New cocktail bar in the mix in NelsonMARTIN DE RUYTER Sameer Galav at the Bamboo Tiger Jazz and Cocktail Bar in Bridge St.​A bar with a difference has come to Nelson, combining jazz and cocktails in an elegant setting. The new Bamboo Tiger jazz and cocktail bar has taken shape in the Bridge St premises formerly occupied by Drifters, Elsewhere and numerous other businesses. Bamboo Tiger manager Sameer Galav has made the move from Auckland to Nelson to oversee the bar, owned by Nelsonian Wayne Clark who now lives in Auckland. READ MORE:* Nelson's Bridge St gets Western bar* Nelson bar hires 'lingerie waitress' to boost businessClark used to own the building 22 years ago and has returned to his roots, Galav said. Galav described the decor as an "old school cocktail jazz bar".

Source: Stuff December 21, 2017 00:00 UTC