Toasting to Knoxville for nearly two centuries, the iconic Lamar House (ca. 1820) is home to a classic bar for your relaxation and enjoyment. Let our mixologists prepare your favorite cocktail, or select an imbibement from our seasonal cocktail menu. The Bistro at the Bijou also has an ever-changing selection of regional craft beers on tap, as well as a unique selection of bottled and canned beer.
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Seasonal Cocktails
COCORPSE REVIVER
Lillet Blanc, Cointreau, gin, lemon juice, absinthe rinse
BOURBON MILK PUNCH
Woodford Reserve, cream, nutmeg
HOT TODDY
Applejack brandy, cinnamon stick, honey, with pot of hot tea
MILLIONAIRE’S COFFEE
Kahlua, Bailey’s, Frangelico
DARK & STORMY
Goslings rum, ginger beer, lime
BLOOD ORANGE MARGARITA
Altos Repasado, lime
SALTED CARAMEL WHITE RUSSIAN
Ole Smoky salted caramel whiskey, Kahlua, cream
CRANBERRY GINGER CIDER COCKTAIL
Captain Morgan spiced rum, orange, ginger
AUTUMN MULE
Ciroc apple vodka, cranberry juice, ginger beer
APPLE CIDER MOJITO
Black Magic spiced rum, mint, lime, and apple cider
CRANBERRY GIN FIZZ
Aviation gin, cranberry juice, prosecco
CARAMEL APPLE MARTINI
Caramel vodka, apple cider
APPLE CIDER MIMOSA
Apple cider with bubbles
FROST BITE
Alto’s plata, Godiva white chocolate, crème de menthe
Classic Cocktails
TOP SHELF MARTINI
Choice of gin or vodka, up or rocks, olive or twist
FRENCH 75
Hendricks’ gin, lemon, St. Germaine, champagne
GAY GIDIVA MARTINI
Chocolate liquor, vanilla vodka
CLASSIC LEMON DROP
Ketel One citrus vodka, fresh lemons
MANHATTAN
George Dickel rye, sweet vermouth, cherry
OLD FASHIONED
Maker’s Mark, orange bitters, sugar, soda water
MINT JULEP
Maker’s Mark, sugar, mint
RUSTY NAIL
Dewars and Drambuie
NEGRONI
Gin, sweet vermouth, Campari, soda
SAZERAC
Sazerac rye, absinthe, sugar, Peychaud’s bitters
RUM PUNCH
Fruit juice, light rum, grenadine
GODFATHER
Scotch and amaretto
Day Drinks
available everyday from 10am-3pm
MORNING MULE — 6
Vodka, orange juice, ginger beer, lime
PALOMA BOY — 6
Tequila, fresh grapefruit, soda
MIMOSA ON THE ROCKS — 6
BLOODY MARY — 6
With tomato juice
CRANBERRY PIMMS CUP — 6
Pimm’s #1 Liquor, fresh cucumber, seasonal fruit, club soda
APEROL SPRITZ — 6
Soda and orange
ICED COFFEE WITH BAILEY’S IRISH CREAM — 8
Shaken
Wine Menu
RED
Bogle Petite Syrah — 8/32
Los Carderos Malbec — 8/32
Smoking Loon Pinot Noir — 7/28
Grayson Cellars Cabernet — 8/32
Klinker Brick Red Blend — 10/34
Noble Vines 181 Merlot — 8/32
Dry Creek Zinfandel — 9/36
Jolee Rose — 8/32
WHITE
Walnut Crest Chardonnay — 7
Gnarly Head Pinot Grigio — 8/28
Vilacetinho Vino Verde — 8/28
Kendall Jackson Chardonnay — 12/38
Sauvignon Blanc — 10/34
House Prosecco — 7
Beer
On Tap
Local beers on tap. Pricing and availability varies.
Packaged
BuBud & Bud light
Miller High Life
Miller Lite
Coors Lite
Yuengling
Blue Moon
Shiner Boch
Ciders
Hard Seltzers
Pilsner Urquell
Guinness Stout
PBR
Stella Artois
Lagunitas IPA
Highland Black Mocha Stout
Dog’s Head Sea Quench Ale
Sweetwater 420
Seasonal Selection
Generations of Knoxvillians have enjoyed a cocktail or glass of wine in our eclectic bar setting.
Live Jazz Schedule
Mon music is from 7-9pm
Fri/Sat music is from 8-10:30pm
JUNE 2023
6/2-Jon Steele Trio
6/3-Mark Boling Trio LIfe
6/5-Mimi Terry Trio
6/9-Kris Killingsworth Trio
6/10-Kukuly and the Fuego
6/12-UTK Jazz Jam hosted by Sam Adams
6/16-Kenneth Brown
6/17-Taylor Phelps/Harold Nagge
6/19-Braden Jones Trio
6/23-T. Michael Branner
6/24-Greg Tardy
6/26-Parker Bakkall
6/30-Kevin Krapf Trio
5/29-MEMORIAL DAY-NO MUSIC
Happy Hour
Day Drink Specials from 10am-3pm
MORNING MULE — 6
Vodka, orange juice, ginger beer, lime
PALOMA BOY — 6
Tequila, fresh grapefruit, soda
CHAMPAGNE AND JUICE OF CHOICE — 6
BLOODY MARY — 6
With heirloom tomato juice
MICHELADA — 4
Dox Exquis lager with tomato juice
SPRING PIMMS CUP — 6
Pimm’s #1 Liquor, fresh cucumber, seasonal fruit, club soda
APEROL SPRITZ — 6
Prosecco, orange
ICED COFFEE WITH BAILEY’S IRISH CREAM — 8
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