{"id":12668,"date":"2016-02-09T10:30:13","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T10:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/letsnomnomblog.com\/?p=12668"},"modified":"2017-03-31T02:29:30","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T02:29:30","slug":"happy-hour-at-pera-soho-soho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/09\/happy-hour-at-pera-soho-soho\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Hour at Pera Soho, Soho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13027\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/74b40e09-a20b-4a00-8fa7-4c564300cfd4.jpg\" alt=\"Blood Orange Martini, Pera Soho Happy Hour\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/74b40e09-a20b-4a00-8fa7-4c564300cfd4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/74b40e09-a20b-4a00-8fa7-4c564300cfd4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/74b40e09-a20b-4a00-8fa7-4c564300cfd4-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/74b40e09-a20b-4a00-8fa7-4c564300cfd4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/74b40e09-a20b-4a00-8fa7-4c564300cfd4-520x520.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of places to grab an after work drink in NYC, but it&#8217;s not always easy to find a spot with good pricing and reasonable crowds. We lucked out at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pera-soho.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pera Soho<\/a>, where everything on the happy hour menu is $7. It draws enough of a happy hour crowd to feel cool, while maintaining an intimate, loungey vibe. It&#8217;s good for catching up with friends as opposed to just getting boozed up after a long day at work.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve made the happy hour cocktail rounds at Pera! The blood orange martini has a sweet citrus flavor with the booziness you expect of a martini. The apricot margarita is a strong one too, and, unfortunately, the apricot flavor doesn&#8217;t stand out enough. The Soho blossom has sweet, floral flavors, as well as St. Germaine, one of my favorite cocktail ingredients. That&#8217;s my top pick of the three $7 cocktails.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-12668 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2bf75180-a15f-4f33-b78b-eb2d2442c8ec\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" 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https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/17c829c9-bb0b-4ca2-8eaa-71b861e953b9.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/d6620572-b31b-44bf-a757-fda08197319c\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/d6620572-b31b-44bf-a757-fda08197319c-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Pera Soho Happy Hour, Soho\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/d6620572-b31b-44bf-a757-fda08197319c-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/d6620572-b31b-44bf-a757-fda08197319c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/d6620572-b31b-44bf-a757-fda08197319c-768x768.jpg 768w, 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Pretty tasty and creamy, but nothing out of this world. If you like beets, get the beet and goat cheese dip. There&#8217;s a good balance of the two flavors, and the dip is a lovely bright color. The crispy phyllo rolls stuffed with kasseri cheese are a favorite of mine. My only complaint is that tou don&#8217;t get enough of those rolls even if you order off the regular menu!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 1224px; left: 490px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are plenty of places to grab an after work drink in NYC, but it&#8217;s not always easy to find a spot with good pricing and reasonable crowds. We lucked out at Pera Soho, where everything on the happy hour menu is $7. It draws enough of a happy hour crowd to feel cool, while maintaining an intimate, loungey vibe. It&#8217;s good for catching up with friends as opposed to just getting boozed up after a long day at work. I&#8217;ve made the happy hour cocktail rounds at Pera! The blood orange martini has a sweet citrus flavor with the booziness you expect of a martini. The apricot margarita is a strong one too, and, unfortunately, the apricot flavor doesn&#8217;t stand out enough. The Soho blossom has sweet, floral flavors, as well as St. Germaine, one of my favorite cocktail ingredients. That&#8217;s my top pick of the three $7 cocktails. Housemade hummus is always a good choice at a Mediterranean restaurant. Pretty tasty and creamy, but nothing out of this world. If you like beets, get the beet and goat cheese dip. There&#8217;s a good balance of the two flavors, and the dip is a lovely bright color. 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