Alu Wine Bar and Lounge

Alu offers sips and suds to please all palates. Its extensive menu boasts a variety of domestic stouts, IPAs, ales, and imported lagers as well as 22 different wines by the glass. An easily navigable wine list—organized into categories including food-friendly wines, biodynamic reds, and bubbles—eliminates ordering guesswork for even abecedarian oenophiles. The more adventurous can attempt a libation from the inventive cocktail menu such as the Julius Caesar (Aperol, Licor 43, fresh OJ, homemade triple sec, simple syrup, orange flower water, and cream, $9) or Holiday Fruit Cake (Sailor Jerry spiced rum, fresh OJ, Fee Brothers barrel aged bitters, Chinotto, palm syrup, and candied cranberries, $7).