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Four Rooms Worth A Detour

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A good bar is the one where the bartender remembers your second drink before you do.

Lena Ortiz
Four highballs on a terrazzo table
A cocktail glass in hard light, in black and white

What To Order In Each

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The Hotel Bar
A dry martini, stirred long, before dinner
The Speakeasy
Whatever is stirred and brown, after eleven
The Garden Bar
A spritz, then another, while it is light
The Corner Bar
The house sour, and a seat at the counter

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Nights Out, Negroni, Sours

Lena Ortiz
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Lena Ortiz

Bar manager at Nocturna for nine years; she writes the journal's nights-out column once a month.

3 Comments

  • Ava Laurent
    Ava LaurentOct 10, 2026

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    • Lena Ortiz
      Lena OrtizOct 10, 2026

      Thank you, Ava. The speakeasy one is closer than you think.

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  • Leo Hart
    Leo HartOct 11, 2026

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