Slabtown’s amaro bar Solo Club, often seen as the unofficial “waiting room” for Besaw’s next door, has reopened under new ownership after two years closed. David Rodriguez, an alumnus of lauded cocktail bar Teardrop Lounge, created the bar program, shifting the focus away from amaro and toward balanced drinks with Latin American and Caribbean ingredients.
Much of Rodriguez’s approach to the menu relies on house syrups and cordials. For example, the Cosmopolitan swaps the cranberry juice for a house-made cranberry cordial, using whole cranberries, orange liqueur, and a spritz of orange blossom. By using the liqueur in lieu of a typical sweetener, Rodriguez reins in the saccharine nature of
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