In a city overflowing with booze, curating a cocktail menu to stun Austin’s thirsty patrons is no small feat. Honey Moon – named for the pandemic-delayed nuptial celebrations of owners Adrienne Wiggins and Reed Calhoun – is highly stylized with This Old House original wood floors, funky art walls, gilded mirrors, and lush fabrics. Even better, the details of Mallory Valentine’s craft cocktail program put it light-years ahead of its peers with original recipes for ingredients like grapefruit-cardamom shrub, almond orgeat, pomegranate molasses, and – in our favorite, the Wet Your Beak in the Stream martini – pickled haricot vert. There’s even a drink featuring Tubi 60, the citrusy Israeli liqueur you’ve never tasted but should. Throw on a city witch hat and a fancy shirt to spotlight those quarantine stick-and-poke tats, and make a reservation. If you’re really nice, they’ll even mail a postcard for you because tipsy handwritten notes never go out of style.
