A Dish arrives. It’s beautifully plated. The toasted slices of mini baguette are stacked in the way expensive watches or sunglasses are arranged inside glass cabinets at high-end stores, beckoning you to indulge in them. "All this could be yours," they seem to say.

There’s a side of a cappuccino-coloured spread, garnished with a pink jelly-like substance. "Looks like caviar," we think to ourselves and caviar it is — but a vegetarian version, made with cranberry juice. The dish concerned is chicken liver pâté with toasted baguette ('370) and we are at Hammer and Song, a new craft bar and bistro in Cuffe Parade. The spacious interiors feature furniture that alternates between plush sofas and classic vintage wicker chairs with iconic pressed-cane backrests. The largish wooden tables have smoothened tops, and the glass panes hide behind sleek blinds that go up during the day to let more sunlight stream in.