Your November Food News: Supper Club, Boutique Bar in Downcity & Crepes on the West End

Downcity recently welcomed its newest upscale cocktail lounge to Exchange Street: Marcelino’s Boutique Bar. With a vision of crafting a high-end experience – down to the mood-setting music, chic velvet armchairs, and gold accents – expect elevated cocktails and global flavors. Co-founder Marcelino Abou Ali explains that the menu was inspired by his Mediterranean heritage, and with a keen attention to detail, the space is designed to host warm, memorable nights in the city.

The modern and mostly vegan Mediterranean fusion fare, served mezze-style and paired with specialty cocktails, “will provide guests with the most exquisite experience of our passion and creativity for earthy flavors,” ensures Ali. Sip seasonal flavors like lavender, apple, and anise while tasting small plates like hummus dishes and flatbreads, or the Tajin Salmon Carpaccio, featuring pickled veg, pine nuts, and a sesame seed sauce. 1 Exchange Street