Restaurant
Unclaimed profileSouth House
Jersey City, NJ · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
South House runs a broad beverage program with real depth in every direction. Twelve cocktails at $17 each cover vodka, mezcal, tequila, rum, gin, and bourbon bases. Thirteen wines by the glass span sparkling, white, red, and rosé from $12 to $23. Twelve draft taps and eleven cans include non-alcoholic beer and hard seltzer. Tuesday specials and weekday happy hour add lower-priced entry points without narrowing the standard list.
- What should I order?
- Start with the Smoked Old Fashioned, built on Great Jones bourbon with smoked simple syrup and bitters, or the Voodoo Sour with Bardstown bourbon, Fernet, banana liqueur, orgeat, and lemon. For wine, the Tornatore Etna Bianca or Etna Rosso at $23 each sit at the top of the by-the-glass range. On Tuesday, the $5 Cazadores shot and $8 Tecate & Shoté are straightforward picks.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Anyone who wants a full bar program rather than a single specialty: cocktail drinkers who care about base-spirit variety, wine drinkers who want sparkling through rosé by the glass, beer drinkers who want rotating drafts, and non-drinkers who want more than a token non-alcoholic option.
- When should I go?
- Weekday happy hour and all day Monday bring $8 house drinks and $6 house wine. Tuesday brings $8 Palomas, $10 Mezcal Negroni, $4 Mexican beers, and a $5 Cazadores shot.
- What should I expect to spend?
- Cocktails are $17 across the board. Wine by the glass runs $12–$23, with house wine at $6 during happy hour. Draft beer is $7–$9; cans are $7. Tuesday Mexican beers are $4, and the Cazadores shot is $5. Happy hour house drinks are $8.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- The range is the point: twelve named cocktails, thirteen wines by the glass across four styles, twelve drafts, and eleven cans including four non-alcoholic beers. Tuesday specials and a weekday happy hour run alongside the full-price list rather than replacing it, so the program stays broad whether or not a special is active.
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Cocktails
Twelve named cocktails at $17 each, spanning vodka, mezcal, tequila, rum, gin, and bourbon. The list includes a savory vodka drink, a mezcal sour, a tequila-kiwi build, a rum-Prosecco combo, and a smoked Old Fashioned, giving genuine range rather than variations on one template.
Menu strengths
- — Twelve named cocktails with six distinct base spirits: vodka, mezcal, tequila, rum, gin, and bourbon.
- — Tuesday specials include $8 Palomas, $8 Juan Please, and a $10 Mezcal Negroni.
- — Happy hour weekdays and all day Mondays offers $8 house drinks.
Standout selections
- — Smoked Old Fashioned — Great Jones bourbon, smoked simple syrup, bitters, $17.
- — Voodoo Sour — Bardstown bourbon, Fernet, banana liqueur, orgeat, lemon, $17.
- — Smoke & Satin — Ilegal mezcal, Aperol, passion fruit, lemon, agave, $17.
- — Girl Dinner — Aspen vodka, pickled okra brine, dry vermouth, black pepper, $17.
Pricing: $17 each; Tuesday specials $8–$10; happy hour $8 house drinks
Wine
Thirteen wines by the glass across sparkling, white, red, and rosé, priced $12–$23. The range moves from a $12 Prosecco through $13 Pinot Grigio and Sauvignon Blanc to $23 Tornatore Etna Bianca and Etna Rosso, with a $16 Franciscan Cabernet and $15 Bertani Rosé filling out the middle.
Menu strengths
- — Thirteen wines by the glass covering sparkling, white, red, and rosé.
- — Price ladder runs from $12 to $23, giving several entry points.
- — Happy hour offers $6 house wine: Pinot Grigio, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Rosé.
Standout selections
- — Tornatore Etna Bianca — white wine by the glass, $23.
- — Tornatore Etna Rosso — red wine by the glass, $23.
- — La Luca Prosecco — sparkling wine by the glass, $12.
- — Franciscan Estate Cabernet Sauvignon — red wine by the glass, $16.
Pricing: $12–$23 by the glass; $6 house wine during happy hour
Beer
Twelve draft taps priced $7–$9 and eleven can options including non-alcoholic beer and hard seltzer. The tap list runs from Dos Equis XX and Allagash White to Guinness Stout, Fiddlehead IPA, and a rotating Other Half line. Tuesday specials drop Mexican beers to $4 and happy hour brings cans to $5.
Menu strengths
- — Twelve draft taps priced $7–$9 with a rotating Other Half line.
- — Eleven can options including non-alcoholic beer and hard seltzer.
- — Happy hour offers $5 beer and cans; Tuesday Mexican beers are $4.
Standout selections
- — Other Half Brewing Rotating — rotating draft beer, $9.
- — Fiddlehead IPA — draft beer, $9.; Allagash White — draft beer, $8.
Pricing: Draft $7–$9; cans $7; happy hour $5; Tuesday Mexican beers $4
Nonalcoholic
Four non-alcoholic canned beers: Sam Adams Just the Haze N/A, Heineken Zero, Michelob Ultra N/A, and Guinness 00 N/A, priced $5–$7. A housemade seasonal fruit popsicle is available as dessert at $8. The selection is canned beer only, with no non-alcoholic cocktail or spirit alternative listed.
Menu strengths
- — Four non-alcoholic canned beers spanning light lager, wheat, and stout styles.
- — Michelob Ultra N/A is priced at $5, the lowest non-alcoholic option.
- — Housemade seasonal fruit popsicle available as dessert at $8.
Standout selections
- — Guinness 00 N/A — non-alcoholic can beer, $7.
- — Sam Adams Just the Haze N/A — non-alcoholic can beer, $7.
- — Heineken Zero — non-alcoholic can beer, $7.; Michelob Ultra N/A — non-alcoholic can beer, $5.
Pricing: $5–$7
Spirits
Tuesday brings a $5 Cazadores shot and an $8 Tecate & Shoté with Espolon, choice of tequila or mezcal. Happy hour offers a house spirit with a mixer at $8. Named spirits include Cazadores, Espolon, and the range of brands used across the cocktail list.
Menu strengths
- — Tuesday specials include a $5 Cazadores shot and $8 Tecate & Shoté with Espolon.
- — Happy hour house drinks offer house spirit with a mixer at $8.
Standout selections
- — Cazadores shot — Tuesday special tequila shot, $5.
- — Tecate & Shoté — can of Tecate and shot of Espolon, choice of tequila or mezcal, $8.
- — House spirit with a mixer — happy hour house drink, $8.
Pricing: $5–$8
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