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Mill Place Merchants

Hidden CBD speakeasy with an old-timey feel.

Devilled eggs at Mill Place Merchants.
1 / 9Devilled eggs at Mill Place Merchants.Bonnie Savage
Inside the CBD speakeasy.
2 / 9Inside the CBD speakeasy.Bonnie Savage
Mill Place mini pies.
3 / 9Mill Place mini pies.Bonnie Savage
Champagne fried chicken with blue cheese and bourbon dip.
4 / 9Champagne fried chicken with blue cheese and bourbon dip.Bonnie Savage
Pink lady cocktail (gin, apple juce, grenadine and lime).
5 / 9Pink lady cocktail (gin, apple juce, grenadine and lime).Bonnie Savage
Classy, old-timey vibes.
6 / 9Classy, old-timey vibes.Bonnie Savage
Vanilla and rum canele.
7 / 9Vanilla and rum canele. Bonnie Savage
Jamon serrano croquettes with lemon and green garlic aioli.
8 / 9Jamon serrano croquettes with lemon and green garlic aioli.Bonnie Savage
Marinated mussels.
9 / 9Marinated mussels.Bonnie Savage

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​Paawan Engineer’s new city speakeasy has a glimmer of gimmick: you enter through a giant mirrored door in what’s meant to emulate a 19th-century dressing room. But what lies beyond is a cocktail bar serious about what’s in your glass. Once your eyes adjust to the flickering candlelight, survey the collection of old-timey knick-knacks then sink into a chesterfield with an Old Fashioned, or something similarly classy and classic.

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