Drinking + Bars

New absinthe bar Death in the Afternoon soft opens in Orlando this week

'Your friendly neighborhood absinthe house'

By Chloe Greenberg

A mysterious new concept is heading Orlando's way this week with (so far) just one promise: There will be absinthe. The upcoming nightspot Death in the Afternoon is set to open in Mills 50 this week as a "friendly neighborhood absinthe house."

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