Brass Poppy
Bar · Town Lake ·
Craft cocktails, unique vegan sushi, and life-changing Iberico Bites.
Craft cocktails, unique vegan sushi, and life-changing Iberico Bites.
"Another hotel bar, this time, it’s the new lobby bar at the Hotel Van Zandt in the Rainey area as of September. The cocktail menu features drinks that lead bartender Curtis Janto considered as updated takes on disregarded beverages. There’s a fantastic Grasshopper (made with a house-created peppermint methe), a classy Rusty Nail (including an almond butter fat-washed Drambuie), and the Fuzzy Navel. There are indoor dine-in services." - Nadia Chaudhury
"Opening in mid-September as the new lobby bar at Hotel Van Zandt (605 Davis Street in the Rainey neighborhood), this intimate bar aims to offer a getaway from the bustle of Rainey Street. The cocktail program, led by Curtis Janto, reframes dismissed classics from the 1970s–1990s with inventive touches — examples include a Grasshopper with house-made crème de menthe, crème de cacao, Branca Menta and macadamia whipped cream; a Pink Lady made with gin, pisco, dry sherry, hazelnut oil, house spiced grenadine and lemon; and a Rusty Nail featuring beeswax‑rested scotch and an almond‑butter fat‑washed Drambuie with lemon oil. The drinks list is complemented by draft Texan beers, a canned Mexican beer and a concise wine‑by‑the‑glass selection. Executive chef Sergio Ledesma is offering internationally inspired snacks such as vegetable-and-fruit nigiri (no fish), a layered French onion dip with piquillo peppers, hard‑boiled eggs, steakhouse chips, tout oe and caviar, a duck al pastor infladita (meat tucked inside a puffy tortilla), and a playful cookies‑and‑milk dessert of Dutch chocolate cookie sandwiches filled with foie gras mousse served with truffle‑infused cream. The bar is part of a Markzeff‑designed lobby renovation that emphasizes mixed metals (including brass), jewel tones, vintage furniture and 1960s–1970s aesthetics. Hours are 4–11 p.m. Sunday–Thursday and 4 p.m.–midnight Friday–Saturday, with indoor dine‑in service." - Nadia Chaudhury
"I note Brass Poppy is the forthcoming lobby bar at the Hotel Van Zandt." - Nadia Chaudhury
"The hotel is renovating its first-floor lobby to add a new lobby bar called Brass Poppy at 605 Davis Street, which will feature bar and lounge-style seating, a metal artwork installation, classic cocktails like the Grasshopper and Pink Lady, and pintxos from executive chef Sergio Ledesma served on brass spikes; the revamp is happening under the hotel's new parent company, Sage Hospitality Group, and the bar is expected to open in the fall." - Nadia Chaudhury
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