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as Himalayan pink salt, fresh honeydew juice and dandelion-eucalyptus tincture. We don't
even know what all of it means, but what delights! There's also an excellent selection of
beer and wine.
Woods
COCKTAIL BAR
ic Rose Bldg; 5pm-2am Mon-Fri, from 7pm Sat)
Craft cocktails hidden in a cozy smoke-free 2nd-floor setting, with exposed brick, a tree-
trunk bar and an earthy feel.
Hanson's Shoe Repair
BAR
407-476-9446; 27 E Pine St; cocktails $13;
8pm-2am Tue-Thu & Sat,
from 7pm Fri)
In a city saturated with over-the-top theming from
Beauty and the Beast
to
Harry Potter
, it
shouldn't be surprising that you can walk from 21st-century downtown Orlando into a
Prohibition-era speakeasy, complete with secret passwords, historically accurate cocktails
and bartenders sporting suspenders and bow ties.
To get in, call in advance. A recorded message will ask if your shoes have lost their spir-
it, and when you'd like to bring your shoes in for repair. If there's room, and it's tiny so it
often isn't, the staff will call you back with the password. Sure, it leans towards the gim-
micky and cocktails are pricey, but this is Orlando, capital of the gimmicky and pricey.
Eola Wine Company
WINE BAR
4pm-2am Mon-Fri, from noon Sat & Sun)
A California-style menu of light foods designed to pair with wine or quirky independent-
label beers. You can also get a flight of beer or bubbly, and the cheese plate includes a
choice from 16 Spanish, French, Italian and US cheeses. There's a second location in
407-647-9103;
www.eolawinecompany.com
;
136 S Park
Ave, Winter Park;
4pm-2am Mon-Fri, from noon Sat & Sun)
.
Bösendorfer Lounge
LOUNGE
