Restaurant
Unclaimed profileRedlight Kitchen & Bar
Bellingham, WA · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
Redlight Kitchen & Bar runs a beverage program organized into Kitchen, Beer & Wine, Cocktails, and Bar sections. The cocktail list alone carries more than 30 named drinks across house, seasonal, classics, and shot-plus-beer combos, priced $9–$16. Wine pours span France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Oregon, California, and Washington at $13–$16 a glass. Beer and cider include local collaborations like Neon Gods Pilsner and a yuzu-mandarin cider. Customers describe the cocktails as amazing and heavenly, and note that bartenders are creative.
- What should I order?
- Start with the Dream Heights, a gin drink with apricot, tamarind, coconut, vanilla, lime, orange blossom water, egg white, and soda at $14. The Surfer Blood, with mezcal, blood orange, amaro nonino, aperol, lemon, grapefruit bitters, and saline at $16, is the top-priced cocktail and a strong mezcal option.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Anyone who wants a long cocktail list with clear categories, from house drinks to classics, plus a concise beer and wine selection with local and international options.
- What should I expect to spend?
- Cocktails run $9–$16, with most in the $13–$16 range. Wine by the glass is $13–$16, bottles $39–$147. Beer is $7–$9 and cider $5–$7.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- The cocktail menu is unusually large for a restaurant beverage program, with 30+ named drinks and a dedicated COMBOS section that pairs an infused-spirit shot with a 12oz Neon Gods Pilsner for $9.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
A 30+ item cocktail list organized into HOUSE, SEASONAL, REDLIGHT CLASSICS, and COMBOS sections. Recipes draw on gin, bourbon, tequila, mezcal, rum, vodka, and whisky blend, with ingredients like amaro, sherry, and house-made components. Prices run $9–$16, and the COMBOS section pairs an infused-spirit shot with a 12oz Neon Gods Pilsner for $9.
Menu strengths
- — More than 30 named cocktails across four sections, giving broad choice from house drinks to classics and combos.
- — Recipes show a wide spirit and ingredient range, including mezcal, amaro, sherry, and house-made components.
- — Reviewers describe the cocktails as amazing and heavenly, and note that bartenders are creative.
Standout selections
- — Dream Heights — gin, apricot, tamarind, coconut, vanilla, lime, orange blossom water, egg white, soda, on the rocks ($14).
- — Surfer Blood — mezcal, blood orange, amaro nonino, aperol, lemon, grapefruit bitters, saline, on a rock ($16).
- — Pink Moon — whisky blend, umeshu, red shiso, absinthe, egg white, lemon, salted plum dust, served up ($15).
Pricing: $9–$16, most $13–$16
Wine
The beer and wine menu lists sparkling, white, rosé, and red wines by the glass and bottle. Glass pours are $13–$16 and bottles run $39–$147. The list draws from France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Oregon, California, and Washington, with named selections like Crémant de Bourgogne, Picpoul de Pinet, and a Willamette Valley white.
Menu strengths
- — By-the-glass and bottle options span sparkling, white, rosé, and red across multiple countries and regions.
- — Multiple by-the-glass choices are priced $13–$16, with a few bottles under $50.
Standout selections
- — NV Paul Chollet Crémant de Bourgogne — Burgundy, France ($16 glass / $48 bottle).
- — 2024 Ovum 'Big Salt' White Wine — Willamette Valley, Oregon ($13 glass / $39 bottle).
- — 2021 Cristom 'Mt. Jefferson Cuvée' Pinot Noir — Willamette Valley, Oregon ($104 bottle).
Pricing: $13–$16 glass; $39–$147 bottle
Beer
The beer and wine menu lists 8 beers and 4 ciders. Beer is $7–$9 and cider $5–$7. The list includes collaborations with Structures Brewing (Neon Gods Pilsner) and Wander Brewing (West Coast IPA), plus a rotating tap from Otherlands Brewing and several ciders from local producers.
Menu strengths
- — Beer and cider selections include multiple collaborations with producers, tying the list to local brewing.
- — Eight beers and four ciders cover pilsner, IPA, stout, radler, and fruit-forward cider styles.
Standout selections
- — Structures Brewing x Redlight 'Neon Gods' Pilsner — collaboration pilsner ($7).
- — Wander Brewing x Redlight West Coast IPA — collaboration West Coast IPA ($8).
- — Lost Giants Cider Company x Redlight 'Yuzu-Mandarin Cider' — collaboration cider ($7).
Pricing: $7–$9 beer; $5–$7 cider
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