Inside Rise & Revel, Fountain Square's new coffee and cocktail spot

Flashback: West Fork closed its Kennedy-King tasting room last fall, leaving the Westfield-based distiller without an Indianapolis presence.

💭 Arika's thought bubble: It's a cozy spot, but you can tell that coffee isn't the shop's first or second priority.

• It operates like a cocktail bar, with small menus placed around the space and open ordering along the concrete bar top.
• It's a little confusing at first if you walk in expecting a more traditional coffeehouse experience.
• My latte was solid, though coffee offerings are on the basic side — espresso, lattes, matcha, a few flavored syrups and a seasonal drink.

Yes, but: The cocktail menu is more robust.

• By night, Rise & Revel is serving up more than a dozen craft cocktails, plus beer, wine and, of course, West Fork's various whiskey offerings.

If you go: 1233 Shelby St., Suite 125.

• Open for coffee 7am to 3pm Sunday to Friday and 7am to noon Saturday.
• Open for cocktails 3pm to midnight Tuesday to Friday, noon to midnight Saturday and 3-8pm Sunday.