Bar Dolly
Bar · Downtown ·
Mediterranean wines, classic cocktails, Italian bites & pasta
Mediterranean wines, classic cocktails, Italian bites & pasta
"A companion bar to a bakery offering a daily burrata and a focaccia of the day; on one visit, burrata was plated with blackberries, hazelnuts, basil, and a hit of vinaigrette, paired with sun-dried tomato focaccia and a limoncello spritz—an exemplary fruit-and-cheese combo for summer." - Eater Staff
"A visit to Dolly Olive’s sleek, next-door companion bar works equally well whether it’s the destination for the night or a waiting room to grab pre-dinner drinks before space at the main restaurant opens up. The bar’s menu encompasses smaller drinking snacks like marinated olives, as well as pasta dishes and large plates that include Sicilian eggplant parmigiana and grilled prawns with almond romesco. Beverage-wise, Dolly’s focus is on Mediterranean wines by the glass and spritzes like one splashed with bright, homemade limoncello." - Eater Staff
"I learned that the Sesame Collective transformed its cocktail bar Icarus into Bar Dolly as a companion to next-door Dolly Olive; it opened July 13 and serves spritzes, a selection of Mediterranean wines, and Italian dishes like burrata of the day and bucatini pomodoro." - Janey Wong
"Taking over the former Icarus space this July, Bar Dolly will be a simpler, “more timeless” extension of the neighboring Italian restaurant Dolly Olive, with a broader, more Mediterranean-leaning wine list (including bottles from Greece, France, and Spain) that aims to be affordable and approachable. The cocktail program will skew classic with an Italian lilt: a spritz menu featuring Aperol spritzes, Biciclettas, lambrusco and house-made limoncello versions; a house Negroni brightened with cranberry grenadine and served in an individual capped bottle for tableside pours; a hazelnut whiskey sour built with a Frangelico cordial; and margaritas bolstered with Montenegro. Nonalcoholic options include Pathfinder spritzes, tarragon highballs, and Phony Negronis. Food will largely mirror Dolly Olive’s dishes that travel well (with occasional specials like salami and cheese boards), the redesign will move away from Icarus’s Italo-Disco trappings toward a cleaner, sleeker aesthetic with walnut wood touches, and the roughly 30-seat space will offer table service while also functioning as a bar and bottle shop selling the wine list to-go; the team expects the same level of refined service but in a more casual format." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
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