Players Table runs a hidden cocktail room inside WitBier, a beer bar at 14 Aliwal Street in Singapore's Kampong Glam district. To reach it, guests pass the pool table and a black door marked ‘Players Only’, which is how Time Out Singapore tells it in naming the bar its favourite new opening of 2026 so far. The 21-seat room comes from industry veterans Jasper Tan and Marcus Ezekiel Low.
Published April 7, 2026 · By Noa Aviv
The room
The bar seats 21 and keeps the design pared back, with the focus held on the counter and the bartenders working it. Tan and Low met at the cocktail bar MOGA and have logged time at Anti:Dote and Barbary Coast, a background that shows in the precise, low-key service. The hidden entry through WitBier sets the tone, since the front room stays a casual beer bar with a pool table.
Kampong Glam, the district around Aliwal Street and nearby Haji Lane, gives the bar a young, mixed crowd a short walk from the city centre. The contrast between the scruffy WitBier front and the quiet counter behind it is the appeal. Spirited Asia frames the room as minimalist, built for drinking and conversation rather than spectacle.
What to order
The menu is built on one idea, since every signature drink starts from two core ingredients chosen for contrast and balance, with technique doing the rest. Time Out counts 12 signatures, eight classic cocktails, three non-alcoholic options and more than ten bar bites. That structure lets a table order across styles without studying a long list.
The two-ingredient framework rewards trust in the bartender over a hunt for a specific spirit. The classics are there for anyone who wants a familiar build, and the snacks are sized to share. A pair of contrasting signatures is the order that shows the kitchen behind the bar at its clearest.
Who it is for
Players Table fits a drinker after a designed cocktail in a calm room, a couple wanting a hidden-bar night, and anyone who rates the bartender's choice over a deep menu. Skip it for a loud group session or a beer-led evening, since the counter is small and seats only 21. It rewards guests who come early, take a counter seat and let the two-ingredient idea lead.
Best time to go
The bar runs Tuesday to Saturday from 6pm to midnight and takes walk-ins only, so an early arrival is the safe way to land one of the 21 seats. Weekends fill fast once the Kampong Glam crowd moves through, which makes a weeknight the calmer window. The Honeycombers guide to hidden bars lists it among the city's newer speakeasy-style rooms worth the search.
Coming early also gives the bartenders time to talk through the two-ingredient builds before the room fills. The walk-in-only policy means there is no booking to fall back on, so timing is the whole game. A Tuesday or Wednesday seat at the counter is the insider move.
The detail worth knowing
The two-ingredient premise is the detail that sets it apart, since it strips a cocktail back to a contrast the bartender then balances. FACT Magazine and Spirited Asia both single out that discipline as the reason the short menu works. The hidden setting inside a working beer bar is the second hook, and the reason Time Out called it the find of the year so far.
Tan and Low's track record across MOGA, Anti:Dote and Barbary Coast gives the room its credibility from the first pour. The format keeps the list tight rather than sprawling, which suits the 21 seats. For a city full of cocktail bars, the two-ingredient rule is what makes this one worth finding.
The bottom line
Players Table is Kampong Glam's hidden cocktail room, a 21-seat counter behind WitBier where every signature drink starts from two contrasting ingredients. Come early on a weeknight, take a counter seat and let the bartender build. It is a small, precise room rather than a scene, and the two-ingredient idea is the reason to seek it out.
Keep exploring with our best cocktail bars in Singapore guide, the full Singapore bar guide, and our edit of cocktail bars worldwide. Pair Players Table with Jigger & Pony, No Sleep Club, and Sago House.
