The Future of Cocktails Is Already Happening in Omaha
Anna’s Place isn’t a speakeasy. It’s not a theme bar.
We’re just a cocktail bar in Omaha — and we care a lot about what’s in your glass.
When we opened Anna’s Place, the goal was simple: make unforgettable drinks using house-made ingredients, local flavor, and a little grit. Now we’re taking everything we’ve learned and flipping the script on how cocktails get served in this city.
Why the Cocktail Scene Shifted
If you were drinking (or bartending) ten years ago, you remember the era. Omaha bars were buzzing with classics, revivals, obscure spirits, and long-winded stories about ingredients. People were learning what made a Negroni tick. The culture around cocktails was booming.
Then COVID hit.
Bars closed. Industry veterans left. And a whole generation of new drinkers missed out on that transfer of knowledge — the mentorship, the vibe, the unspoken rules of what made a cocktail matter. For a while, drinks got simpler. Seltzers ruled. Vodka + fruit was back.
Now? We’re moving forward — and we’re doing it our way.
What We’re Launching at Anna’s Place
Starting in August, Anna’s Place will debut two full pages of house-made, ready-to-drink cocktails. These are carbonated, bottled drinks served just like a beer or a seltzer. Pop the cap, pour, and enjoy.
But here’s the catch — everything inside the bottle is made right here, by us.
We carbonate in-house
We make all the syrups ourselves
We infuse our own spirits
No co-packing. No gimmicks. Just solid technique, bottled
You’ll still find balance, creativity, and layered flavor — just served in a way that fits how people drink now.
Why This Matters for Omaha
We want to be the bar that shows Omaha a new lane for great drinks.
Not everything needs to be stirred for 10 minutes. Not every cocktail needs to feel like a ceremony. You can get something excellent — made by hand — in under a minute. No shortcuts, just better systems.
We’re not abandoning the old ways. We’re just translating them into something faster, smarter, and more fun.
Try Them Before Everyone Else
Our bottled cocktail menu launches in August. Come see what we’re building at Anna’s Place in downtown Omaha, inside Hotel Indigo at 1804 Dodge Street.
Want to write about it? We’re happy to share behind-the-scenes access, ingredient sourcing, or the weird nerdy stuff we’ve been doing to dial this in.
Contact: info@annasplaceomaha.com
Reading Between the Lines: A Closer Look at Tarot Tuesdays in Omaha
Documenting a weekly ritual inside Anna’s Place
On Tuesday nights, something a little quieter happens in downtown Omaha.
There’s no DJ. No stage. No QR codes promising bucket deals.
Just a small, dark room. A reader. A deck of cards. And you.
This is Tarot Tuesdays at Anna’s Place—a bar tucked inside a hotel, known more for its cocktails and calm than its crowd. From 9 p.m. to midnight, the room shifts. It doesn’t get louder—it gets deeper.
And people keep coming back.
A Different Kind of Bar
Anna’s Place isn’t a theme night. It’s not a pop-up. It’s not trying to go viral.
It’s a bar built on intentionality. That applies to the drinks—crafted with house-made ingredients and months of testing—but it also applies to the energy in the room. There’s a ritual at the door: new guests are asked to keep voices down, phones dimmed, and to wait for a staff member to let them in.
It’s not pretentious.
It’s about creating a space where people can relax without needing to perform.
And that makes it the perfect setting for something like tarot.
What Tarot Really Is
Most people still think of tarot as fortune-telling.
But anyone who’s sat with a good reader knows that’s not quite right.
Tarot isn’t about predicting your future—it’s about checking in with your present.
It’s a conversation. A moment of reflection.
For some, it’s the first time all week they’ve stopped to think about what’s actually going on in their own head.
For others, it’s a tool they’ve used for years—one that helps them name what they’re feeling when the words won’t come.
At Anna’s Place, you’ll meet readers like Knox and Madame Davina, who alternate Tuesdays. Each brings a different style, but they share the same approach: quiet connection, gentle guidance, no theatrics.
The bar doesn’t promise transformation.
But if you’re open to it, you might leave with more clarity than you came in with.
Why It Works
Something about the room makes it easier to talk.
Maybe it’s the candlelight.
Maybe it’s the fact that there’s no TV shouting over your shoulder.
Maybe it’s the drink in your hand that was mixed with more attention than you expected.
Whatever it is, people show up for it.
And unlike most spaces where spiritual practices are either hidden or hyped, here it’s just part of the rhythm.
Like everything else, it’s approached with care.
No Gimmicks. No Flash. Just Time to Think.
If you’re someone who prefers meaning to noise…
If you’ve been feeling a little too full and a little too disconnected…
If you’re just looking for something in Omaha that feels real—
You’ll find something worth sitting with at Tarot Tuesday.
Tarot Tuesdays | 9 p.m. to Midnight
Anna’s Place — annasplaceomaha.com
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The Confession Line. (402)302-1872
It started with a knock.
One night, not long ago, I was alone behind the bar—quiet shift, no noise, no chatter, just the low hum of the place when it’s waiting for someone to need it. And then, soft as anything, a knock on the door.
I let the guy in. Roadwork tar caked his jeans. His hands were rough, his face sunburned. He sat down, had a couple drinks, and we talked—small stuff. How long he was in town, how he found the hotel, the usual surface-level questions. And then the lull hit. That moment where most people reach for their phone.
But instead, he started crying. No warning. Just… cracked open.
Through the tears, he said, “I don’t know how to tell my best friend I’m in love with him.” And then he looked at me, eyes bloodshot and wide, and said, “You’re the first person I’ve told.”
I didn’t say anything profound. I just listened.
That was the beginning of all this.
Why We Started the Confession Line
Being a bartender means hearing it all—wild stories, secret fears, emotional confessions. It’s one of the privileges of the job. And the truth is, sometimes people just need to say something out loud. Not for advice. Not for attention. Just to get it out of their chest and into the world.
We started keeping little black books behind the bar. One asked, “What’s your spiciest story?” The other: “Tell us your ghost story.” People wrote in them. People read them. They left pieces of themselves behind.
And now, we’ve taken it one step further.
Introducing the Confession Line
402-302-1872
This isn’t a reservation line. It’s not for drink orders or lost wallets.
This is for your story.
Call it when you’re walking home. Call it when you can’t sleep. Call it when something’s been burning in your chest for ten years and no one’s ever heard it.
Tell us how you fell in love.
Tell us the wildest thing that ever happened to you at a truck stop.
Tell us about the time you should’ve spoken up but didn’t.
Say the thing you’ve never had the nerve to say out loud.
Tell the truth.
It can be funny, filthy, heartbreaking, bittersweet, supernatural—whatever you need it to be. Keep it anonymous. Keep it real. Just make it yours.
We listen. We archive. We remember. Because stories deserve to outlive the moment they’re told.
Why It Matters
In a world where everything is curated and filtered and manicured to death, this is a place for mess. For mystery. For honesty without polish.
There’s no algorithm here. No followers to impress. Just you and the story you need to set free.
Call 402-302-1872 and leave your confession. You won’t get a person—you’ll get a voicemail. But on the other side is a bar that’s listening. A bartender who knows what it means to carry someone else’s truth for a while.
Anna’s Place. Behind the red light. Beneath the surface.
You drink. You feel. You tell the truth.
Now let’s hear it.
Your story can be shared on our antique phone for the world to hear, please keep your story anonymous.
I will not check this for lost wallets, or reservations, do not leave a voicemail with that intention- this is not how to get ahold of us. This line is for people to leave their stories!