The Up & Up

Took about 5-10 minutes to get the drink but was a great bar. I had the Happy Trails and A trip to maine. I preferred the happy trails as I am a fan of Japanese Whisky. The ambience was nice and dimly lit perfect spot for a date.

The atmosphere is fantastic for date night! We enjoyed our drinks and asked for recommendations. The service was great we had a great time!

Really cool bar vibe downstairs. It's pretty cozy down here; hip and not pretentious at all. Drinks menu is really unique and the drinks are really well done here. Everyone here was cool from the service to the efficiency. Would definitely visit again when I'm back in this area.

Finally managed to secure a reservation for this pretty popular establishment

First things first, the ambiance was great. Super chill laid back place with a decent since menu of signature drinks . Wonderful timely service with bartenders and waiters who are fully equipped to handle any questions you have or recommend something based on your likes.

I had tried the screen door slam (was good) & the happy trails ( IT WAS DELICIOUS). The screen door slam reminded me more on the old fashion category (which I am a fan of) but the star of the show was the happy trails, more of a whiskey sour category but was incredibly delicious and to me seemed like a wonderful spring/summer drink.

The only negative feedback I have is that the drinks are EXPENSIVE. $19 cocktails & they don't really use top notch liquor. I noticed most of their options were like any other bar with nothing really exotic to charge such step prices (just my opinion).

If you want somewhere that isn't too loud, is darkly lit with a large cocktail selection, I would say it's worth the pop in.

I would gladly visit the up & up again if I were in the area.

We stumbled upon this bar when we were in the area and needed to kill some time before going to the comedy cellar. Thank goodness we found it because it was everything we needed and more.

Great ambiance, not too loud and the drinks were absolutely delicious. It's refreshing to find a cocktail bar that makes good cocktails and nothing too elaborate to the point where you question what you're actually drinking.

The host was so nice as well. We didn't have a reservation and he did his best to accommodate us. And when we inevitably came back later that night with more people, he also was very accommodating despite it being much much busier at that point. Definitely will be a returning customer here.

A solid spot to impress friends and family visiting from out of town. This is a speakeasy that is relatively easy to get a last minute reservation at and drinks are always reliable. Drinks could be more inventive elsewhere but you can't go wrong on a Saturday night. Hospitality is a plus!

I highly suggest reservations if you are coming here on Friday or Saturday night, as I visited here and got lucky with my two friends on a Wednesday night. I opted with a drink called the one star yelp review, which was amazing and the backstory is hilarious. Our server Will was super nice and funny and as they have a cheese plate my cohort was beyond happy. The atmosphere is chill and booze forward, dim light underground to enjoy with friends or a first date (there actually was one going on that we "may" have people watched). Drinks are a little pricey but for the experience and how good the drinks and service was, it was well worth it.

Again make reservations, as most will not luck out like we did.

Overall rating: 4.7

Very very intimate bar in the heart of west village. I sat at the bar with a few other solo folks and got a very early reso like around 6 or so.

I liked the vibe, but I'm not sure if I'd be back solo or even with a friend. It's almost tooo dark. I'd definitely come back for a date if I'm trying to flex. Drinks felt a tad expensive but I understand.

I bet it's a different atmosphere at night. Recommend giving it a try.

The cocktails were very nice and the atmosphere was cozy with a "golden era" aesthetic. Not too long to be seated - even on New Years weekend! My only qualm is price for value. After one small drink, tax and tip, I find it hard to justify $25 for a drink that can be consumed in 3 sips. Regardless of how trendy the the restaurant or neighborhood is.

This is such a beautiful space. Kayla was a wonderful server and our drinks were really great!