Life Behind Bars
Though it has a Pike Street address and windows that overlook 10th, the entrance to Havana Cocktail Club can prove elusive to the neophyte visitor -- especially if said visitor has already slung back a few drinks at other worthy Capitol Hill bars. The entrance is on the club's east side, off a darkened parking lot. I had to ask around to get this information, and the first three people I asked didn't know the answer either.
By Geoff Carter | January 30, 2007
Daily Find
Owner Marques Warren hit upon a much needed niche when he opened his Bellevue Square shop filled with upscale men's accessories this past October. If you're ever in a quandary about gift-giving for your man, this is the spot to visit. The shop evokes a masculine, drawing-room vibe filled with objects and accessories he'd be happy to own.
By Kathy Schultz | January 30, 2007
Life Behind Bars
First thing you should know: Despite the name of this establishment and its menu of "Oliver Twist"-themed cocktails (and the phrase "WANT MORE" emblazoned on the coasters), there's really nothing Dickensian about this neighborhood bar. At the risk of disappointing those who want to drink with cockney pickpockets in an authentic 19th-century workhouse atmosphere, that's not such a bad thing. If this Phinney Ridge bar were anything like its namesake, it would be the book's happy ending -- in which we've been asked to consider ourselves at home and part of the family.
By Geoff Carter | January 30, 2007
