Credit score: Renwick Hospitality Group
On the bottom ground of the Arlo SoHo lodge, previous the foyer and behind a set of plush velvet curtains, you’ll discover New York Metropolis’s latest speakeasy. Foxtail is a classy cocktail bar that takes inspiration from mid-century glamour. You’ll discover influences from the Nineteen Fifties and Nineteen Sixties of their decor, meals and beverage choices, and normal vibe.
Seasoned hospitality leaders and Renwick Hospitality Group co-founders Gary Wallach and Carsten Johannsen are behind the challenge, and shared that the theme wasn’t essentially the concept from the get-go, however a pure development. “Our foremost purpose was to be a cheeky cocktail bar that was welcoming and under no circumstances intimidating,” Wallach and Johannsen stated. “We began to development in the direction of a mid-century vibe after we noticed the best way our verbiage and cocktails have been coming alongside. All the pieces we do is extremely playful, from our menus to our garnishes.”
Credit score: Renwick Hospitality Group
On the menu you’ll discover seasonal dishes developed by Johannsen. These embody a uncooked bar (Maine half lobster, East and West Coast oysters, hamachi ceviche), small plates (thyme Parker Home rolls with ramp butter, grilled king oyster mushrooms, a cheeseboard), and bigger dishes (tomato mozzarella pizza, signature cheeseburger, Not possible cheeseburger). Freshly popped popcorn is complimentary with any order.
On the drinks entrance, Wallach has separated the cocktail menu into themed sections: Fox’s Fancy, Fanciful Kitchen Classics, Punch and Libations. Assume sharable punch bowls with a serving spoon and crystal glasses, and drinks primarily based on flavors that have been standard within the Nineteen Fifties and Nineteen Sixties. As an example, in Fanciful Kitchen Classics you’ll discover a Pineapple Upside Down Cake cocktail made with Santa Teresa 1796 aged rum, Amontillado sherry, cherry jam, cinnamon, brown sugar, lime and pineapple foam.
Credit score: Renwick Hospitality Group
Wallach and Johannsen shared that growing Foxtail’s menu was intense and took about eight months. “We needed our punches to be genuine however learn quite simple to our friends,” they stated. “The libations part, which consists of six cocktails that we love, took time not solely to finalize, however to create the right verbiage to explain.” They took particular care to jot down inviting descriptions to assist encourage their friends to attempt one thing new.
Foxtail is open from Tuesday to Saturday, 6 p.m. till late, with reside music on Saturday nights after 9 p.m. Reverse Blissful Hour is from 10 p.m. to shut.
