Dark Room
Cocktail bar · Greenwood ·
Craft cocktails and Korean-inspired dishes in a moody setting
Craft cocktails and Korean-inspired dishes in a moody setting
"The Deal: $10 Glasses Of Cava, N/A Negronis, And Boilermakers, Plus $12 Cocktails And $10 Snacks Dark Room is one of the best bars and best Korean restaurants in town. During their "Golden Hour," you can drink a refreshing daiquiri alongside a $10 hot dog topped with their phenomenal kimchi pimento cheese." - aimee rizzo, gabe guarente
"There’s a clear temperature drop just walking into this moody Greenwood bar where the AC is at boutique hotel lobby levels. Cocktails are booze-forward, often blending multiple spirits together, like the refreshing Candy Paint that tastes like a grapefruit slice spiked with brandy and applejack. The snacks are terrific, too. Dip Ritz crackers into kimchi-spiked Beecher’s pimento cheese or get a teriyaki Spam rice bowl and avoid venturing out into the infernal sun." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, gabe guarente
"When Dark Room opened in early 2023, it was an instant classic. Co-owner Matthew Gomez brings restless creativity to a drink menu that includes a damn-near encyclopedic range of ingredients. There’s interesting booze like Kümmel, Nixta, and Cloosterbitter; not-booze like Yakult and moringa; even kimchi brine and carrot. As if that wasn’t enough, owner Amy Beaumier is in the kitchen slinging top-notch Korean-inflected snacks til 10 p.m., and the atmosphere is as lively as it is moody and dimly lit." - Meg van Huygen
"You could come to this Greenwood spot just to eat outstanding Korean snacks, but there’s also some nifty sh*t happening behind the bar. Cocktails are booze-forward, often blending multiple spirits together, though there’s a wonderful balance between alcohol and not-alcohol. Use it for a low-stakes date or friend catch-up when you want the drinks (and Beecher's pimento cheese with a kimchi kick) to do most of the impressing." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"At first glance, Dark Room is a cocktail bar—and also just a really dark room. But this Greenwood spot is not merely a place to stumble in for a mai tai. The small dishes here are fun but self-aware at the same time, and are perfect for mixing and matching outstanding small plates. There’s teriyaki-glazed Spam rice bowls, beef and pork meatballs in a comforting rice porridge, and a tangy pimento cheese made with kimchi and Beecher’s that deserves its own publicist." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, carlo mantuano, gabe guarente
