Downtown Garden

ith verdant planters, greenery draping over hanging trellises, gleaming pendant lights, cozy nooks, and seats you can sink in to, it’s hard to occupies the space that once housed Doran’s sports pub. The new European-American bistro owned by Moscow native Natalia Vorobyeva delivers a welcome secret garden atmosphere to the 200 block of Clematis Street, which has also recently undergone a transformation to become more pedestrian- and outdoordining–friendly. Dimly lit booths lend themselves to date night, and the moody bar is an optimal spot to post up for herb-centric libations concocted by Vincent Toscano (who mans the upstairs 215 Speakeasy) like a cilantro-infused Collins or a lavender martini that arrives with a smoking sprig.