Good Company will open aperitivo and wine bar Aperi in the Grove in mid-September

Owner Jordan Goodman said the intimate new venue will feature a 'darker, moodier vibe'

Good Company owner Jordan Goodman has announced plans to convert part of the Good Company space at 4317 Manchester Ave. in the Grove into a distinct new aperitivo and wine bar, Aperi, with a target launch date of mid-September. A side room at Good Company will be renovated and sectioned off to create the standalone new concept, which Goodman said will also offer its own distinct menu focused on small, shareable plates.

Goodman is keen to stress that Aperi will be very much its own bar: This is not a bar-within-a-bar concept. Aperi will have its own entrance, its own distinct feel and its own menus. The two venues will share a bathroom and will be linked by a corridor, but Goodman said “they’ll really operate as two separate concepts.” If you want Good Company food and drinks, you’ll have to go to Good Company, and vice versa.

As part of his plans for converting the approximately 500- to 600-square-foot space, Goodman has enlisted David Stine Furniture to create a single-slab walnut bar for Aperi. There will be space for four customers to sit at said bar, with a total indoor seating capacity of around 24. Goodman also hopes to add around 10 seats on a sidewalk patio.

Goodman said nights at Aperi will be defined by a “moody jazz wine bar” vibe. “We’re definitely going for a darker, moodier vibe over there,” he said. However, in the afternoons, Aperi will offer an “airy cafe kind of vibe” – Goodman said part of Good Company’s current awning will be removed to allow natural light to enter the space in the daytime.

Aperi will be “pretty much equal parts” wine bar and aperitivo bar. Goodman said the wine list will offer around 12 to 15 wines by the glass, with a small bottle selection. “It’s not going to be like a Sasha’s wine list with 50 wines by the glass,” he said.

Goodman expects to offer around 40 different amari. “My favorite way to drink amaro is short with soda and a twist, so I’m sure we’ll do a lot of that,” he said. A rotating choice of three draft spritzes will be available, and there will always be one nonalcoholic draft spritz too. The food menu will focus on shareable small plates, but Goodman said there may be things like braised meat dishes, oysters and more besides. 

Aperi will open seven days a week. Goodman said he plans to open from 3 p.m. to midnight on Friday and Saturday, and 4 to 11 p.m. the rest of the week.