ve ever wanted to swap a trans-Pacific flight for a subway ride and still score an authentic taste of Singapore’s liquid history, this is your week. Just don’t be shy about dropping those peanut shells on the floor—you’ll be doing it the Long Bar way.