StreetLevel: Cocktail Stirrings on Vanderbilt
Prospect Heights bar hoppers are going to have a new place to belly up to soon. A storefront on Vanderbilt between Dean and Bergen is being rehabbed and will open as cocktail lounge Weatherup & Co., according to one of the guys sprucing up the space. He told us the gin joint is the brainchild…
Prospect Heights bar hoppers are going to have a new place to belly up to soon. A storefront on Vanderbilt between Dean and Bergen is being rehabbed and will open as cocktail lounge Weatherup & Co., according to one of the guys sprucing up the space. He told us the gin joint is the brainchild of one of the principals at Chinatown’s East Side Company Bar. It’s unclear whether Manhattan speakeasy impresario/master mixologist Sasha Petraske has anything to do with this bar. Either way, it seems to be good cheer for a stretch that already boasts solid boozeries like Soda and Beast. GMAP
10:52 – I believe the word you meant to type was “visionary”. And yes, I am. Thanks for asking, and have a swell day.
When I read the words “at the corner of Bergen and Vandie” I threw up in my mouth a little bit.
Wow, 10:06…delusional much?
If AY gets built… and that’s looking like a mighty big “if” at this juncture.
How about they take all the taxpayer money earmarked for Ratner and build a park on the Yards footprint? Then spend any remainder cleaning and renovating the subway stations.
The old Half wine bar is due to open under the name “Plan B”. I agree that all of these places will do well once AY is built. Those several thousand new residents will need a place to party.
Yessss!
I love new neighborhood bars. Our section of the border of Prospect Heights and Clinton Hill have been languishing with out a decent place to drink for too long.
Right now, I’m really into Noona as my neighborhood bar, but maybe the Kansas City gay bar will be my new place–I really like East Side Company Bar, it was there that Matty made me the most incredible whiskey cocktail I’ve ever had.
If it actually is a Sasha bar, I wouldn’t stress too much about drunk yuppies yelling. ESCo. and Milk & Honey attract one of the more well-behaved bar crowds, and they’re smack in the middle of the LES.
Beast is a great bar. Very friendly waitstaff, great winelist, and a spectacular late-night happy hour.
I’m kind of thinking the number of bars might be going up too many too soon, actually. Once AY is done there should be some demand. But Beast just went in a couple of years ago; a new place, Barrett, went in this week at the corner of Bergen and Vandie; and there’s talk of the wine bar Half reopening under some new name on Vandie near St. Mark’s.
HAHA.
True enough, 2:35.
Point taken.
Good one.