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The-Bar-That-Used-to-Be-Called-Cinnabar


Unspun’s spent many a pleasant night of boozy bliss at Cinnabar and even met someone super special there. Then it closed and there have been reports of people wandering around Jakarta like lost souls or the Ancient Mariner accosting former drinking buddies with the imploring question: “Now that Cinnabar’s closed where do we go to drink?”

Is salvation at hand to these wandering  souls? The Jakarta Foreign Correspondent’s Club, home of some of the most formidable drinkers, had this to report about The-Bar-That-Used-to-Be-Called-Cinnabar:

For those of you longing for the old Cinnabar days, the time to take a walk down memory lane is here. The bar, re-opening tonight as Olives, will be offering a free flow of beer and house pours from 8-10 PM. In case you don’t remember, the bar is still located at Plaza Gani Djemat, across from the Mandarin Hotel on Jl Imam Bonjol. Stop by after work or come later for a night cap. All members are welcome.

Will The-Bar-That-Used-to-Be-Called-Cinnabar measure up to the JFCC members’ exacting standards? One hack was already complaining that the new owners did not do anything to change the place and he was thus boycotting tonight’s free flow and other night’s not so free flow. No olive branch from him, it seems. Ah well, time will tell…

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2 responses to “The-Bar-That-Used-to-Be-Called-Cinnabar”

  1. Sam Avatar
    Sam

    I know that in a couple of years from now I’ll have an annual party at my old students bar. (like we now already have for the alumni). If there is something that will not change, it will be the place and the atmosphere. The reason to still come back in a couple of years? My whole group of friends from (by than) ‘back in the days’ will be there. Nothing will have changed, other than that I probably can’t drink as I used to do anymore. You’ll have to forgive me for trying.

    About what you write.. You are LONGING BACK for a bar that used to be and mentioning a hack about his complaint that the new owners didn’t CHANGE the place.. Strange, don’t you think?

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  2. treespotter Avatar
    treespotter

    i’m confused about the same thing… 🙂

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