VinePair

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Whats universal is that bars touting themselves as speakeasies, or perhaps as speakeasy-inspired spaces, create a layer of visual and conceptual separation from their bar operations and the outside world. The Buenos Aires bar and its multiple outposts are famously found behind the visage of street-side florists.

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VinePair

JULY 24, 2024

Walk through the nondescript door marked only with a creepy green glyph on Second Avenue in New York’s East Village and you’ll encounter the greatest entryway in modern bar history. I’ve spent hours in this bar and every visit I notice something new and delightful artfully staple-gunned to the walls or ceiling.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

But even if it’s hard to motivate ourselves to go out to our local bar, there’s no reason not to branch out and try something new while we’re enjoying the great indoors. For inspiration, we asked bartenders and beverage professionals from across the country for their most underrated winter cocktails.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The sole ounce of citrus juice needed for a Daiquiri or a Bee’s Knees may seem like a negligible cost, but those ounces add up, which can mean inflicting the economic equivalent of death by a thousand paper cuts on a bar program if they don’t adjust menu prices accordingly. In Washington, D.C., Its eventual solution?

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VinePair

MAY 13, 2024

2 spot on North America’s 50 Best Bar list. Still, it’s a well drink at heart, served by an acclaimed, white-hot bar in the East Village. Ten years ago, Vodka Sodas weren’t the kind of drink you ordered at the bars that made East Village the soul of New York City’s globally influential cocktail scene. There’s a lot to unpack.

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Bartender.com

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Salty Dog’s 17 original creations are each named after a famous pirate ship, draw inspiration from classic cocktails and tropical drinks you might find at a Tiki bar and are executed with Trick Dog’s signature culinary approach. Proceeds from The Salty Dog menu ($30) will benefit The Bon Vivants Scholarship.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

They may ultimately become a permanent fixture on your home bar. With that in mind, we asked 15 bartenders about which cost-effective Cognacs over-deliver on quality. Adam Fournier, bar director, Spago , Beverly Hills, Calif. “My Getting into this unique sub-category of bang-for-your-buck Cognacs requires a solid entry point.

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VinePair

APRIL 28, 2025

But at bars, a different sort of pervasive audio phenomenon persists year-round, and it takes many forms depending on the establishment. We hit up 10 bartenders from around the country to find out. Sam Park, head bartender, LOpossum , Richmond, Va. It just signals that the bar is on autopilot. Who Let the Dogs Out?

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Ready-to-drink beverages (RTDs), which have been on fire in the off-premise, have been making their way to bars and restaurants too. Archer Rooses canned wines can be found at sports bar chain Dave & Busters and Regal Cinemas. John Gibian, bar lead at The Lions Share in San Diego, also sees a rise in shochu.

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