Il Salotto

Il Salotto, Italian for 'the living room', is a cocktail bar and restaurant tucked away on Jl. Labuansait in Pecatu. The space is an open-air terrace strung with festoon lights under a canopy, and it runs from an early-evening aperitivo crowd to a packed late-night bar.

The bar team mixes classic and house cocktails from a menu that changes with the seasons, and there are appetisers to go with the drinks. The kitchen serves contemporary Italian food with local ingredients, so you can make a full dinner of it before the music picks up. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights the 'Ciao for now' parties take over, with resident DJs keeping the room busy into the early hours.

Il Salotto opens daily at 4pm and stays open until 5am, making it one of the latest finishes on the Bukit. Book a table through the website or by WhatsApp, especially at weekends, when it fills up after dinner. Get a taxi or driver home rather than riding a scooter late at night.