The Domino Lounge
Bar · Bywater ·
Spacious bar with creative cocktails, board games, and events
Spacious bar with creative cocktails, board games, and events
"I learned that Newton’s “wine dive” Domino in Bywater is reopening more creatively by setting up tables on St. Claude Avenue’s neutral ground; like at his other spot, he’s bringing staff back cautiously and enforcing mask and distancing rules rather than risking a rushed full reopening." - Beth D’Addono
"Ravenous Nola is most likely found at a brewery (Courtyard, Second Line, or Miel), Mid City beer store 504 Craft Reserve, and now, sometimes at Bywater “wine dive” The Domino. Though dubbed “Japanese fusion comfort food,” there’s no real telling what the menu will have in store, as they’ve recently included chimichangas, donburi bowls, boudin musibi, yaki udon, and a chicken Parmesan po-boy. Worth checking out no matter the evening’s theme." - Clair Lorell
"On St. Claude Avenue I came across a new “wine dive” opened this week by T. Cole Newton, the cocktail mastermind behind Twelve Mile Limit. Lining the left wall are three dark-leather retro booths with custom game-board tabletops displaying checkers and backgammon, and the middle booth even features a Settlers of Catan board. Newton translated the cozy, unpretentious ethos that made Twelve Mile Limit a neighborhood favorite into a wine-focused spot intended to avoid the “cult of exclusivity,” enlisting an all-star team (Holly Talmadge, J’Nai Williams, Toure Folkes, Xander Bilyk, Scott Hicks) and bar manager Luis Zepeda to build a carefully curated 17-wine menu across sparkling, rosé, white, red, and fortified categories. All wines are offered on draft, canned, boxed, or from corkless bottles that they plan to repurpose—Zepeda says he sought the best wines in sustainable packaging and wouldn’t serve anything he wouldn’t drink himself. For now Newton is encouraging patrons to bring outside food and the bar serves what he describes as “elevated stoner snacks,” including house-made pizza bagels, toaster pastries, and pressed sandwiches, with pop-ups planned for the future. The Domino is located at 3044 St. Claude Avenue and is open seven days a week from 3 p.m. to 2 a.m." - Paula Echevarria
"Bustling St. Claude Avenue is getting a new, neighborhood-y wine bar from 12 Mile Limit’s T. Cole Newton this summer, according to Todd Price. Tentatively named Domino, Newton wants to remove “cult of exclusivity around wine bars” with his new spot, which will be next to Red’s Chinese." - Stephanie Carter
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