Old-World Glamour
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Ultra-hip Eastside neighborhood boasts one of the most creatively decorated bars of the city.
Walking into this petite bar for the first time can really set someone back. Designed by the now-famous Joel Mozersky, (creator of Oslo, Uchi and the Real World Austin house) the teal and white-encrusted space with matching tchotchkes resembles its namesake. Young urban professionals, hip artists and other in-the-know folk settle in with creatively titled specialty cocktails--a Tailfeather with green tea vodka, sake, and brewed green tea --or choose from one of 13 beers served.
Austin-American Statesman
Situated in East Austin at 515 Pedernales St., the Peacock became an instant hipster haven when it opened last year. Mozersky said his concept for the watering hole was an English drawing room owned by Mrs. Peacock from the board game Clue.
Even the most observant bargoer might not deduce that inspiration. Striking peacock blue walls are accented with white molding to create a paneled look. White chairs line up in rows. The chair backs are emblazoned with a crestlike embroidered peacock emblem. The bar is designed for cocktails and conversation, not just with your own posse, but perhaps also with members of neighboring cliques, since chairs and tables cling closely to one another. Outside a quiet, walled patio makes the perfect retreat away from the din of talk and tunes revving up inside.
"I'm really proud of the Peacock," Mozersky says. "It's glamorous in a cheeky way."
Austin XL Ent
A Girl Walks Into A Bar
Peacock struts with Wonka-esque
ambience
By Moira Muldoon
Web posted: Nov. 23, 2005
A few weeks ago, I attended a wedding in Kentucky, an elegant, gorgeous wedding. In front of me, in a line, was an older man with soft white hair and a green velvet traditional Austrian jacket. He turned and I saw his short beard, his clear eyes. The man sparkled. Crackled. Twinkled. Willy Wonka didn't look this full of magic, even when Gene Wilder played him. This was a man who knew the sky inside his body (to paraphrase poet Ilya Kaminsky).
Try
an Old Fashioned, a famous turn-of-the-century
drink. Other favorites include the
Tailfeather and Peacock Royale.
Whatever you can think of, we can
mix it.
The Peahen is our twist on a classic sidecar.
The Peacock features live entertainment most nights. Djs, entertainers and others.
The
Peacock is centrally located, a
mile east of the Sixth Street District.
