When homeowners Alex Howard and Paul Pearse took over the previous Overlord house at 2503 Gallatin Ave. in 2023, they have been inheriting a enterprise that had lasted solely eight fraught months. The earlier proprietor took a number of the French WWII decorations with him, however he left the overall traditional Euro vibe behind.
Howard and Pearse pivoted throughout the channel and named the brand new enterprise Martha My Pricey after Howard’s mother and a beloved Beatles music about Paul McCartney’s sheepdog. The identify is sort of acceptable, as a result of the community-centered neighborhood grasp makes everybody really feel like household and is as snug as a fuzzy canine curled up in entrance of a hearth.
Hospitality execs Pearse and Howard are useless critical about their drinks, although, and their imaginative and prescient of the bar is obvious to anybody who pays consideration. They’ve assembled an providing of European amari, aperitifs and liqueurs that’s unmatched on the town, they usually use these substances in considerate however not overcomplicated cocktail recipes. Their playful facet exhibits by means of in a brief listing of photographs and boilermakers, excellent for a toast after a aggressive sport of pool at Martha’s.
Past the wonderful operation of the bar and a brief menu of snacks, Martha My Pricey excels as an exercise hub for the neighborhood. Day by day pleased hours draw within the early crowd, however regulars know when to point out up for collaborative pop-up occasions and bar takeovers by the workers members of different like-minded institutions. Martha’s meals menu is continuously augmented by meals vans and a particular summer season two-for-one meals collection that introduces new culinary expertise. Weekly chess nights additionally contribute to the snug pub vibe, making it formally an honored entry in my “Good Hangs” listing.
To rejoice three years of cocktails and beers, Martha My Pricey is inviting Pizza Lolo to pop up as a meals dinner on Saturday, Feb. 21, and a neighborhood tattoo artist will likely be on-site providing particular offers and flash tats. The bar workforce has put collectively a particular menu of a few of their favourite cocktails of the primary three years, they usually’ll offer $3 pints from their first keg of Martha’s Deluxe Lager made in partnership with 3 Floyds Brewing from Indiana.
Who is aware of? Perhaps you’ll have a lot enjoyable that you just’ll do one thing price incomes a photograph above the bar?
