The Holland House Bar and Refuge (HHB&B) is a fun, hip place just across the Cumberland River in East Nashville. Its focus is Mediterranean cuisine prepared with classic French technique, and crafted cocktails, using the freshest, season-inspired ingredients. We didn’t have a chance to sample the food but we definitely sampled a few of cocktails. […]
We‘d been drinking bourbon straight all week on our bourbon trail vacation in Tennessee, but we felt long overdue for a great craft cocktail. I know first world problems, but luckily we were in Nashville which is blowing up with new, incredible bars. Tonight it was the speakeasy-inspired Patterson House. Located on the corner of […]
Where Sunset and Hollywood Boulevards meet there is a tiny tiki bar straight out of time. Picture a long dark bar, tiki trinkets everywhere, many of which have been provided by their customers, blinking lights, a waterfall, bottles of booze and smoke-filled air. Turns out, if the establishment is owner-operated, customers can smoke. Now, why […]
Kim and I recently were able to visit the home of the Pina Colada in San Juan, Puerto Rico at the Oasis Bar of the amazing Caribe Hilton. Beautiful location, super friendly bartenders and great drinks. However be careful to ask for a handmade Pina Colada, as the normal ones we found out are from […]
We’ve been on a real tiki bar kick as of late. We enjoy the nostalgia that they invoke and so we started to look up tiki bars to experience them wherever we travel. We were recently turned onto a new tiki bar by a friend’s Facebook check-in and were surprised to discover it was practically […]
This is a very fun spot at the world famous Grand Central Terminal in New York City. This bar is a popular hangout for locals waiting to catch the train after work. If you get in early you can grab a seat but it’s standing room only after the 5 o’clock whistle. It’s a fun […]
Kim and I have been on a mad hunt discovering different bars across the U.S. We are working to get them posted when we have time so we can share what we’ve found with you. Most of the time the bars we seek specialize in craft and vintage cocktails. One throw back of the vintage […]