BOP (Bartenders of Pony), a new Korean cocktail dining bar by award-winning bartender Uno Jang, is set to open in Singapore on 31 January 2026. Located at 76 Tras Street in Tanjong Pagar, the opening marks Jang’s first fully independent concept, developed with the support of Jigger & Pony Group.
Positioned as a cocktail-led space where food follows the rhythm of the night, BOP draws from Korean drinking culture as it is lived today—social, spontaneous, and shaped by shared rituals rather than formal structure. The concept is built around three Korean values: kki (craft and discipline), jeong (emotional connection and hospitality), and heung (energy and spontaneity), which collectively inform how the bar approaches drinks, food, service, and atmosphere.
The debut cocktail menu features 12 drinks inspired by Korean drinking rituals, pop culture, and traditional spirits. Ingredients such as rice, nuruk, perilla, seaweed, and spice form the base of a menu that incorporates Korean alcoholic traditions including soju, makgeolli, cheongju, yakju, and takju. Signature cocktails include interpretations of somaek, rice-driven martinis, spice-forward drinks built around buldak flavours, and playful table-side rituals designed to encourage interaction.
Food at BOP is designed for sharing and paced to match the flow of the evening. Created by Jigger & Pony Group Executive Chef David Tang in collaboration with Chef Jason Oh, the menu focuses on bold Korean flavours across familiar formats, including crispy fried chicken with house-made sauces, tuna gimbap, muchim-style squid and cucumber, and late-night ramyeon served as an interactive table-side dish. Desserts reference contemporary Korean café culture, offering nostalgic flavours in updated forms.
Hospitality at BOP is guided by a people-first approach, led by Assistant Principal Bartender Betty Sim and Assistant Hospitality Manager Kimberly Cheng. The bar layout places the counter at the front of the space to reduce distance between guests and bartenders, encouraging conversation and informal engagement throughout the night.
Designed by Gabriel Tan of Studio Antimatter, the space unfolds across several interconnected zones within a traditional shophouse, drawing visual cues from Korean textile traditions and colour theory. Materials, lighting, and layout are used to guide energy from lively social areas to quieter, more intimate corners, reflecting the ebb and flow of a Korean night out.
With BOP, Uno Jang brings together years of global bartending experience and personal cultural reference points into a single space, framing Korean drinking culture in Singapore through cocktails, food, and hospitality built around connection rather than spectacle.
BOP (Bartenders of Pony)
76 Tras Street,
Singapore 079015
