A brand new consuming spot positioned steps away from the throngs of River Stroll and Alamo vacationers is hush-hush in additional methods than one. Particularly, it’s each a speakeasy and a library.
The Library Cocktail Lounge made its debut final week as a self-described “hideaway hotspot” beneath the Maverick, an opulent downtown house resort at 606 N. Presa St.
The lounge looks like it’s hidden in plain sight, a bit oasis surrounded by the hustle and bustle of one in all San Antonio’s busiest corridors.
The Library’s cozy, modern area is embellished not solely with bookshelves however the portraits of nice comedians together with Robin Williams, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Joan Rivers and Steve Martin. Because the portraits signify, the watering gap adjoins the Riot Comedy Membership, one other new function beneath the Maverick that debuted final week.
The Riot, which originated in Houston, has opened its River Stroll location as a part of a deliberate eight-city growth, the Present reported in August.
Bringing laughs again to downtown, which has been with out a comedy membership since 2018, the venue presents ticketed reveals together with open-mic nights for up-and-coming acts. Its Houston location averages 650 reveals yearly on the Rudyard’s British Pub, making it a House Metropolis establishment.
“I anticipate tourism to be a giant marketplace for us,” Riot proprietor Brian Gendron advised the Houston Chronicle of the SA membership. Nonetheless, River Stroll institutions are reporting that tourism enterprise is down, prompting Metropolis Corridor conversations about how to attract extra locals to the realm.
Offers can’t harm.
The Library, positioned only a block and a half from the Alamo, presents each day completely satisfied hour specials till 7 p.m., together with $2 off all cocktails, combined drinks and wine and $1 off beers and seltzers.
Plus, for individuals who occur to seek out themselves downtown for no matter purpose, a close-by, tucked-away refuge may be simply what’s wanted.
The Present reached out to the Library to find out whether or not books are for lease, buy or simply for present, and what the choice may be, however received no response by press time.
The Library is open seven days every week. Its hours are 4-11 p.m. Monday by Wednesday, 4 p.m.-midnight Thursdays, 3 p.m.-midnight Fridays and Saturdays and 4 p.m.-10 p.m. Sundays.
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