This new W. Morgan Street bar has an homey vibe with a menu centered around fun cocktails with cultural and literary references.
by Catherine Currin | photo by Forrest Mason
Wolfe & Porter gets its name from North Carolina literary legends Thomas Wolfe and William Sydney Porter. That homage to NC’s history is woven throughout the enter space of the bar including its drink menu. Inside find bright-blue leather stools and banquette lining the wall, dark wooden shelves filled with liquor and curated tchotchkes that give the bar a homey feel. The menu boasts funky frozen cocktails — like The Reverend Doctor Pepper, a frozen Dr. Pepper with liquor and ancho chile, and the Hoptini, a concoction of gin, mezcal, grapefruit and IPA syrup — plus delicious drinks with sly literary references. This one’s for all the ACOTAR fans!
Wolfe & PorterÆs High Lady of the Night Court
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 ounces Cappelletti (a wine-based Italian aperitif)
1⁄2 ounce fresh lemon juice
1⁄2 ounce peach syrup
1 tablespoon Lambrusco
Peychaud’s bitters
Orange slice
Directions
Shake and strain Cappelletti, lemon juice and peach syrup into a chilled wine glass. Top with Lambrusco and three dashes of Peychaud’s bitters; garnish with an orange slice.
This article originally appeared in the February 2025 issue of WALTER magazine.
