We’ve an extended historical past with the constructing on the southwest nook of Excessive and Buttles within the Quick North. It was the positioning of our first condo once we moved to Columbus in 2002, and in later years my spouse ran the bygone Paul Robinett candle store. These days the bottom flooring has been redone into Forno Kitchen + Bar, and in current months they expanded and reworked the basement right into a speakeasy: The Marmont!
The Marmont types itself after Hollywood’s well-known Chateau Marmont lodge, so there are lots of particulars hearkening again to early twentieth century Los Angeles.
The transformation virtually cracks me up, as I bear in mind this area being the dank basement storage for a enterprise known as Baskets By Bonnie.
Now, with its low ceilings and equally low lighting, it’s a comfy spot for sipping drinks.
We began with a spherical of mini cocktails, that are minuscule variations of the home libations, like this soiled martini and Outdated Long-established.
The Marmont contains a small menu of snacks and pizzas, so you possibly can camp out for some time along with your drinks. We sampled the shrimp cocktail with a house-made cocktail sauce.
And the piquillo peppers filled with herbed goat cheese.
For our principal spherical of cocktails, we tried the whiskey bitter with Watershed bourbon and a non-alcoholic Mai Tai.
And it’s onerous for me to say no to an Outdated Long-established.
The menu options the total vary of Forno pies, fired within the oven proper above your heads. We ordered the basic Margherita.
The Marmont would make for a enjoyable cease in case you’re grabbing dinner at Forno upstairs or simply exploring the neighborhood on the weekends.
The Marmont is at the moment open Thursdays from 6-11 p.m. and Friday-Saturday from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Reservations are inspired!
The Marmont at Forno
721 N. Excessive St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Internet: fornoshortnorth.com/private-events/marmontbar
IG: @fornospeakeasy
