The Cocktail Terrace at downtown’s 21c Museum Hotel Cincinnati is slated to open 5 p.m. Thursday, April 15.
Head down Gano Alley to find the discreet door to gain access to this hip outdoor rooftop drinking destination, which can be accessed via an elevator ride up to the 11th floor of the hotel. The Cocktail Terrace menu features fun cocktails and a new raw bar concept by Metropole chef Vanessa Miller.
Miller and her team have crafted a menu featuring everything from East and West Coast-style oysters and lobster rolls to salmon belly poke and black truffle clam chowder. For those who want to go big, there’s the Chef’s “Over-the-Top” Power Tower for $80, with mixed seafood like king crab legs and Skull Island prawns (limited quantity available each day).
“We’re thrilled to be bringing a little bit of whimsy and fun to the Cocktail Terrace in the form of a full raw bar menu,” Miller says in a press release. “We’ll be focusing on sourcing the freshest seafood we can, and then finding fun and interesting ways to serve it.”
Boozy slushies will be back this year, with White Claw floats, freezer martinis and plenty of wine and local and national craft beers. (See the full food and drink menu on 21c’s website.)
The bar will be open starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, weather permitting, with food service until 10 p.m.
Social distancing, temperature checks and “appropriate PPE” required.
The 21c Museum Hotel is located at 609 Walnut St., Downtown. More info at 21cmuseumhotels.com.
This article appears in Best Of Cincinnati 2021.