King and the Pawn waives its entry fee entirely if your table spends enough on food and drink, which changes what an evening here costs. The kitchen is a real one — duck confit pasta, truffle fries, weekend brunch — and there is beer on tap and a cocktail list alongside it.
The library runs past three hundred titles, from quick party games to long strategy ones, with staff who will teach the rules. It runs across two floors of a restored shophouse with different characters on each: the ground floor is tables that get rearranged for whatever size group turns up, while upstairs is couches and cushions for people who care more about being comfortable than winning.
It suits dates, dinner with friends, and anyone who wants an evening rather than a session — this is a bar you play games in as much as a games cafe that serves food. Students and NS men get a discount early in the week. It is on Purvis Street beside Raffles Hotel, about eight minutes’ walk from City Hall or Bugis.
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