{"id":348458,"date":"2026-09-16T16:46:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/348458\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T16:46:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:46:56","slug":"pour-bx-brings-a-new-wine-bar-to-mott-haven-as-the-neighborhoods-dining-scene-continues-to-take-shape-bronx-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/348458\/","title":{"rendered":"Pour BX brings a new wine bar to Mott Haven as the neighborhood\u2019s dining scene continues to take shape \u2013 Bronx Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the last decade, the neighborhoods of Mott Haven and Port Morris have undergone rapid development. As luxury housing went up along the Harlem River waterfront, niche bars and restaurants opened to accommodate the changing demographic, especially along Bruckner Boulevard.\u00a0<\/p>\n

iNine Bistro opened in 2018, specializing in Afro-fusion cuisine. Bar 47 opened in 2022, bringing the only pool table to the neighborhood, and over the weekend, Pour BX Wine Bar<\/a>\u00a0celebrated their official grand opening to a bevy of excited locals.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, we have so many bars open with just basic alcohol, not a lot of wine options, and just having something like this is nice,\u201d Brenda Dasilva said, a local who grew up in the neighborhood and attended opening night with her confidante Sami Yearwood. <\/p>\n

The two became wine aficionados over a decade of friendship, but when it comes to where they go for a glass of wine, \u201c\u200awe\u2019ll just like buy a bottle of whatever we want and we\u2019ll just hang out,\u201d DaSilva said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Opened by Cyndi Bajema and Vish Deasmoney, \u201cpartners in business and partners in life,\u201d the quaint wine bar at 63 Bruckner Blvd., is the Bronx-based couple\u2019s first venture into the hospitality industry. The two met 2022 when they casually struck up a conversation about horses at the Belmont races in Long Island. <\/p>\n

Deasmoney grew up near Intervale Avenue and worked in the mattress business for nearly 20 years and Bajema grew up in the midwest and was an aerospace engineer before she retired. Early in her career, she gained a passion for wine while working for someone who also owned a winery. <\/p>\n

From there, she sought out wines in her travels from California to France.
\n\"\"Vish Deasmoney, co-owner of Pour BX was working hard over the weekend as the wine bar celebrated its grand opening over the weekend. Photo by ET Rodriguez
\n\"\"The wine bar also features flights of three glasses of wine at three ounces each. Photo by ET Rodriguez\n<\/p>\n

\u201c\u200aI\u2019ve gained so much knowledge into wine. Like, [Cyndi] teaches me all this stuff,\u201d Deasmoney said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pour BX offers familiar varieties, like Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, but also boasts more unique options, like a Cannonau from the \u201cblue zones\u201d of Sardinia, a region known for its centenarians.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you drink this wine, you\u2019ll live to 100,\u201d Bajema joked.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

Being the only place of its kind for miles, the couple hopes Pour BX can bring the joy of wine drinking to the South Bronx.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\u201cI was like, people in the Bronx have to love wine just as much as people in Manhattan. So we just felt like it was a gap in the market that we could come in and people would be excited about it,\u201d Bajema added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While new businesses bring excitement to the neighborhood, many have also shuttered in the last few years. Pour BX wine bar replaced SOBRO Juice. Beatstro, a popular restaurant for comfort food and events, closed. Chocobar Cortes shuttered its doors after a string of burglaries, according to owner Carlos Cortes and Bricks and Hop introduced craft beer to the neighborhood and closed in 2024, along with others. <\/p>\n

However, locals are excited for the new addition, showing their support over the weekend.\u00a0
\n\"\"The bar features a bottle of Cannonau from the \u201cblue zones\u201d of Sardinia, a region known for its centenarians. Photo by ET Rodriguez\n<\/p>\n

Basked in a warm orange glow, the small space boasts 20 seats, with eight at the marble-top bar, and Deasmoney and Bajema working furiously to keep up with the outpour of support over the weekend. <\/p>\n

As an introduction to the neighborhood and for a limited time, Pour BX provides an all-day happy hour with $8 wines, $5 beers and homemade peach bellini jello shots for $3. The bar also offers non-alcoholic wines and a charcuterie plate for snacking, with sandwiches set to roll out on the menu soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI look forward to them having maybe tastings and invite the community. So that way we can learn how to pair, you know, mac and cheese with specific wines. Maybe some deep-fried chicken, you know, some of the local foods,\u201d Antonio Marroquin said, a local who enjoyed a bottle of Pinot Gris with his wife on Friday.<\/p>\n

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