Bar Somma is an Italian cocktail bar in Singapore. Its owner describes contemporary classics, signature cocktails and food, with familiar drinks reworked through its R&D lab.
Description source · Checked 2026-10-08
The owner’s description of Bar Somma; menu publication date is not stated.
Plan Your Visit
46 Kim Yam Road, #04-02 New Bahru, Singapore 239351River Valley / Kim Yam
Check before visiting. Sources disagree about prices; confirm the latest details with the venue.
- Style
- Design-led Italian cocktail barChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Hours
- Tuesday–Wednesday 18:00–23:00; Thursday–Saturday 18:00–00:00; closed Sunday and Monday. This corrects the older audit's blanket midnight close.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
- Booking
- Book Bar Somma up to 30 days ahead, or walk in. Booked tables have 90-minute dining and a 48-hour cancellation/no-show rule; the restaurant's reservations are separate.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
- Menu
- The owner bar page links its May 2026 cocktail menu: aperitivo, savoury drinks, renewed classics, house favourites, mocktails, wine and spirits; a separate food menu is linked.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
43.4 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 75.3
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 62.2
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 45.1
- Serious press
- 26.4
- Social Vibes
- 60.9
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
87/ 100
The existing 87/100 remains the historical proprietary read. This check qualifies cited sources without recalculating the score.
Score context
Time Out’s current review praises Bar Somma’s savoury cocktails and pasta, with a reservation about the beetroot ketchup. The other two cited articles were unavailable in this check, so these sources do not establish the stored broad guest consensus.
Guest sources checked:
Publication and posting dates are distinct from visit dates. The original score, confidence and stored evidence remain unchanged.
Guest score details
What the cited sources say
- Time Out praises savoury cocktails and pasta.
Source reservations
- Time Out questions the beetroot ketchup.
This read cites editorial or award context. Those links are distinct from guest accounts; only the reviewed links in Reviews & press count toward Press.
Editorial citations in this read
- timeout.comTime Out — Editorial review · Created 1 August 2025; page dated 24 September 2026; visit date unknown
The Time Out review of Bar Somma at New Bahru praises savoury cocktails and pasta but questions the beetroot ketchup. The stored 1 August 2025 date matches the page’s creation metadata; its current displayed date is 24 September 2026. Neither establishes a visit date. No named critic was located in this saved page.
Other cited sources
- thehoneycombers.comHoneycombers — Unverified cited source · Stored date retained; publication/visit not verified
The citation was not readable in this check; its author, quotation and publication or visit dates remain unverified.
- spiritedasia.comSpirited Asia — Unverified cited source · Stored date retained; publication/visit not verified
The citation was not readable in this check; its author, quotation and publication or visit dates remain unverified.
Crowd signal
Google 4.7★ across 442 reviews.
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Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
Top 500 Bars
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.