Leah Ikeda is a self-proclaimed South End girl. “I’ve been here for 10 years and love rolling around this neighborhood,” she says. As a manager at the Beehive and sake consultant for Pho Republique, she’s usually running back and forth between the two spots both when she’s working and when she has a night off.
@ 6:15 p.m.: By now, I’m usually on my way to Pho for a can of sake. Greg Griffen bartends there on Fridays, which is my night off, so I definitely go down for a drink and a tuna spring roll.
@ 7:30 p.m.: I’ll usually meet up with a friend and go to Orinoco for an arepa and a glass of Torrontés. I like going in to see the owner, Andres [Branger], and hanging out on their patio.
@ 9:45 p.m.: I like to go visit Josh [Childs] at Silvertone around 10 p.m. That’s when it’s still quiet enough to have a conversation, so it’s a good time to stop in for a visit.
@ midnight: I do like music, so by now, I’ll probably go into the Beehive. This is a great time to catch the second act because that’s when the artists and everyone else there really gets into a groove.
@ 2 a.m.: I’m absolutely still out. I’ll definitely swing by the Franklin. They serve food late and I love their turkey meatloaf — that’s a staple of my week.
