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(404) 582-5789
45 Ivan Allen Jr Blvd
(Spring Street)
Atlanta,
GA
30308
33.764668
-84.388752
Neighborhoods: Downtown, Northeast, Northeast
What People Are Saying About DrinkShop
The Editor
Jonathan Baker
Citysearch
Bucking the Gerber-W Hotel trend in Atlanta, the W Downtown snagged a different New York bar-star, Sasha Petraske (of Milk and Honey fame) to open it’s classy second floor watering hole, DrinkShop. Like a cocktail-slinging time machine, DrinkShop goes old-school in philosophy: There are no soda guns, ice machines or flavored vodkas. Cranberry juice is not available however fresh raspberries are. Ice is hand-chipped and sculpted depending on the cocktail, and for those non-drinkers the homemade ginger ale is a tart, puckering option. Specialty drinks might cost $13, but they aren’t crafted to…
10/21/09
One Up-Manship For Atlanta's Prime Cocktails!
by jaymaygm at Citysearch
Gosh, the last year or so, it seems like all the best new cool Restaurants & Bars, are in many of the newly opened hotels. Is this a trend? After a maxed out Business Account Dinner @ BLT Steak, we went for a nightcap at Drinkshop, also located in the new W Hotel Downtown. Sleek, modern, and Sasha Petraske, of the famous NYC location, was tending bar, to get things kicked off in the Big A. Very professiona guy, with a quality vision of what a proper bar should be. Everything from ice cubes designed for certain drinks, to old fashioned stemwear. My parents would have loved all this detail. And I was more than impressed. I put myself in Petraske's hands, and it did cost me a pretty penny. Worth it, oh yes. After the dinner bill at BLT Steak, why not just go for broke, and a great quality drink!
- Pros: Old Fashion Coctails, In Modern Setting!
- Cons: Can Be Pricey!
The Details on DrinkShop
Know Before You Go::
: Beer, outrageously priced at $8 should be avoided. Pony up the extra five bucks and get what the bar does best, cocktails.
Parking::
The easiest (though priciest) parking option is to use the W valet. Theres a lot across the street for those pinching pennies.
On the Menu::
A short list of classy appetizers (red snapper ceviche, Kobe sliders) is available from BLT Steak.
