Bar Baudelaire opened in Old Town Alexandria in mid-June, as the second floor extension of the French restaurant Le Gaulois. Named after the French poet Charles Baudelaire, who wrote a body of work on drinking, the wine bar mixes exposed brick with dark walnut wood and a beamed ceiling (reminiscent of of a wine cellar).
The black granite bar offers 16 seats, with 64 seats at tables next to the bar and in the dining room. The space is separated by a partition of custom-built shelves, which showcase the predominately French wine selection (about 60 percent of what's on offer). Some 30 wines are available by the glass, including a 2004 chenin blanc from Domaine Baumard and a 2003 merlot-cabernet franc from Château Leydet-Valentin.The bar offers small plates, such as sauteed shrimp over hummus and house-cured duck over poached pears and green olives, and is available for full buyouts.
The black granite bar offers 16 seats, with 64 seats at tables next to the bar and in the dining room. The space is separated by a partition of custom-built shelves, which showcase the predominately French wine selection (about 60 percent of what's on offer). Some 30 wines are available by the glass, including a 2004 chenin blanc from Domaine Baumard and a 2003 merlot-cabernet franc from Château Leydet-Valentin.The bar offers small plates, such as sauteed shrimp over hummus and house-cured duck over poached pears and green olives, and is available for full buyouts.
The dining room at Bar Baudelaire
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Bar Baudelaire includes a 16-seat black granite bar accented by dark walnut wood.
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Custom-built wine shelves set into the brick walls separate the bar area and the dining room.
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Covered in dark wood, the dining area showcases every wine on offer and seats 64.
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