City Cellar Wine Bar and Grill

One of the anchor businesses in CityPlace is the City Cellar Wine Bar and Grill. It's located on the upper level next to Mojitos Cuban Cafe, and across from the now-defunct Brewzzi (soon to be replaced by City Tap House, the subject of a future post).

City Cellar is owned by the Big Time Restaurant Group, who also own several other brands around South Florida, such as Rocco's Tacos and Louie Bossi's. This group generally does a pretty good job of combining a fun environment with solid menu, and City Cellar is no exception. In fact, it's my favorite restaurant in their portfolio.

For Happy Hour, they offer 1/2 price on all drinks except bottles of wine and ultra-ultra premium liquor. So really anything you'd drink on a normal day is half off. No gimmicks, no 2-for-1, nothing that you have to think about. Just half price.

Note that their normal prices are on the high side, so half off, while a good deal, is not "cheap," light you'd find at a local smoke-filled tavern that serves only stale popcorn and pickled eggs for food.

Indeed, the food at City Tavern is quite good if you're coming for dinner. Their Happy Hour food menu is just "OK," with one notable exception. The Pizza. It's actually the best you can find in downtown WPB (and I lived in Italy for several years, so I feel like I know good pizza).

In South Florida, I normally opt to sit at an outdoor bar when available to enjoy the weather and the view. However, at City Tavern I almost always sit inside, for a few reasons. First, because the outdoor bar is small, and normally crowded and uncomfortable. And second, because the management seems to always station the better (read: friendly, efficient, knowledgeable) bartenders inside, while the ones outside are often distracted and indifferent. Plus, they don't have a full bar out there, so often the bartender has to go inside to get your drink.

Bottom line: in my opinion it's the best Happy Hour within CityPlace. There are several new places opening soon (November/December 2015 - January 2016) so let's see if any of them can knock City Cellar off the top spot. Stay tuned.

Happy Hour is ONLY at the two bars, not at the dinner tables.

Happy HOURS: Every day from 4 -7.

700 SOUTH ROSEMARY AVE.
CITY PLACE WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401
Phone: 561.366.0071