“This is a family bar,” says Kelsey Sirvinskas, owner of Billy’s A Cappelli Martini Bar. “We know a lot of people. People are comfortable here.”
She admits “the drinks are phenomenal,” and it’s impossible to overlook the more than 40 martinis offered here, all served in oversized glasses, shaken tableside and accompanied by a sidecar or one of the over 25 beers on tap.
It’s a third-generation institution started by her grandparents as a speakeasy during the Depression, then transformed into a catering business/bar by her parents (Billy is her dad). Upon their retirement and her graduation from college, it became an updated, relocated and expanded bar/restaurant.
There are different drink and food specials every week, live music on Thursdays, monthly psychic events, Ladies Nights and Saturday night DJs. Linda’s Lemon Drop Martini, created by her grandmother, has been on the list for 22 years and is Sirvinskas’ favorite.
“We like everything to be fun,” she says.
This is a place where people keep coming back. And we’re certain they’ll drink to that.
7338 Industrial Park Blvd., Mentor, 440-585-8815, billysacapellimartinibar.com
Best Happy Hour: Try One of 40 Martinis at Billy’s A Cappelli Martini Bar
The third-generation institution began as a speakeasy during the Depression. By Myra Orenstein
