Traveling Mercies
Cocktail bar · Aurora District ·
Craft cocktails, oysters, and small plates with stunning sunset views
Craft cocktails, oysters, and small plates with stunning sunset views
"An Aurora establishment that was entered in the Best New Bar category but did not advance to the James Beard finals." - Paolo Bicchieri
"In a third-floor refuge from the bustle of the Stanley Marketplace, this snazzy, jazzy little joint is a date-night no-brainer. Here, couples reconnect over sophisticated cocktails like the Drinking & Smoking with pisco, peat moss, almond, wintergreen, pineapple, and orange blossom alongside seafood-centric snacks by Annette’s Caroline Glover: Think smoked trout rillettes and mussels escabeche on toast as well as oysters on the half shell (obvi)." - Ruth Tobias
"In a tiny, 400-square-foot cocktail-and-oyster bar that runs on a toaster oven and hot plate, the lone dessert on a seven-item menu is a rice pudding that doubles as smart logistics: nostalgic for the chef-owner, make-ahead friendly, served cold, and quickly assembled with components like passionfruit jam and lime whipped cream." - Bettina Makalintal
"Technically, Traveling Mercies is a bar, not a restaurant, but given that it’s James Beard Award winner Caroline Glover’s bar, it earns a spot on this list. Tucked away in a snug space on the third level of Aurora’s Stanley Marketplace, it’s a showcase for the skills of Glover’s beverage team, who supplement cocktails like The Fool’s Progress (rhum agricole, rye, banana, cardamom, and absinthe) with a charming wine selection and an equally winning, albeit small, selection of snacks — oysters chief among them." - Eater Staff
