11 Dirty Martinis to Try in Richmond
It’s Paige’s birthday month, and what better way to celebrate the woman who loves a Richmond experience than with a taste-test-worthy roundup of the city’s best takes on her fave cocktail? Cheers to another year around the sun!
Image Source: Birdie’s
Olive these so much
Bar Buoy (Scott’s Addition)
Mignonette Martini: Vodka or gin, house mignonette, olive brine
Birdie’s (Downtown)
Albatross: Vodka, anchovy, olive brine, MSG, onion
Can Can Brasserie (Carytown)
Can Can Gibson: House-infused Cirrus Vodka, house-pickled onions
Cirrus Vodka (Scott’s Addition)
Olive Briney Boy: Cirrus Vodka, olive brine, lemon oil, olive
The Jasper (Carytown)
50/50 Vodka Martini: Equal parts vodka and blanc vermouth (customize with a request to add the world-famous marinated olives)
The Verdant Lady (West End)
Giggle Water: Dill-infused gin, goat-cheese-washed vermouth, caper brine, lemon bitters, chimichurri oil
Virago Spirits (Diamond District)
Blanc Martini: Modern gin, Dolin Blanc, grapefruit bitters. lemon essential oil
Image Source: @stella’s
It’s the pits w/o these
We didn’t peep dirty martinis on the regular menu at these spots, per se, but the local dirty martini community says these are def must-visit places when that briny, salty hankering hits:
The Hill Cafe (Church Hill)
Metzger Bar & Butchery (Union Hill)
The Roosevelt (Church Hill)
Stella’s (Malvern Gardens)
For more drinks (& eats):
