WINE WITHOUT APOLOGY

Alvin Gho and Ian Lim, the straight-talking duo behind Singapore's floridly irreverent annd now defunct gastro-wine-bar RVLT, return with Revolution, a wine restaurant that pairs militant excellence with unpretentious charm.

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REVOLUTION IS NOT MERELY a restaurant. It's a manifesto. Alvin Gho and Ian Lim spent nearly a decade at RVLT, turning it into Singapore's irreverent temple of wine. It became a fount of indulgence where rebellion and revelry shared the same glass. Now, with Revolution, they evolve - sharper, wiser, but remain as unapologetically authentic to their purpose as they have always been.

Designed in collaboration with Danish design icon Fritz Hansen, their new bastion signals refinement without pretension. Here, truth pours without filter, and wine and food are stripped back to what matters most.

Let's start with definitions. Is Revolution a restaurant, wine bar, or both?

GHO: I'd say we're a wine restaurant. But we don't want to be too stiff about it. Even then, it's weird that we're calling ourselves that since most restaurants are about food, and our DNA comes from our wines.

LIM: Exactly. Even when we were operating RVLT, we had to keep explaining what that concept was. Then, suddenly, so many wine bars popped up. We decided we wanted a more casual approach in a nicer setting. That's why the partnership with Fritz Hansen feels so natural.