Andra Hem

A moody, Scandinavian-inflected cocktail bar at 218 South 16th Street, Andra Hem has generated attention for cocktails that sound improbable on paper and taste extraordinary in the glass — lamb-washed bourbon in a Lambhattan, olive-oil-washed vodka with fig and black pepper, and a rotating menu of originals that embrace savoury, umami, and fat-washed flavour profiles. The bar occupies a small, warmly lit space where the design is minimal and Nordic-cool, letting the drinks provide the theatre. The team here treats cocktail development like a kitchen would treat recipe R&D — testing, iterating, and refusing to serve anything that does not clear a high bar. A bar for drinkers who want to be genuinely surprised.