The Lift

Possibly the best cocktail bar. EVER.

Quite surprising to get the high end mixologist treatment in what appears to be a hipster dive bar or coffee house. Their sidecar - bourbon,  Grand Marnier, and lemon juice - is one of the best that I've had. It's not even on the menu, but they knew exactly what I wanted! The other cocktails on their menu are excellent, too.

DSM is currently my home during the week, and my coworkers and I live for Wednesday night 2 for 1 cocktails. Who put $$ as the price point for this place?! Even the regular price tag of $8 is excellent for these artisan cocktails. If you want some perspective, one cocktail in NYC costs the same amount as 4 in DSM on Wednesday nights at The Lift. On second thought, maybe you should stay home so I can grab a booth for my team :-)

FINALLY.   A place I can call my home away from home.

I adore:  the casual atmosphere, bartender, tasty martinis, local artwork.

I had drinks here with coworkers, but would absolutely come back for another girls night or sexy time date.

Yes, a dive bar...with that old couch in the corner, lost (young) souls on the stools.  We stumbled in on Apocalyptic Night, in the middle of a screening of "28 Days After", and had a (very hefty, I might say) night cap.