The hardest cocktail bar question to answer in PJ is "what's still open at 23:30?". Most rooms close at midnight; a few run to 01:00 on Friday and Saturday; almost nothing serious runs later. This page covers the late-night options at our two PJ outlets, what to order when the night is winding down, and how to plan an evening so the last drink lands at the right hour.

Our actual late hours

Dissolved Solids · Damansara Kim:

  • Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 15:00 to 00:00 (last orders 23:30)
  • Friday, Saturday: 14:00 to 01:00 (last orders 00:30)
  • Sunday: 14:00 to 00:00 (last orders 23:30)
  • Monday: closed

Soluble Solids · SS2:

  • Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 18:00 to 01:00 (last orders 00:30)
  • Monday, Tuesday: closed

If you want a post-midnight cocktail in PJ on a Friday or Saturday, both our outlets serve you. If you want a Tuesday or Wednesday late drink, Dissolved Solids is the option (Soluble Solids is closed those nights).

What to order for a nightcap

The last cocktail of the evening should be slow, stirred, and spirit-forward. Not because that is a rule, but because the body has eaten dinner and processed two drinks already and wants something it can nurse rather than chase.

The order we pour most often after 23:00:

Old Fashioned. Bourbon or rye, demerara, aromatic bitters, big rock. The default nightcap. Lasts 25 minutes if you let it. At Dissolved Solids we will build it slightly under-diluted on a single big ice cube so the slow melt is part of the drink.

Manhattan. Rye, sweet vermouth, aromatic bitters. Same family as Old Fashioned with the vermouth adding a second voice. Right for a late evening.

Negroni. Gin, Campari, sweet vermouth. The bitter cuts through any heaviness from dinner. Pairs well with conversation rather than competing with it.

Vieux Carre. Rye, cognac, sweet vermouth, Benedictine, two bitters. The most complex stirred drink we pour. Best last drink for a long, slow evening.

Espresso Martini. The only shaken nightcap we recommend, and only if you have a long drive home in heavy traffic. The caffeine keeps you alert; the vodka and coffee liqueur close the meal-and-drinks loop.

Kopi Sour. Whisky, kopi-O, gula melaka, lemon. Same logic as Espresso Martini but the kopi-O is more interesting and slightly less caffeinated. Our signature Malaysian nightcap.

Gula Melaka Old Fashioned. Whisky, gula melaka, aromatic bitters. The Malaysian-sweetener version of the Old Fashioned. Local register, late-evening pace.

The PJ late-night evening plan

If you want to land at a cocktail bar at 22:30 and stay until close, this is the version that works.

19:30 to 21:30: Dinner. Eat substantial. PJ has good late-night-friendly food in Damansara Utama (steaks, ramen, Korean), Bangsar (steakhouse), or SS2 (Asian). Finish by 21:30.

21:45 to 22:15: Drive to Damansara Kim. Park at the covered municipal lot 3 minutes from Dissolved Solids. Walk in.

22:15 to 00:00: Two stirred drinks at the counter. Old Fashioned for the first, Manhattan or Negroni for the second. Conversation pace.

00:00 to 00:30 (Friday and Saturday only): Last call. Order one more if you are in the mood; the bartender will build a longer-dilution version that lasts the full extra hour.

00:30 onwards: Settle the bill. Walk to the car. Drive home through quiet roads.

If you want late drinks midweek

Dissolved Solids is the answer. Tuesday through Sunday, open from afternoon to midnight (01:00 on Friday and Saturday). A 22:30 walk-in on a Tuesday usually puts you at an empty counter with the bartender focused entirely on your drink. The room is genuinely calm midweek; nobody is performing.

Friday and Saturday at the bar

Friday and Saturday between 22:00 and 23:00 is peak hour at both bars. The counters fill; the side tables fill. The volume stays under conversation but the room is denser. If you want guaranteed seats, WhatsApp ahead:

After 23:00 the room thins out as earlier guests head home; by 23:30 the counter often has room again. Late walk-ins on weekends work better than mid-evening walk-ins.

For non-drinkers staying late

Both bars stay open late for non-drinking guests too. The late NA pours we recommend:

  • Hot kopi-O at Dissolved Solids. If you have a long drive home, the caffeine helps.
  • Black Honey (NA). Cold-brew, honey, lemon, bitters. Caffeinated and complex.
  • NA Old Fashioned at Soluble Solids. Built from zero-proof spirit, gula melaka, aromatic bitters. Reads slow and stirred.
  • NA Negroni. Non-alcoholic aperitivo, sweet vermouth alternative, zero-proof gin. Bitter, dry, late-night-correct.

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