Death In The Afternoon
Cocktail bar · Highland ·
Absinthe bar with Spanish tapas, creative cocktails, and moody decor
Absinthe bar with Spanish tapas, creative cocktails, and moody decor
"Absinthe is the hook behind this cocktail bar. It’s the focus of lots of the very good drinks on the menu. But Death In The Afternoon is still a good call for a date if you don’t really care what you’re drinking—you just want to sip it inside a room that feels dark and mysterious. The bar has a weathered look to it, with unfinished walls and a concrete floor, and it’s one vintage lamp away from being called a speakeasy. But it doesn’t feel too forced thanks to a friendly staff who are only taking the drinks—not themselves—too seriously. If you get hungry, they have Spanish dishes too, like patatas brava, grilled octopus, and a chorizo burger." - ryan pfeffer, cheryl rodewig
"Absinthe is the hook behind this cocktail bar. It’s the focus of lots of the very good drinks on the menu. But Death In The Afternoon is still a good call for a date if you don’t really care what you’re drinking—you just want to sip it inside a room that feels dark and mysterious. The bar has a weathered look to it, with unfinished walls and a concrete floor, and it’s one vintage lamp away from being called a speakeasy. But it doesn’t feel too forced thanks to a friendly staff who are only taking the drinks—not themselves—too seriously. If you get hungry, they have Spanish dishes too, like patatas brava, grilled octopus, and a chorizo burger." - Ryan Pfeffer
"Stepping into Death in the Afternoon feels like being transported back to the early twentieth century when drinking unfolded in dimly lit, intimate, and super-secret spaces. This historical ambiance is fitting, given the bar’s specialty: absinthe, the famously controversial spirit banned in 1912 and only made legal again in 2007. Death in the Afternoon is one of the few bars on the East Coast to specialize in the spirit, and the only one in Florida. Its entire cocktail menu revolves around the storied beverage, featuring standouts like the Sauterelle, which tastes like a delightfully boozy bowl of mint chocolate chip ice cream." - Colleen Hamilton
"The book Death in the Afternoon certainly has its fair share of dipsomaniacal characters as does Death in the Afternoon, the bar. The primary culprit in both is absinthe, the much-maligned spirit falsely accused of everything from hallucinations to murder. No, if there’s any slaying going on inside this moody Mills 50 booze den, it’s at the hands of owner-bartenders Arthur Boothe and Julian Burgos who kill it with their cocktail game, and chef Eric Norvelus who executes with aplomb." - Faiyaz Kara
"The Mills 50 absinthe house shakes and stirs some stellar cocktails, no doubt, but an accompanying menu overseen by chef Eric Norvelus keeps things in the Spanish wheelhouse. Dishes like a housemade chorizo smashburger, pork belly served atop pasilla mole, and charred octopus braised in fennel and smoked pimentón topped with a mound of seasoned black lentils are the stuff writers coo about. The bar is named after the Hemingway work, and Papa certainly would’ve knocked back a few namesake Death in the Afternoons (absinthe and champagne) and cooed about them. Basque cheesecake makes a fine and filling ending." - Faiyaz Kara
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