Voltaire

"Voltaire has some of the best bar ambiance in the city. Perfect for a date. Great for happy hour. Or solely for an incredible dinner. The long and narrow space is dimly lit with a rotating cast of good art and seasonally shifting cocktail and food menus. I recommend simply ponying up to the bar, talking likes and dislikes, and letting their incredibly talented bar staff make you just what you need. Then, order some food whether you’re hungry or not, because it’s incredible. Charcuterie plate? Yup, always. An entree? Yes, probably that too. Open Weds–Sun @4pm. Side note: Voltaire is also taking over the shuttered Golden Ox restaurant across the street, with a planned renovation and rebirth in early 2017." - Faregrounds

"We love hanging out in the historic industrial district, which gets especially spooky during Halloween, when world-class haunted houses pop up in the surrounding warehouses. There’s no better place to recover after getting scared sh*tless by a werewolf holding a chainsaw than Voltaire. This lamp-lit European-style brasserie makes us feel right at home, lulling us into spilling our darkest secrets at Happy Hour over the best Old Fashioned in town. Their menu also has tons of delicious fusiony plates like oyster mushroom pupusas and Jamaican jerk skirt steak. It’s a great launching pad for a night of bar-hopping too, since it's right next to the divey Lucky Boys and near the chic cocktail bar The Campground." - ryan bernsten

"We love hanging out in the historic industrial district, which gets especially spooky during Halloween, when world-class haunted houses pop up in the surrounding warehouses. There’s no better place to recover after getting scared sh*tless by a werewolf holding a chainsaw than Voltaire. This lamp-lit European-style brasserie makes us feel right at home, lulling us into spilling our darkest secrets at Happy Hour over the best Old Fashioned in town. Their menu also has tons of delicious fusiony plates like oyster mushroom pupusas and Jamaican jerk skirt steak. It’s a great launching pad for a night of bar-hopping too, since it's right next to the divey Lucky Boys and near the chic cocktail bar The Campground." - Ryan Bernsten

"Voltaire, West Bottoms. Voltaire has some of the best bar ambiance in the city. Perfect for a date. Great for happy hour. Or solely for an incredible dinner. The long and narrow space is dimly lit with a rotating cast of good art and seasonally shifting cocktail and food menus. I recommend simply ponying up to the bar, talking likes and dislikes, and letting their incredibly talented bar staff make you just what you need. Then, order some food whether you’re hungry or not, because it’s incredible. Charcuterie plate? Yup, always. An entree? Yes, probably that too. Open Weds–Sun @4pm. Side note: Voltaire is also taking over the shuttered Golden Ox restaurant across the street, with a planned renovation and rebirth in early 2017."