Located in the historic Capron Building in downtown Rochester, The Vesper Kitchen and Bar is both new and nostalgic. And also a purveyor of delicious oysters.

Aerial Photo by Sean Childs

"I never have more than one drink before dinner. But I do like that one to be large and very strong and very cold and very well-made. I hate small portions of anything, particularly when they taste bad. This drink's my own invention,"

Ian Fleming's James Bond in Casino Royale

And that's how The Vesper was born. Vague yet clearly defined. We too are anti-things-that-taste bad. So come join us in our campaign for food well made, cocktails well shaken, and an evening well spent.