Bar · Omaha · The 402
The Berry & Rye
Prohibition-era cocktail den with hand-cut ice and a serious bar program.
What stands out
Inventive, expertly crafted cocktails
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Premium pricing — cocktails run roughly $14–25, pricier than typical Omaha bars
- Cocktail bar
- Craft cocktails
- Open late
- Visitor classic
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- Local favorite
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- Cocktail bar
- Craft cocktails
- Open late
- Visitor classic
+1 more useful filters
- Local favorite
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Why people go
- Inventive, expertly crafted cocktails
- Knowledgeable, friendly bartenders
Good to know
- Premium pricing — cocktails run roughly $14–25, pricier than typical Omaha bars
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Local press and reviewers consistently rank The Berry & Rye among Omaha's top craft-cocktail bars, and it swept several "Best of the Big O" reader's-choice categories in 2023 (craft cocktails, cocktail lounge, bartenders, conversation). The near-unanimous praise is for the drinks and bartending in a moody Old Market setting, with the main tradeoff being higher-than-average prices.
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- Moody, speakeasy-style atmosphere
- Deep whiskey and rare-spirits selection
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- The Reader — Best of the Big O 2023 (Readers' Choice) — Won Reader's Choice for Best Bar for Craft Cocktails, Best Cocktail Lounge, Best Bartenders, and Best Bar for Conversation; also recommended for whiskey/spirits selection.
- Omaha World-Herald — Bar-review column "Chill vibes at Berry & Rye" covered the Old Market lounge's cocktails (e.g. the Trinidad Smoke) and atmosphere.
- Omaha World-Herald — Reported bar manager Luke Edson was named a finalist in the "Star of the Bar" mixology competition.
- City Style and Living Magazine — Review notes bartender Luke Edson's top-10 finish in the 2013 GQ/Bombay Sapphire Most Inspired Bartender contest and praises "solid cocktails with attention to flavour and balance."
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- Drinks8.6
- Vibe8.8
- Value7.2
- Service8.3
- Music6.4
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Built from 6 synthetic scoring scenarios with an effective sample size of 4.2 after credibility weighting.
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- scenario: heartland_hops · Sample expert tier×1.67 · Sample receipt flag · 4mo
- scenario: marketmaven · Sample local tier×0.98 · Sample check-in · 6mo
- scenario: omaha_plates · Sample expert tier×0.93 · Sample receipt flag · 14mo
- scenario: nightowl_ne · Sample registered tier×0.46 · Sample self-attestation · 3mo
- scenario: guest-22b9 · Sample anonymous tier×0.09 · Sample self-attestation · 10mo