For S$5, you can spend the evening of Friday, 13 November 2026 playing UNO and flipping paper tiles at Bari Bari Social, the alfresco corner of Bari Bari Grand at The Capitol Kempinski. Called Touch Grass: The Anti-Screen Social, it runs from 6pm to 9pm and pays you in snacks, drink upgrades and vouchers for keeping your phone in your pocket.
If the name sounds familiar, that’s the point. “Touch grass” is internet slang for telling someone who has been online far too long to go outside and rejoin the real world. EN Group, the Japanese restaurant group behind the venue, has taken that jab literally. It bills the night as a first-of-its-kind social event built around nostalgic games instead of notifications.
A Meme Goes Outside
The irony is hard to miss. A phrase born in comment sections is now the theme of a night out, and the place to keep up with it is, of course, Instagram. Bari Bari Steak’s social channels at @baribaristeaksg carry the event updates and ticketing news.
That’s a fair trade, though. You scroll once to find out where to go, then you put the thing away for three hours. For anyone whose usual Friday involves a group chat full of plans that never leave the chat, a fixed date, a fixed place and a game to break the ice remove most of the excuses.
Bari Bari Social sits outside Bari Bari Grand, the more upmarket sibling of Hong Kong concept Bari Bari Steak. The space is meant for drinks and small plates rather than full teppan dinners, so you don’t need to order a main course to hang out.
How the S$5 Passport Works
Your S$5 passport buys you a 60-minute challenge and the first round of snacks. You work your way through five game stations, and each one you clear unlocks a perk that grows in value as you go:
- Station 1, UNO: a free soft drink, or upgrade to a Classic Highball or draught beer with a S$4 top-up
- Station 2, Connect 4: access to fresh oysters at S$3 each, up to six per person
- Station 3, Pyramid cups: one complimentary side of Mentaiko Fries or Truffle Chips
- Station 4, Ddakji: the free-flow gourmet bar for S$10, down from S$18.90, redeemable on the same day
- Station 5, Charades or Taboo: a S$20 return voucher
Clear all five and you get one entry into a lucky draw for EN Group dining vouchers, a free teppan set or a bottle of wine. If Ddakji is new to you, it’s the Korean game of slamming a folded paper tile to flip your opponent’s over, which many people first saw in Squid Game.
Count the add-ons carefully, because the S$5 covers entry and the first snacks. Everything else on that list is either a freebie you earn (the soft drink, the side, the voucher) or a discount you can choose to pay for.
The Stations Worth Sweating Over
If you only have the energy to be competitive at two stations, make them Station 4 and Station 2. Ddakji unlocks the gourmet bar at S$10 instead of S$18.90, which is the biggest cut on the board. Bari Bari Grand’s own description of that spread lists chef salads, sides and desserts, so it can turn a snack night into dinner.
Connect 4 matters if you’re an oyster person, since six at S$3 apiece is a cheap way to line your stomach before the highballs. Station 1 is the easiest win and the one most people will clear, but the S$4 highball upgrade is where your wallet starts opening. Know that going in and you won’t be surprised by the bill.
The 8pm Ddakji Showdown
At 8pm, the night gets serious. The Ddakji Showdown is a three-minute, single-elimination tournament, and the last player standing takes home a S$50 dining voucher.
That’s ten times your entry fee for being good at hitting paper on a table. If your group has one friend who won’t shut up about how competitive they are, this is where you find out whether they were telling the truth!
What to Order Between Games
Once the games settle down, the Social menu leans on shareable Japanese bites from Bari Bari Grand’s kitchen. The Tebasaki Karaage (S$11) gets a local twist, deep-fried with prawn paste, which makes it the pick for anyone who grew up on har cheong gai (prawn paste chicken). The Cheese Dice (S$11) are fried camembert cubes, and the Wagyu Saikoro Cubes in Red Wine Sauce (S$25) are the splurge plate for the table.
Lighter options include Truffle Chips (S$9) made with a mix of potatoes and Gobou Karaage (S$9), fried burdock root. Happy hour deals include house wine at S$7 a glass (usual price from S$12) and the sake of the month at S$70 a 720ml bottle (usual price from S$120). All prices are nett and include GST, so what you see is what you pay.
What Comes After Touch Grass
EN Group says Touch Grass is the first in a planned series of Social Hours, parties and themed nights at the space. Next up is the Christmas Books & Bottles Party on Friday, 18 December 2026, where you can bring your own books to read, swap or share, alongside wine at special prices and teppan dining.
Bringing your own bottle comes with a S$30 corkage fee, and that fee is waived if you buy a bottle from the wine list or order a teppan set. It’s a gentler night than a Ddakji tournament, and a nice one for the friend who’d rather talk about a novel than flip paper tiles.
🗓️ Date: Friday, 13 November 2026
⏰ Time: 6pm to 9pm
📍 Location: Bari Bari Social at Bari Bari Grand, 15 Stamford Road, #01-82 Arcade @ The Capitol Kempinski, Singapore 178906
🎟️ Entry: S$5 per person for the 60-minute passport challenge, first round of snacks included
🛒 Tickets: Sold in person, with events promoted across all Bari Bari Steak outlets
🥊 Ddakji Showdown: 8pm, three-minute single-elimination tournament, S$50 dining voucher for the winner
🎁 Lucky Draw: One entry for clearing all five stations, with EN Group dining vouchers, a free teppan set or a bottle of wine up for grabs
📞 Enquiries: 6284 3788
Five dollars for a night of UNO, oysters and paper-tile warfare is about as low-risk as a plan gets, and the hardest part is remembering to leave your phone face-down. Grab your passport in person at Bari Bari Grand and follow @baribaristeaksg for updates before you round up the group chat. Then pencil in 18 December for the Books & Bottles Party, because going outside is a habit worth keeping!
Visuals courtesy of EN Group.
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