Wink and Nod
Venue Brief
Windowless South End speakeasy on Appleton Street with a backlit bottle wall, crystal chandeliers and house-made liqueurs, open late every night of the week.
Venue Details
- Vibe
- IntimateVintageDate Night
- Age guide
- 25-45
- Dress code
- Smart Casual
- Cuisine
- AmericanTapas/Share Plate
- Demographic
- Young ProfessionalsCouplesLocals
- Music genre
- Jazz
- Price
- $$$$
- Open season
- Year-round
- Clientele
- LocalsAmerican
- Offerings
- Table Service
- Open times
- Mon 5 PM – 12 AMTue 5 PM – 12 AMWed 5 PM – 12 AMThu 5 PM – 12 AM BestFri 5 PM – 12 AM BusySat 5 PM – 12 AM BusySun 5 PM – 12 AM
- Vibe score
- 8.0 / 10
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About Wink and Nod
An unmarked door on Appleton Street, easy to walk past, opens onto a room with no windows at all: pressed-tin ceiling, crystal chandeliers, leather booths, zebra-print carpet and a long bar backed by glowing shelves of spirits. The bar program leans on liqueurs made in-house from scratch, and bartenders are known for walking guests through the botanicals behind them. Cocktails come in coupes and jars dressed for the season. The kitchen serves more than bar snacks, with chicken skewers, a burger with fries, flatbreads and plated mains, so many guests treat it as a dinner stop. It keeps the same hours all week, 5pm to midnight daily, which makes it one of the more dependable late options in the neighborhood. Google scores it 4.0 from roughly 315 reviews; praise centers on the bartenders and the hidden-bar atmosphere, while the lower marks mostly concern uneven drinks and one unfriendly server.
