Mixology Salon brings a Tokyo tea-cocktail concept to a quiet corner of the InterContinental at Robertson Quay in Singapore. Founded in Ginza by master mixologist Shuzo Nagumo, the bar is overseen in Singapore by his protege Kaoru Takii, as Robb Report Singapore reports. The specialty is the tea-tail, a cocktail built around high-grade Japanese tea.
Published January 26, 2026 · By Marcus Webb
The room
The Singapore outpost is small and focused, a counter-led room that mirrors the tiny Ginza original rather than a hotel lounge. The setting inside the InterContinental at Robertson Quay keeps it calm and a step removed from the riverside crowd. Service runs in the precise Japanese style, with the bartender walking guests through each tea before it reaches the glass.
Robertson Quay sits upriver from Boat Quay and Clarke Quay, a quieter stretch of restaurants and hotels along the Singapore River. Mixology Salon uses that calm to put the tea front and centre. Time Out Singapore frames the bar as an award-winning Japanese opening rather than a passing pop-up.
What to order
The drinks lean on matcha, gyokuro, hojicha and oolong, with the gyokuro martini at 28 dollars, the sencha gin tonic at 22 and the genmai negroni at 27, as Robb Report lists them. For a fuller run, the signature tea cocktails course starts at 72 dollars, while the gyokuro course, built on the finest grade of green tea, is 65. Each pour is meant to show a tea in cocktail form rather than mask it.
The format suits a drinker who wants to taste a single ingredient explored across several builds. The martinis and the negroni are the clearest way into the style for a first visit. A course is the move for anyone ready to follow the tea through a full sequence.
Who it is for
Mixology Salon fits a cocktail drinker after something specific and technical, a couple marking an occasion, and anyone who rates a single-idea bar over a broad list. Skip it for a loud group night or a cheap round, since the room is small and the tea-tails sit at the top end. It rewards guests who come curious and let the bartender lead through the teas.
Best time to go
The bar opens Wednesday to Saturday from 4pm to 11pm and Sunday from 3pm to 10pm, and stays closed on Monday and Tuesday. An early-evening seat is the calm window before the Robertson Quay dinner crowd arrives. Booking ahead is wise given how few seats the counter holds.
The early slot also gives the bartender time to talk through the tea selection before the room fills. A course needs the most time, so an earlier arrival suits it best. Plan around the Monday and Tuesday closure when timing a visit.
The detail worth knowing
The tea-tail is the detail that sets it apart, since few bars build a whole list around Japanese tea at this grade. Nagumo's reputation, carried from Ginza, is the reason the concept reads as a destination rather than a gimmick. Spirited Asia and Robb Report both point to the gyokuro work as the clearest expression of the idea.
The Singapore room keeps the Tokyo discipline, with Takii running the counter in the founder's style. The high tea grades, not the spirit, are what the menu is organised around. For a city deep in cocktail bars, the tea focus is what makes this one distinct.
The bottom line
Mixology Salon is Singapore's tea-cocktail bar, a Tokyo import at Robertson Quay where gyokuro, hojicha and oolong drive the list. Come early, book a counter seat, and follow a course or start with the gyokuro martini. It is a small, technical room rather than a scene, and the tea is the reason to go.
Keep exploring with our best cocktail bars in Singapore guide, the full Singapore bar guide, and our edit of cocktail bars worldwide. Pair Mixology Salon with 28 HongKong Street, Atlas, and Native.
