San Jose beverage aficionados might rejoice after just one sip of Paper Plane’s craft cocktails. The place's atmosphere may be laid back and easy-going, but the drinks are anything but simple. With a focus on thoughtfully imagined cocktails, Paper Plane serves seasonal, hand batched punches (available by the glass or pitcher) and limited barrel-aged cocktails that the bar features on a rotating basis.

There is also a menu of signature cocktails, “new school cocktails,” and “old school cocktails” including a Monte Carlo, Mai Tai, and a bloody Mary served with bacon salt and a boiled quail egg. For those who would like a little more sustenance, Paper Plane serves a selection of small plates and bar bites. You can snuggle into a booth, make friends at the long community table, or enjoy your drink at the bar, which is outfitted with rustic stools and giant, lighted paper planes. Behind the bar is an exposed brick wall festooned with shelves upon shelves of drink fixings.

Paper Plane
72 S. First Street
San Jose, CA 95113
(408) 713-2625
www.paperplanesj.com
www.yelp.com/biz/paper-plane-san-jose-2

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