Cheapest Martini in Town?
Perhaps I’ve found the cheapest cocktail in town, perhaps not, but after the reviews of fancypuss bars, I decided to head to Delux for a decent, well-priced drink. The place was long one of my favorite places in town, but the affordable pints ($3.75) meant I didn’t ever think of ordering cocktails.
Turns out they do a credible job. My martini could have had more vermouth – hell, any vermouth – but it was ice cold, served in a properly chilled glass and garnished with two plump, tasty olives. Made with Tanqueray, it cost five dollars.
It’s been a couple of years since I’ve gone, and the place is both changed and exactly the same. The clientele, once mixed, is now completely straight, and on this Friday night it looked like the spillover from some gross Upper East Side bar was bussed in. Or maybe that’s just Boston in general. On the upside, while formerly packed to the gills, there was surprisingly plenty of room on a weekend night.
However the cozy rock-n-roller atmosphere is just the same – same record covers on the wall, same Cartoon Network playing on the TV screen. And the pints still $3.75. Bully for them.
Delux Cafe is located at 100 Chandler Street (at Clarendon) in the South End.
That’s close by. I’ll have to try it out, though that’s supremely odd that they gave you two olives. I always thought that was something of a martini sin. It’s always either one or three.