511 Bar & Lounge is the latest hotspot in Fort Lauderdale’s fashionable Flagler Village, catering to whiskey aficionados and cocktail lovers. Since its discreet launch this previous Spring, it has shortly turn out to be a favourite amongst locals. It boasts a trendy industrial inside and an elegant yard patio with garden video games, twinkling lights, and loads of seating beneath umbrellas.
“We’ve got all been part of the Fort Lauderdale bar and hospitality scene for over 30 years, collectively, so after we determined to open 511 Bar & Lounge collectively, it was really extra of a ardour venture than the rest,” says co-owner Digby Nothard. “It was vital for us to create an area that displays and compliments the Flagler Village group with nice high quality cocktails, every made with a two-ounce pour of affection, a number of native manufacturers and brews, and a welcoming ambiance the place company can chill with mates, their canines and simply get pleasure from.”
Crafted by co-owner Trent O’Connor, famend from Maryland’s historic “The Horse You Got here In on Saloon” and Fort Lauderdale’s “Whiskey Neat,” the cocktail menu embodies his affection for Fort Lauderdale, providing a mixture of traditional and creative concoctions. Notable picks embody the Mimi, that includes Don Julio Blanco, recent mango, lime, muddled jalapeno, and a Tajin rim; Fairly in Pink, composed of Partida Reposado Tequila, Aperol, freshly squeezed grapefruit and lime juice, completed with Q Mixers membership soda; KB Particular: made with Espolon Reposado Tequila, Orange Liqueur, agave, freshly squeezed lime and orange juice, cream of coconut, and orange zest; and a wide range of freshly ready Margaritas, accessible with taste enhancements similar to mango, peach, prickly pear, ardour fruit, strawberry or watermelon.
The bar additionally provides the Crush Cocktail, a Baltimore favourite made with the recent juice of a complete orange or lemon. Company can select between the standard Orange Crush, made with Deep Eddy’s Orange Vodka and freshly squeezed orange juice over crushed ice, topped with Sprite, or the Peach Lemonade Crush, that includes Bulleit Bourbon, peach nectar, freshly squeezed lemon juice over crushed ice, topped with Sprite.
The 1,500-square-foot house options paintings by native artists, together with a placing pixelated Everglades panorama by Peter Nolan that serves because the bar’s focus. The indoor bar seamlessly transitions right into a 2,500-square-foot outside patio, accommodating as much as 30 folks. Right here, company can take pleasure in delectable choices from a rotating choice of meals vehicles similar to BMC Smash Burger, La Condensa Tacos, Mambas Pizza, Duck Fats Canine, Mr. Meatball, Bohemian Grill, Carlo’s and Pepe’s, and extra. This numerous array of tempting road meals completely enhances the drinks served at 511.
Throughout blissful hour, which runs each Wednesday by means of Friday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., patrons can get pleasure from particular offers similar to $6 Premium Nicely Liquor, $7 Recent Margaritas, $8 Orange, Ruby Pink Grapefruit and John Daly Crushes, together with discounted beer and wine by the glass. Moreover, dwell music takes the highlight each Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with native bands and DJs performing a wide range of genres, together with traditional rock, blues, 80’s traditional rock, soul and digital music.
“We strongly consider that dwell music and leisure is the heartbeat of Fort Lauderdale’s vibrant nightlife,” O’Connor says. “It brings our group collectively, creating unforgettable moments and an electrifying ambiance that displays the spirit of our metropolis. This is the reason we’re dedicated to showcasing unimaginable native expertise and offering a stage the place native artists can shine.”
511 Bar & Lounge not solely options an outside patio but in addition boasts a 13,000 sqft occasion house behind the restaurant for internet hosting large-scale occasions. This house will host recurring month-to-month themed occasions similar to Jazz & Blues Nights, Nation Nights, and extra. These occasions will function themed meals truck distributors, sponsors, and dwell music expertise.
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