FAT CAT BAR occupies unit #01-02 of Macpherson Mall on MacPherson Road in Toa Payoh, and its 4.8 Google rating suggests it has already found its crowd.
The test of a neighbourhood bar is rarely the drinks list; it is how the place feels on an empty Tuesday. Good ones pour an honest measure, remember what you drank last time, and treat a first-timer at the counter like a regular. Around MacPherson and the older Toa Payoh estates, bars tend to belong to their regulars — quiet on weeknights, filling out once work ends — so how the first customer of the evening is greeted tells you most of what you need to know. Sit where you can talk to whoever is pouring, and ask what the room usually drinks.
For a well-liked, unhurried drink in this corner of Toa Payoh, FAT CAT BAR's rating and address make it an easy stop.