Prélude

"The high-end cocktail bar off of West 10th Street is a fanciful destination for high-end cocktails and a smorgasbord of New American canapes in a pretty house setting with multiple rooms, floors, and an outdoor patio to frequent. Make reservations for its aperitivo hour or a festive late-night bite – or order everything off the menu for a dinner of snacks. Order the gougeres." - Darcie Duttweiler

"A luxe cocktail bar founded by Matt and Lorin Peters, offering a sophisticated drink menu." - Brittany Britto Garley

"Prélude is a high-end cocktail bar where Mathew Peters works. Mathew, along with his wife Lorin Peters, has been part of the group advocating for Michelin's expansion to Texas." - Nadia Chaudhury

"Everything about Prélude feels luxe, from the cocktail experience set in swanky private rooms at a renovated old house to the small menu of canapés that includes a $125 order of six chicken nuggets (with caviar). You’re not here for value or a full stomach. You’re here to drink expensive cocktails in a beautiful space, find out what pricey ground poultry tastes like, and pray that someone in your party offers to cover the bill. Does it all feel a little performative? Of course. But the food and drinks are executed flawlessly, and the whole experience makes you feel like you’re part of a very private club that uses the word “summer” as a verb. " - nicolai mccrary, matthew jacobs

"The first phase of chef Mathew Peters’ ambitious luxury downtown hospitality headquarters includes this elegant high-end cocktail bar in a house building with plentiful semi-private and private dining rooms, ranging from 10 to 75 guests, with access to its snacks and drinks." - Erin Russell, Nadia Chaudhury