Pairings Wine & Dessert Bar, located in the former space of a Jilly’s Cupcake Bar at 1131 Colonnade Center in Des Peres, is opening its doors in early January. The fine-dining restaurant is owned by Dave Pollmann, who also ran the Jilly’s outpost until it closed earlier this year. Pollmann, a mechanical engineer, designed and built the 46-seat restaurant and bar, including a wood-burning pizza oven and a beautiful bar made out of used wine barrel staves. Along with 50 wines (more than 30 of them are available by the glass) dessert martinis and cocktails, Pairings will serve lunch, happy hour specials, dinner and desserts.
-photos by Michelle Volansky
This article appears in December 2013.