Anneke D.
Yelp
BlueBird is a funky, colorful bar tended by friendly staff in dreads. As soon as my friend and I sat down at the bar, we received a warm smile and two glasses of water. We were waiting for another friend and the bar was filling up, but the bartender encouraged us to take our time in choosing our cocktails and refilled our water glasses in the meantime.
It was a tough choice! The two-page menu showcased inventive cocktails between 10€ and 14€ for a variety of tastes: while one concoction featured St. Germain and beetroot juice, another resembled a salad, mixing ingredients such as basil and balsamic. If nothing suits your fancy, they'll be happy to whip something up to your liking. My friend explained what she was looking for, and in under ten minutes our kind bartender produced the perfect drink for her. All were well doused in alcohol--after two rounds we were done for the night (despite balancing the drinks with glasses of water).
The ambiance was as trendy as the bar staff, with a giant fish tank across from the bar, a fully enclosed smoking room behind that, and further down the hallway, a clean restroom with mirrored ceiling. The music was top notch, with selections from 1950s jazz to modern Bonobo, but it was far too loud. There weren't too many clients throughout the night (and the interior is small), but we had trouble talking over the music and our ears were still ringing the next day.