If there were such a thing as a Latino speakeasy, it might look like Cantina, a dimly lit Downtown art bar, where candelabras, samba music and burnt-orange walls set a sultry tone; cocktail connoisseurs enjoy star mixologist Duggan McDonnell’s inventive libations, while everyone else will appreciate drinks served by the pitcher plus a selection of Spanish and South American wines.
For Harlot, veteran party promoters Martel Toler and Nabiel Musleh have joined Robert Nuñez and designer Jacek Ostoya to tart up a former SoMa printing press space – think dim lighting, racy portraits and servers squeezed into lace-up bustiers, not to mention a dance floor and a glass-walled smoking lounge.