Say Hello to Farmacia, Boston’s Tiniest Full-Service Cocktail Bar | Eater Boston

"Tucked into 5 North Square in the historic North End, I found a super-petite, nine-seat, 512-square-foot, ticketed cocktail experience created by Phillip Rolfe that prioritizes classic cocktails, personal service, and big hospitality over gimmicks. Rolfe—whose résumé includes Parla, Wink and Nod, and Abe and Louie’s—runs a tightly curated program where guests book and pay $55 per person through Tock for a roughly 75-minute visit that includes the equivalent of three cocktails, house-made bar snacks, tax and gratuity; you only need to bring ID. The bar’s Italian-themed first menu is organized by body (lightest to heaviest) and includes the Explosione di Zenzero (Hendrix gin, raw Caldonia honey from a Vermont farm, cold-pressed ginger juice, lime, and cucumber), mid-bodied fruit-forward cocktails, and coffee-based finishes like a frothy espresso martini topped with coffee beans, while snacks rotate (examples: nine-spice roasted mixed nuts, white bean purée with raw garlic/olive oil/rosemary/basil, and pistachio gelato). With every seat along a sleek 1930s-era marble bar accented in emerald green and gold, black-and-white tile flooring, and a gold-leaf ceiling, Rolfe personally chats with guests to customize tipples, can riff off-menu from hundreds of options, and aims to create a European street-bar feeling of being genuinely taken care of; the menu will rotate about every 12 weeks. Open Wednesday through Saturday from 5 p.m. to midnight, Farmacia bills itself as Boston’s tiniest full-service cocktail bar and emphasizes continuity and bespoke service rather than passwords or theatrical tricks." - Stephanie Carter