The thought of having an alcoholic drink before a meal never appealed to me, but I was so pleasantly surprised that these cocktails actually whetted my appetite! Each of these drinks had their own flair: Bicicletta ($15) was bittersweet due to the orangey Aperol spritz and brown sugar crystals, while the Fresh ($16) had refreshing notes from Elderflower spritz.

But I actually enjoyed the one that my companions didn't - the Milanese ($15), which was sharply more bitter (yet refreshing) due to the Campari spritz.