Cost: Temperance offers about eight cocktails ranging in price from around $7 to $11. Information: temperance-bar.com, Instagram: @temperancebar. Support our coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.

The idea for Temperance Bar, what James calls a “future speakeasy lounge,” came to James after six months of sobriety, when he realized he could use his 20 years of bartending to create a ...

Mr Gibson still owns Jays Bar and Cafe in Johnsonville and The Loaded Hog on the waterfront. DB believes The Temperance's future is rosy, a view backed by Wellington Rugby chief executive Greg Peters.

Opening in August after a remodel and revitalizing, the Smith Tower experience (including the Provisions general store on the first floor, tours and the Temperance bar) has already become a hit. So ...