Accademia Dante
Celebrate the 110th Anniversary of Caffé Dante with the Dante Legends Series and Cocktail Classes Devoted to the Martini and the Negroni
Accademia Dante
This year marks the 110th anniversary of Caffé Dante, the landmark MacDougal Street cafe that has welcomed and served generations of Greenwich Village neighbors, including writers, actors, musicians, and an ecelctic cast of regulars. When new owners Linden Pride and Nathalie Hudson took over the historic cafe in 2015, they revitalized the space, transforming it into an award-winning, world-class bar that maintains the history, heritage, and spirit of the century-plus business for the modern age while serving as a Negroni-red beacon of hospitality for the local community.
Recently an exclusive space was added next door to Caffé Dante called Accademia Dante, and throughout this milestone anniversary year will serve as the venue for number of events, including a monthly pop-up series with some of the world’s top bars and regular series of hands-on cocktail classes.
The Dante Legends Series
Over the years, Dante and their West Village outpost have welcomed bars from the around the world to collaborate with the New York bartending team to host dynamic and popular pop-ups, giving New Yorkers a chance to experience the atmosphere and signature cocktails from far-flung bars in their own backyard. Through Dante ’s symbolic connection with Italy’s aperitivo culture they’ve hosted L’Antiquario (Naples), Freni e Frizioni (Rome), Cinquanta Spirito Italiano (Pagani), Caruso (Amalfi Coast), and 1930 (Milan) along with The Donovan Bar (London), Claridge’s (London), Paradiso (Barcelona), Handshake Speakeasy (Mexico City), and bars closer to home like Champagne Bar at The Surf Lodge (Miami), Trick Dog (San Francisco), and La Factoria (San Juan).
This year they will continue that tradition at Accademia Dante with the Dante Legends Series, hosting a monthly one-week residency with a lineup of historic and top bars from around the world. The Legends Series kicks off next week with Harry’s Bar, the landmark Paris bar first opened in the 1920s that’s home to classics like the Bloody Mary, French 75, and the Sidecar. Franz-Arthur MacElhone, the great-grandson of namesake Harry MacElhone and the owner of Harry’s Bar will be leading guests through an immersive and intimate two-hour journey through the history of Harry’s Bar will stirring and shaking up some of the bar’s most famous creations.
Dante Legends Series: Harry’s Bar Schedule
Tuesday, January 28 and Wednesday, January 29
Two Reservation-Only Seatings 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. limited to 40 spots for each seating.
Includes a tasting menu of four Harry’s Bar cocktails, a new cocktail of the guest's choice, and small bites.
Take-Home Gift Bag
Tickets: $175.00 per person, pre-paid on Resy
Thursday, January 30
Walk-Ins Only from 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
In the months to come the Dante Legends Series will welcome Camparino in Galleria from Milan, Boadas from Barcelona, The Savoy’s American Bar from London, El Floridita Bar from Havana, Long Bar from Singapore, and more.
Cocktail Classes
Accademia Dante is also the location of a series of hands-on cocktail classes devoted to two of Dante’s signature drinks: the Martini and the Negroni.