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Architectural Digest just announced the most beautifully designed bars in each state AND.... The Wilbur Bar at the Roost has been named “The Most Beautifully Designed Bar in Mississippi” ! We have included the article below.

Come relax in our speakeasy inspired cocktail bar that showcases the original salvaged wood from 1894, complete with a hidden room behind the swinging bookshelf and a mural of Al Capone, who famously had a local estate right here in Ocean Springs! 

The Wilbur Bar also features a custom bar and hand-crafted wooden tables made from locally-sourced Ocean Springs black oak by Guice Woodworks. Hope to see you soon!

Architectural Digest:

The Most Beautifully Designed Bar in Each State in America

From a bar that brings back the look of old New York City to a modern design in Nashville, these bars don't just serve the best drinks—they do so in a space that's like no other

TEXT BY KRISTINE HANSEN

What any bar owner will tell you is that it’s not hard to make a drink. Rather, what’s difficult is cultivating an environment that embraces eye-catching design. When this design is done well, it sets the bar into an echelon of its own, bringing in locals and design lovers alike. Borrowing inspiration from eclectic pockets around the globe as well as the infusion of arts-oriented boutique hotels, these bars epitomize the fact that slipping into a lounge for a drink doesn’t have to be ordinary. Below, AD surveys the best-designed bar in every state, from Birmingham, Alabama, to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. What may surprise some readers is that the most beautiful spaces are not in the biggest cities (as some might expect), but rather, in such locales as Tulsa and Green Bay. Bottoms up! ….

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