Oculto 477 in Old Town, a project from Be Saha Hospitality Group (Tahona, Wormwood, Botanica), is the only speakeasy in the world known to be located next door to a cemetery – one of the most interesting and unique environments you’ll find to have top-shelf cocktails in San Diego! Spooky cocktails with stunning presentation […]
Wormwood , one of North Park’s newest restaurants, combines the charm of the French countryside with a worldly cuisine and bar menu that celebrates absinthe, an often misunderstood spirit that was popular with French bohemians in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The anise-based liquor became known as a mythical spirit with hallucinatory properties that […]
I can’t really speak French, maybe 10 words or so, which all fall from my mouth in a confusing language pile. But in the sexy French bistro that is Wormwood, logic and skill are no match for the way it makes you feel. I am fluent. I am not me, a person raised in the […]
The first time I tried absinthe was at a historic bar in New Orleans’ French Quarter, but I didn’t become a fan until visiting Wormwood — San Diego’s first absinthe bar. Why it matters: The absinthe flight in the vintage Paris-inspired secret garden is a fun opportunity to acquire a taste for the elixir known […]
SAN DIEGO — A San Diego spot is one of the top mezcal bars in the United States, according to Yelp data. Tahona Bar, located at 2414 San Diego Avenue in the heart of Old Town, comes in at No. 13 on the list. The business prides itself as being the first mezcal tasting room […]