Thursday, August 18, 2022

Rake Wine debuts on 3rd Street adjacent to Urban Wine & Spirits

Photos by Stacie Joy

Rake Wine Bar is now open on the SW corner of First Avenue and Third Street.

Vinicius Aboin (above) co-owns the space with Jorge Arias, who operates Urban Wines & Spirits on the corner ... which you can keep an eye on from the cafe...
Aside from Aboin, EVG contributor Stacie Joy met managers/bartenders Ian Garcia (left) and Elbert Giron ...
As we mentioned back in December, Urban Wine & Spirits was opening a small wine bar — via a separate entrance on Third Street — in the shop's new corner space.

According to Rake's website, the cafe "is inspired by the many small 'mom and pop' wine bars that are located throughout Europe."

There's a food menu with a variety of bruschetta, fresh bread, olives, and meats and cheeses. The space accommodates about 20 people, with a few sidewalk tables weather permitting. There are plans for events such as wine tastings as well. 

The hours: 5-10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; 2-11 p.m. on Friday; 1-11 p.m. on Saturday; and 1-10 p.m. on Sunday.

7 comments:

Neighbor said...

Hope this place is a smashing success. These guys are great and Urban Wine is a fantastic shop

Anonymous said...

A fun, new concept that is welcomed to the neighborhood. I'm sure there will be folks in the comment section who complain or find something to get mad about another alcohol concept, but they can deal with it.

Anonymous said...

this place looks awesome and i'm glad they were able to finish it.

Anonymous said...

Wine bars are civilized and don't cater to the frat-bro, jello-shot chuggin dooosh crowd.

Anonymous said...

I'm a fan of Urban Wines and this place looks great. Best of luck!

Anonymous said...

Maybe this will help satiate the Trader Bros Wine store crowd?

Anonymous said...

These are some of the nicest people in our neighborhood and I wish them much success. We have so many trashy establishments that cater to "out of towners" and we need places like this for our community. Excellent wine store and now excellent wine bar! Boa sorte!