Beverages & Drinks
Soda, juice, coffee, tea, beer and wine, ending with a case of wine that costs a quarter of the budget.
30 dishes, from $2 to $250,000 in play money
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Classic Cola
A cold glass of cola over ice.
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Zero-Sugar Cola
Cola without the sugar.
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Lemon-Lime Soda
A clear, fizzy lemon and lime soda.
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Orange Soda
Bright orange and very fizzy.
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Ginger Ale
A dry, gently spicy ginger soda.
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Sparkling Water
Water with bubbles.
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Still Mineral Water
Water without bubbles.
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Fresh Orange Juice
Oranges, squeezed a moment ago.
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Apple Juice
Clear, golden pressed apple juice.
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Fresh Lemonade
Lemons, sugar, water and ice.
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Iced Tea
Cold black tea over ice with lemon.
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Cold Brew Coffee
Coffee steeped cold for half a day.
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Espresso Cup
A short, strong coffee with a golden crema.
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Cappuccino
Espresso under a thick cap of milk foam.
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Cafe Latte
Espresso with plenty of steamed milk.
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Hot Chocolate
Melted chocolate and hot milk.
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Matcha Latte
Whisked green tea with steamed milk.
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Classic Bubble Tea
Milk tea with chewy tapioca pearls.
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Mango Smoothie
Ripe mango blended thick.
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Mixed Berry Smoothie
Strawberries, blueberries and raspberries, blended.
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Vanilla Milkshake
Vanilla ice cream and milk, blended thick.
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Chocolate Milkshake
Chocolate ice cream and milk, blended thick.
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Classic Lager Glass
A cold, clear, golden beer.
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Craft Pale Ale Glass
A hoppy amber ale.
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Red Wine Glass
A glass of red wine.
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White Wine Glass
A glass of cold white wine.
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Champagne Flute
One flute of sparkling wine, for a toast.
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Single Malt Whisky Pour
A measure of malt whisky, neat.
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Ultra
Aged Whisky Bottle
A bottle that spent longer in the cask than most careers last.
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Ultra
Rare Vintage Wine Case of Six
Six bottles of very old wine. The most expensive thing on the menu.
History and traditions
Every drink here has a long past: tea from China, coffee from Ethiopia and Yemen, beer from the first farmers, wine from the Caucasus, and soda from eighteenth-century experiments with fizzy water. Each built its own places to gather, from tea houses to cafes and pubs.
Food economy and industry
Drinks are among the most profitable things a restaurant sells. Coffee, tea and cocoa are grown by millions of small farmers in the tropics and traded as commodities. At the top end, aged whisky and rare wine are collected and sold at auction like art.