Pittsburgh, often credited as the birthplace of the speakeasy, has gained another speakeasy-inspired bar. The Richard DeShantz Restaurant Group opened Vieux Carr\u00e9 speakeasy on Friday in the Strip District.<\/p>\n
Meaning \u201cold square\u201d in French, the new venture is billed as a \u201chidden cocktail destination,\u201d accessible through an unmarked door within another of DeShantz\u2019s Strip District nightclubs, Sea Monkey. According to a news release, the speakeasy and lounge will offer an immersive design on an \u201cintimate scale\u201d with an extensive bar menu.<\/p>\n
Classic craft cocktails inspired by New Orleans include the restaurant\u2019s namesake, a Vieux <\/a>Carr\u00e9<\/a>, Sazerac, Hurricane and St. Charles Punch, alongside original creations like Bananas Foster Blue Blazer, which boasts \u201ca dramatic, fire-forward presentation\u201d to add theatrical edge. Food selections include a \u201cplayful\u201d menu of small bites, including a signature smash burger with wagyu beef, truffled cheese and caviar sauce, and a \u201cHappy Meal,\u201d featuring ramen chicken nuggets and fries with caviar. <\/p>\n The bar program is led by Richard DeShantz Restaurant Group bartender and Creative Beverage Director Brian Maxwell, a Pittsburgh native with global experience, according to the same release.<\/p>\n Maxwell called Vieux Carr\u00e9 \u201ca love letter\u201d both \u201cto cocktail history and to Pittsburgh,\u201d adding \u201cthis city is where my journey began, and bringing something this layered and expressive home is incredibly meaningful.\u201d<\/p>\n Vieux Carr\u00e9 marks the 14th concept from the Richard DeShantz Restaurant Group, following Sea Monkey\u2019s opening on New Year\u2019s Eve. Coop De Ville, DeShantz\u2019s Southern-inspired restaurant and barcade, is located next door on Smallman Street.<\/p>\n The speakeasy will operate as a late-night venture, currently open Thursdays through Saturdays starting at 7 p.m. Reservations are available through OpenTable by selecting Sea Monkey and choosing \u201cExperiences.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh, often credited as the birthplace of the speakeasy, has gained another speakeasy-inspired bar. The Richard DeShantz Restaurant…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":152614,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[73,75,74],"class_list":{"0":"post-152613","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pittsburgh","8":"tag-pittsburgh","9":"tag-pittsburgh-headlines","10":"tag-pittsburgh-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152613\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}