We started with a simple question: where do you go when you actually want to talk to the people you came with? Somewhere dark enough to relax, warm enough to stay, and thoughtful enough that the food and the drinks hold up their end of the conversation.

Old brick, low light, brass that only gets better with fingerprints. A kitchen that cooks over fire and buys close to home. A bar run by people who have done this a long time and still care how the ice looks.