Fodor's Expert Review The Olde Bar

This Jose Garces spot is located in the historic bones of Old Original Bookbinders, a fish house that catered to politicians, bigwigs, and celebrities in its day. The menu isn’t elaborate, but manages well with updates on seafood classics like snapper soup and lobster rolls, and the East and West Coast oysters are pristine, but the deep catalog of cocktails both classic and nouveau is the real reason to come—seasonal Old Fashioneds, elaborate swizzles, and sours as foamy as the ocean surf satisfy tipplers of all tastes. The handsome bar anchors the space in waves of carved mahogany; with nautical caged lights and low pressed-tin ceilings, it creates the vibe of a saloon on a luxurious ocean liner.