SCOTTSDALE, AZ — There’s an underground cocktail lounge with a 'speakeasy atmosphere’ that’s opening this May in the Valley! Tell Your Friends hopes to stir up the cocktail scene in Scottsdale. The new venue will have 52 seats and promises unique drinks, live music and more. The grand opening to the public was originally set for May 18, but will now be May 23.
Tell Your Friends An inside look of the cocktail lounge. The speakeasy is located underneath The Americano in Scottsdale and is “accessed through a nondescript side door.” “When you enter, there's going to be kind of a holding area where you'll get greeted by the hostess [.
..] and then what's [going to] end up happening is we'll open these kinds of drapes up and you'll be introduced to the space for the first time,” said Keifer Gilbert, Valley bartender behind the Cocktail Program at Tell Your Friends, in a previous interview with ABC15 .
Valley Chef Beau MacMillan will lead the small-bites menu for the location; guests will have the ability to order from the dining menu of The Americano, too. Here’s a look at some of the offerings for the cocktail lounge. Jill McNamara Image features the following dishes: Korean Fried, The American Wedge, Salumi & Cheese Board, Whipped Ricotta & Coppa Ham.
COCKTAILS Here’s what Gilbert shared with ABC15 about the cocktail lounge. “There will be a classic section that I think will be nice and introductory for people. And the reason that we went that route is - gain.