Sundry and Vice

Verdict

Sundry and Vice is a craft cocktail bar at 18 W 13th St in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine adjacent corridor, and it draws a crowd that takes its drinking seriously. Without published pricing data available, budget conservatively for a specialty cocktail program: expect to pay in the $14-18 range per drink, which is standard for this tier of bar in Cincinnati. If that range fits your evening, and you want a bar where the room skews toward intentional drinkers rather than a rowdy weekend crowd, this is a reasonable first stop.

Who Goes Here and Whether You'll Fit In

Sundry and Vice attracts the kind of guest who reads a cocktail menu the way others read a wine list: slowly, with questions. The crowd tends to run mid-20s to early 40s, leaning toward people who work nearby or have made a deliberate trip. First-timers should arrive knowing this is not a drop-in sports bar or a high-volume nightlife destination. The atmosphere rewards patience. If you want to talk, you can. If you want to drink well without a lot of noise, this format generally suits that.

For a first visit, sit at the bar if you can. The interaction with whoever is behind the stick is part of what makes a program like this legible. Ask what's new or what they're most interested in right now rather than ordering off the leading of the menu without context. Bars at this level tend to have a few things they're quietly proud of that aren't obvious from a first read of the list.

Practical Details

Booking and Timing

Booking difficulty is rated easy, which means walk-ins are a realistic option on most nights. That said, if you're bringing more than four people on a Friday or Saturday, it's worth checking ahead. Smaller groups of two should have no trouble finding a seat at the bar on a weeknight. There's no dress code data available, but a craft cocktail bar at this address in Cincinnati reads as smart casual: you won't feel out of place in a jacket or in clean jeans.

How It Compares

For further context on Cincinnati's bar options, see our full Cincinnati bars guide. If you want to go wider, our full Cincinnati restaurants guide, our full Cincinnati hotels guide, our full Cincinnati wineries guide, and our full Cincinnati experiences guide cover the broader picture. For cocktail bars in other cities at a comparable level, Bar Leather Apron in Honolulu, Jewel of the South in New Orleans, and Julep in Houston give a useful sense of what a serious regional cocktail bar can look like at its leading.

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