market avenue wine bar is movin' on up to the east side.
literally. it's now on the east side of the street.
so there's the new location across the street where talkies used to be. and i'm glad this great place didn't disappear, and only moved. let me say that first and foremost. also, the space is not *that* much different from across the way. it still has the great lighting and lots of wood (actually, it's so new you can still smell the varnish on the bar), and it's much more spacious than the old location.
same great menu, same great wine list, same helpful staff (yes, the best woman in cleveland to recommend a bottle of wine, joy, is still there dispensing her grape infested knowledge).
but i have to say: i miss that great space that was the upstairs of the old location. it was just so cozy and neat.
don't get me wrong- i still love the market avenue wine bar and am glad they now have more space to accommodate those busy weekend evenings full of parties and couples.
but there is something to be said in progress. sometimes a bit of the nuance is lost.
it's really not that much different than the old place. i'm just uber sensitive. and i really did love the old space, even if it was smaller.
but i'll get used to having more room to relax with friends and a bottle of wine. that's a good thing.