Cantonese tapas bar Sum Yi Tai has closed its doors at Boon Tat Street for good.
For two days on Nov. 15 and 16, the bar is holding a open house sale, where furniture, dining ware, and memorabilia will be available for shoppers to take home (at a price, we believe).
The sale runs from 1pm - 7pm.
Sum Yi Tai spans three storeys in a conservation shophouse, encompassing a ground floor bar, a rooftop bar, and a cocktail back room.
As the establishment pays tribute to the glamour of 1980s Hong Kong, you can probably expect items to at least look a certain vintage.
The name of the bar translates to "Third Wife" in English, which explains its suitably clandestine vibes.
Photo via Sum Yi Tai/Facebook
Photo via Sum Yi Tai/Facebook
Photo via Sum Yi Tai/Facebook
Photo via Sum Yi Tai/Facebook
Photo via Sum Yi Tai/Facebook
Photo via @mistermarkfuentes on Instagram
Photo via @dycube on Instagram
Rental difficulties
The team behind Sum Yi Tai said that they had to shut down as their landlord "insists on pre-Covid rent."
"[...] While all of you have been very supportive, these are not pre-Covid times. Our business has become unviable due to the large percentage that rent will take up," the Facebook post added.
However, the establishment is looking to relocate with a "good landlord," and asks customers to keep an eye out for them.
Top photo via Sum Yi Tai/Facebook