Lafayette’s Miracle Pop-Up Bar Will Brighten Your Christmas

The Miracle concept started in 2014 when Greg Boehm was in the middle of construction of what was to be his new bar, Mace, in NYC’s East Village. He decided to stop construction and he transformed the unfinished bar into a pop-up bar by decorating it with crazy Christmas decorations and served holiday-themed drinks.  It was actually his mother’s advice.  The crowds swarmed in and Boehm started getting asked by friends how they could recreate the holiday magic in their own bars.  That’s when Miracle was born. The following year, Boehm expanded Miracle to four locations and then went worldwide in 2016 with locations in Greece, Montreal, and Paris.  As of today, they are all over the US and also in Canada, Europe, Asia, and Central America.

This year, Miracle finally hit Louisiana.  We’re lucky enough to have one right here in Lafayette at Pamplona Tapas Bar. There are also 2 locations in New Orleans, Barrel Proof and Longway Tavern. I have to say, it was pretty magical.  It was a date night for me, but this would make a fun time for a Girl’s Night Out or Christmas Party. The servers were all wearing gaudy Christmas sweaters or pajama pants with the perfect accessories to make the tackiest outfit.

The cocktail menu features Christmas cocktails with creative pun names.  We tried the “Run Run Rudolph” which is a made with prosecco, gin, mulled wine puree, lemon and cane syrup, and also tried the “Yippie Ki Yay Mother ******” which is a delicious concoction made with sweet potato Barbados rum, cachaça, Trinidad rum, dry curacao, marshmallow orgeat, and lime.