The Libertine Liquor Bar moves to Mass Ave.

A lot of $#@& went down at The Libertine Liquor Bar.

There was the night that Katy Perry came into the Downtown cocktail lounge. The night celebrity chef Tom Colicchio waited for a bar stool like an ordinary guy. Oh, and that time in 2013 when Esquire magazine named Libertine one of the best bars in America thanks to craft cocktails like the Odd Deuteronomy's blend of bourbon, Byrrh, chartreuse and bitters.

Foie gras met bourbon and dark chocolate. Bacon flights showed up. Pigs feet turned into fashionable trotter cakes. Butternut squash landed in sweet bread pudding.

Remember when the James Beard Awards in 2014 nominated chef/owner Neal Brown for best chef in the Great Lakes region?

Today, the 38 E. Washington St. Libertine is dark and empty. The last cocktail at that location was served Jan. 17. Pours resume possibly by Tuesday, when The Libertine reopens in the basement of Pizzology, 608 Massachusetts Ave.

Lack of evening foot traffic by Libertine's East Washington Street address and the fact Pizzology pays the rent on its basement space persuaded Brown to move The Libertine.

"It's just going to feel a lot more like a bar as opposed to a restaurant with a really strong bar program," Brown said last week as workers reined in construction and design chaos to meet the target opening date.

"We're really shooting to be open on Tuesday," Brown said. "We're really working as hard as we can for that."

Look for The Libertine's "L" sign outside Pizzology. Inside, you'll understand which way to go. A complex of rooms at the bottom of the stairs is markedly different from the Washington Street shotgun space that enchanted Brown. He opened The Libertine in 2011.

Wood lightens exposed brick. Tarnished stills inspired tawny colors. One room could be described as standing room only. Guests find seating in others.

No TVs, no maître d', no reservations.

"Still amazing food," Brown said. "Definitely new cocktails."

He wasn't ready to share details, except to say, "Food's going to be a little bit different. It's going to truly be small- and medium-size plates." Nothing will cost more than $15 and the food is meant to linger over.

"Our aspirations haven't changed," Brown said of food and drinks that have won The Libertine accolades from the public.

"This place is just going to be a lot more loose."

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