Ipoh’s oldest bar and restaurant reopened with a new name Durbar at FMS. — Pix by Farhan Najib
Durbar At FMS maintains the old bar and restaurant setting when it was founded during the British Colonial era. “I like to collect antique cars and restore it. It took me a lot of time and effort doing it, but seeing the end result is what motivates me. So that’s how the idea to restore this place came about,” he told“It’s kind of satisfaction for me to see something being restored to its old glory. We have couples coming in at the age of 60s and 70s with smiley faces as they were able to revive their memory here. It’s all together a different feeling,” he added.
Seow said that the initial plans to restore the building started May last year, but he added the works only commence in mid-September.