"Fishtown’s R&D cocktail bar is a great place to pass time while you’re waiting to get into Beddia and Kalaya, or if you just want to unload your story about your train delay over a vodka cocktail mixed with crème brûlée and black cherry. Outside of the eight rotating specialty cocktails that can range from paloma milk punch in the spring to warming drinks like their smoky and lemony Oaxacan Penicillin, they also have a small beer list with some drafts from local breweries and some bar snacks like hummus, whipped ricotta, and a charred longshot labne. It’s a dark space with deep cherry lighting, filled with two-tops, candles, and a lot of velvet—making it one of the better places to take someone for a date. " - Candis Mclean, Alison Kessler
