Buzzy Cocktail Bar Dante Has Created Canned Cocktails For Nationwide Delivery

Dante gets into the canned cocktail delivery game

Hit Greenwich Village cocktail bar Dante is now canning its cocktails for nationwide delivery in a new partnership with canned cocktail brand F!ve Drinks Co. The new canned cocktail business kicks off service today with three drinks to start: a summery elderflower and gin spritz, a bold Americano 2.0, and a classic gin and tonic. A four-pack of the canned cocktails sets you back $13.99, cheaper than some craft beers in the city and in-line with other upscale canned cocktails on the market right now.

The pivot to canned cocktail delivery isn’t completely unexpected for the hit New York City bar. Dante was among the first bars in the city to get into the takeout and delivery cocktail game, serving its drinks in branded coffee and plastic to-go cups as quickly as two days after the indoor dining shutdown in March. Plus, the new business comes on the heels of a recent expansion to the West Village, where Dante opened an off-shoot bar that’s been in the works for more than a year.

Restaurateurs Linden Pride and Nathalie Hudson purchased the original Greenwich Village location of Dante after it shuttered in 2015. With help from a destination-worthy Negroni — and robust public relations team — the duo transformed the 100-year-old institution into a stylish cocktail bar, which has since been named the best bar in the world by the World’s 50 Best Bars.

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— As many as one in six restaurants may have closed due to the pandemic, according to new numbers from the National Restaurant Association. Those numbers, while not specific to New York, could spell more than 4,000 restaurant closures for the city.

— Famed East Village bar Coyote Ugly closed earlier this week after 27 years in the neighborhood. Local blog EV Grieve is now reporting that the bar is applying for a new license at the former space of East Village bar the Blind Pig.

— Williamsburg bar the Graham is suing Gov. Andrew Cuomo over the state’s mandate that New York City restaurants close at midnight when the city reopens for indoor dining at 25 percent capacity on September 30.

— Pearl Diner, the 48-year-old FiDi institution, reopened for takeout, delivery, and outdoor dining over the weekend. The diner is now open Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and weekends from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

— New York’s hit bakery chain Magnolia Bakery is planning a new store for Central Park South, at 1794 Broadway, near West 58th Street, according to a spokesperson for the company. The new location is slated to open by the end of 2020.

— Citizens, the charming corner restaurant in Soho, will be screening movies outdoors on Tuesday and Thursday nights as part of its new Sunset Movie Club.

— A new pop-up in Greenpoint, called Midriff Hole, is serving gelato to residents in the neighborhood through a hole in the wall.

— Rutgers Street’s 20-year-old rice noodle cart, parked in front of Wu’s Wonton King on the Lower East Side, has reopened for the first time since the start of the pandemic.

— Buzzy Manhattan wine shop Parcelle kicks off service at an outdoor wine bar pop-up at 632 On Hudson in the West Village today, and is open Wednesdays to Saturdays, through October.

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