WE VISITED A GORGEOUS DOWNTOWN PROVIDENCE LOUNGE LAST NIGHT

Hanging Out Here Is Gin-credible

The hubs and I went for some quick pre-show (you guys, we saw The Temptations musical Ain’t Too Proud at PPAC last night and it was OUTSTANDING) drinks downtown last night at a snazzy bar I’ve been wanting to check out for a while.

I first happened upon Marcelino’s whilst doing some online research (you call it living on my phone, I call it “blog research”) a few weeks ago, and when we opened the glass doors on Tuesday evening, I knew we’d made the right decision.

First off, we were greeted and seated immediately (we didn’t make a reservation but it’s not a bad idea) by two welcoming young women.

We opted for banquette (ish) seating near the front windows.

Secondly, gotta tell you that the interior of this softly lit lounge is soooo GORGEOUS !!! (I was a little worried our phone photos would turn out dim and blurry. Thankfully we managed to come away with a solid bunch that were blog worthy.)

This bar is VERY big city and luxe (you almost expect SJP, Andy Cohen & John Benjamin Hickey, Nili Lotan or Jill Kargman to breeze in for some sips or small plates) but in a completely accessible way.

By that, I mean, go ahead and wear denim, but pair it back to a great blazer or topper.

The drink menu is something else! Lots of fruits, herbs, and the like in the mix. (A bit of a Goop.com vibe and I mean that in the BEST possible way.)

I was torn between their Strawberry (made with strawberry infused Ketel One, Mediterranean herbal wine, pink grapefruit, and wine) and Lavender/Galangal (with lavender infused Beefeater Gin, galangal, cucumber, basil, lemon, honey, soda) cocktails, finally deciding on the L/G which was pretty darn tasty.

They actually had some mocktails available as well and that’s what my husband drank.

Would love to go back another night when we have more time, like Thursdays when they do a whole jazz thing.

Also, you can valet at the Omni for rates starting at (I believe) $9 for an hour and a half.

Find Marcelino’s Boutique Bar at 1 West Exchange Street, Downtown Providence.