Last Word, a restaurant and cocktail bar from the Nutmeg & Clove team, says it aims to rekindle classic cocktails alongside simple Japanese favourites. The owner lists Unit 02-01, 8 Purvis Street.
Description source · Checked 2026-10-08
Owner wording supports the restaurant and cocktail-bar concept, the team's stated aim and printed unit. It does not establish a floor, hours, booking policy or current operation.
Plan Your Visit
8 Purvis St, #02-01, Singapore 188587Bugis / Purvis Street
Check before visiting. Sources disagree about hours; confirm the latest details with the venue.
- Style
- Classic cocktail barChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Booking
- The owner links Bistrochat table reservations. The booking terms allow a two-hour seating and charge SGD 25 per guest for cancellation inside 24 hours or no-show.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
- Prices
- The current owner-linked list prices the Last Word at SGD 30, Bloody Mary at SGD 28, Paloma at SGD 26 and alcohol-free Chamomile Sour at SGD 16; GST and service charge are additional.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
- Menu
- The current owner menu page links a 17-page cocktail PDF with namesake, highball, sour, Champagne, spirit-forward, sweet and alcohol-free sections. This replaces an older 16-page PDF stored in the audit.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.
43.7 / 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
- 70.4
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 90.6
- Serious press
- 21.8
- Social Vibes
- 60.2
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
86/ 100
The original score, confidence, mentions and score-read date are retained; this source check does not recalculate them.
Score context
Audrey Phoon’s review praises Last Word’s precise drinks, calm setting and attentive service. Adira Chow’s February 2026 tasting update also praises the cocktails and separately describes Last Stop. These are editorial accounts rather than a guest consensus.
Guest sources checked:
Source-role review of the existing record; publication dates are not visit dates.
Guest score details
Source observations
- Critics: precise drinks and calm setting
- Critic: attentive service
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
- cntraveler.comAudrey Phoon — Editorial source · Publisher metadata published 13 May 2025; visit date unknown
Audrey Phoon’s critic review covers Last Word at 8 Purvis Street. Publisher records date it to 13 May 2025; the visit date is unknown. It is not customer consensus or confirmation of current conditions.
- timeout.comAdira Chow — Editorial source · 19 February 2026
Adira Chow’s 19 February 2026 tasting update discusses Last Word and separately describes Last Stop, the bar within it. This is an editorial account, not customer consensus; its menu descriptions are historical, not confirmation of current offerings.
Crowd signal
Google 4.7★ across 202 reviews.
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Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
No recorded global awards in the scored window.
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.
Tatler
Asia's 50 Best Bars
The Bartender's Edit
Peer recommendations from working bartenders. All editions are shown for context; only the strongest placement after recency decay contributes to the score.