Skip the flight: This Plaza Midwood Prosecco bar is serving a Euro summer experience
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Bev on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Photo: McKenzie Rankin/Axios
A slice of the Italian coast is parked in a Plaza Midwood lot.
Why it matters: Bev, a new Prosecco bar in a vintage airstream, lets you channel Euro summer at home, amid a travel season marked by soaring flight prices and extended TSA wait times.
Catch up quick: The owner of Moxie Mercantile quietly opened Bev this past winter, serving Prosecco drinks out of the restored 1960s trailer parked next door, Unpretentious Palate first reported.
- A "proseccheria" is a bar dedicated to Prosecco, Italy's signature sparkling wine, and Bev claims to be the first of its kind in the U.S.
- Owner Michelle Castelloe got the idea after a trip to Italy and named it after her godmother.
- Now, it's hitting its stride as patio season ramps up.
What to expect: An open-air bar serving a dozen Proseccos by the bottle and seven by the glass, plus flights (four pours for $30) and spritzes (like Hugo, Aperol and Limoncello).
- There's also Birra Moretti, an Italian lager, if bubbles aren't your thing.
- Spritzes are $14. Glasses of Prosecco range $11-$14, with bottles from $34-$90.
Sip on this: We tried three specialty spritzes — blackberry lavender mint, amaretto cherry and pear ginger.
- Plus, a glass of Bisol Relio Rive di Guia Extra Brut, a very long name for a high-quality, dry Prosecco.
The vibe: Glasses clink, chips crunch and corks pop. Yellow and white striped umbrellas cover tightly packed café tables and those classic bistro chairs you'd see outside a café in France or Italy.
- If you can't snag a patio table (there's about 10 and a longer community-style table), there's a second trailer for extra seating (and private events).
- There's one porta-potty, and yes, it's wallpapered. Because, chic.
The intrigue: Proseccos here fall into two camps — bright and crisp or soft and fruity.
- Not sure where to start? Ask the staff — that's how we landed on our picks (and we were happy with them all).
If you go: Find Bev in the back lot of 2008 Commonwealth Ave, next to Moxie Mercantile.
- There's no food (other than chips), but plenty nearby. If you want to keep the Mediterranean/Euro summer theme going, hit spots like Sorellina Pasta Co., Intermezzo, Mezzo Market or DTR.
- Seating is first-come, first-served. Expect to wait a bit for a table to open up on weekends.
- Open Thursday–Friday: 2–8pm, Saturday: 12–8pm and Sunday: 12–6pm