What drink to orderStart with the bar’s signature Antarctic Dry Martini, based on Süd Polaire’s bracingly dry gin, served in a frosty-cold silver coupe and finished with a spritz of juniper mist. The spirits library and small, inspired wine list (with about 100 wines, 16 by the glass) are focused on cool-climate regions and styles, biodynamic farming and natural techniques. A case study is the bar’s own label, Domaine Simha, producing small volumes of highly regarded pinot noir and chardonnay from a single vineyard using wild fermentation, lunar timing and minimal intervention. Rieslings from the cool slopes of Alsace, Austria’s Wachau Valley and Germany’s Mosel Valley feature alongside cult Champagnes such as Egly-Ouriet and Jacques Selosse. If you’ve ever fancied some alpine experimentation, this is the place to explore a carefully edited list of amari, aquavit and absinthe from frosty latitudes.
