Flor Wine Bar
What:
Jug of Pimm’s for two
Where:
Flor Wine Bar
555 Nicholson Street, Carlton North
When:
Mon–Thu 4–10
Fri noon–10
Sat–Sun 10–10
How much:
$15
Contact:
9381 4443
If revenge is a dish best served cold, then Pimm’s is a drink best served en masse.
The nectar of toffs, dandies and fops alike, it was invented back in the 1840s by James Pimm who served it exclusively at his posh London oyster bar, preferring to serve his concoction in a tankard mixed with lemonade or champagne – forging the “no. 1 cup” moniker.
Time-travel a century and a half to the present, and the ladies and gentlemen at the swanky Flor Wine Bar have modernised the no. 1 cup, and served it in a jug big enough to share (sharing is recommended – solo juggery oft leads to drunken tomfoolery, which has no place in toff culture, unless it be behind closed doors).
If you’re interested in something to nosh in-between gulps of chilled Pimm’s, gallivant through Flor’s impressive tapas menu; sharp-cheesed risotto balls, octopus in red wine, and green beans with flaked almonds, amongst others.
And if you tire of the Pimm’s, there’s always the 36-or-so single malt whiskeys, and other transatlantic tipple delights to keep your whistle whet.
Venue: Bar
Meal: Where everybody knows your name
Keywords: Carlton North
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