When British sailors made the voyage to India and back during the 17th century, they diluted their rum rations with sugar and spices, from which sprang the five tenets of quality, balanced punch: “strong, weak, bitter, sour & sweet.”

Each of these elements is now skillfully interpreted in the venue’s novel cocktail menu under the direction of 16” On Center’s Beverage Director, Mark Phelan. With unique design, Punch House’s mid-century modern, wood-paneled aesthetic is accented by seafaring trophy fish, retro pendant lamps and furniture out of a 1960s rumpus room — a scene that prompted Thrillist to name Punch House one of the “Best New Bars in America.”