Julie Reiner opened Clover Club on Smith Street in 2008 to revive the 1909 Philadelphia cocktail of the same name. The room is bright, civilized, and committed to classical cocktail discipline. Reiner is one of the most respected American bartenders alive and the bar reflects her standards.
The cocktail programme is rooted in pre-prohibition technique. The Clover Club itself — gin, lemon, raspberry syrup, egg white — is the right first order. The Bramble is benchmark. The seasonal menu rotates four times yearly with thoughtful originals alongside immaculate classics.
The crowd is mid-thirties Brooklyn professionals and visiting cocktail enthusiasts. Pair with Maison Premiere in Williamsburg for a complete Brooklyn cocktail evening.