The Bower has brought back its Summer Tiki Takeover this year, offering cocktails and dishes with a tropical flair. Tiki-inspired cocktails from Beverage Director Mickey Mullins include the “Lifeguard” (gin, pineapple, lemon, orgeat and bitters), “Pinky Promise” (tequila, hibiscus, apricot and lime with an absinthe mist), “Mood Ring” (vodka, vanilla bean lemonade and butterfly pea flower) and “Sipping Next to Vanna White” (gold rum, Aperol, vanilla lemonade and lime). Frozen cocktails include the piña colada served in a large coconut and “Apostle’s Upswing” (with rum, mint, peach and pineapple). Tropical dishes from Executive Chef Marcus Woodham include Spam Musubi, Huli Huli Pork Ribs and spicy salmon poke. 1320 Magazine St., 504-582-9738, thebowernola.com
Queer Women, Unite!
Palm&Pine is celebrating the LGBTQ+ community with a lesbian pop-up bar, dubbed “The Soiled Dove Tribute,” hosted one Thursday per month from 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Upcoming dates include Aug. 29 and Sept. 19. While all are welcome, the event especially caters to the queer women of New Orleans. 308 N. Rampart St., 504-814-6200, palmandpinenola.com
Cheers to Beer
Care Forgot Beercraft recently opened as the first-ever brewery on St. Charles Avenue. The cozy tap room offers beers like the “Cafeteria Catholic” (a hazy IPA with Comet and Citra hops, plus El Dorado hop terpenes), the “Don’t Wear Black” (a chicory coffee stout in collaboration with Alinea Coffee Roasters) and the “Poboy Bread” (an American wheat with a dry finish). The brewery also serves Neapolitan-inspired sour dough pizza. 1728 St. Charles Ave., 504-224-5937, careforgotbeer.com
Poolside and Feeling Fine
The Pool Club at Virgin Hotels New Orleans is hosting “Poolside Paradise” on Saturdays and Sundays, 3-7 p.m. In addition to a rotating lineup of DJs, there are inventive cocktails from lead bartender Heather Blanchard and bites from Chef Chris Borges. Non-hotel guests also can enjoy the rooftop pool and bar with a specialty day pass ($50 per person) on the weekends and the new “Love for Locals” program with reduced pool passes for New Orleans residents ($10 per person) on Mondays. 550 Baronne St., 504-603-8000, virginhotels.com/new-orleans
Summer Sips
The Tasting Room has a new menu featuring nearly 20 summer cocktails. The “Euphoria” is made with tequila reposado, Blue Curaçao, passionfruit and coconut, while the “Fat City” features Cynar, Averna, pineapple, rosemary and Brut. Other new and refreshing drinks include “The Renaissance” (dark rum, Amaro, mint, strawberry shrub and ginger) and the “Jasmine Spritz” (jasmine-infused gin, Blanc Aperitif, jasmine, citrus and sparkling wine). 1906 Magazine St., 504-766-6390, ttrneworleans.com
Garden to Glass
In conjunction with The National WWII Museum’s Garden to Glass Festival, Kilroy’s at Higgins Hotel is showcasing a new selection of cocktails using ingredients reminiscent of WWII-era Victory Gardens. Libations include the “Blues Cat #7” (jalapeño-infused tequila reposado, blueberry sherbet, Blue Curaçao, Cointreau, lime juice and agave), the “East India Yacht Club” (coconut fat-washed pot-still rum, gold rum, aged rum, pandan, apricot and lime juice) “Sugar Hill Lemonade” (gin, gunpowder tea, salted pistachio, honey, jasmine, nutmeg and lemon juice) and the “Cucumber Watermelon Martini” (vodka, aperitivo, watermelon, cucumber and elderflower liqueur). 1000 Magazine St., 504-528-1941, hilton.com
