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
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Unique Omaha Experiences You Won’t Find Anywhere Else
Most “things to do in Omaha” lists recycle the same stops: the zoo, the Old Market, maybe a brewery tour. All fine, but if you’re the type who craves something stranger, darker, and more unforgettable, Omaha has another side. These are the unique Omaha experiences people actually talk about long after the night is over.
Anna’s Place & The Confession Phone
Step into Anna’s Place and you’ll notice a strange relic tucked into the corner: an antique candlestick phone, the kind people once lifted to call an operator before the rotary dial was invented. But this phone doesn’t connect you to anyone living.
Pick it up, and instead of a dial tone, you’ll hear confessions. Anonymous voices telling stories, sharing secrets, or admitting things they’d never say out loud anywhere else. Some are funny, some are dark, some are bizarre. All of them become part of the atmosphere.
And if you want to leave one of your own? You don’t do it at the bar. You call our confession line at (402) 302-1872. No one will ever answer. No one will ever call you back. It exists purely for confessions, and every message becomes part of the archive.
Pair that with cocktails made entirely from scratch — no soda guns, no shortcuts, everything built in-house — and Anna’s Place becomes more than a bar. It’s a living archive of Omaha’s hidden voices.
Homy Inn & The Champagne on Tap (and the Claw Machine)
Homy Inn has long been known as the bar with champagne on tap — a quirk in itself — but it’s the claw machine that really seals its reputation. Instead of stuffed animals, it’s filled with adult toys and gag prizes. It’s the kind of playful weirdness that makes even a casual night out into a story.
Coneflower Creamery
Omaha’s most famous ice cream shop takes dessert as seriously as a chef takes a seasonal menu. Coneflower uses local produce and ingredients to create flavors like cornmeal blueberry, sweet cream with honeycomb, or strawberry rhubarb crisp. Lines snake down the block on hot nights, but it’s worth the wait — this isn’t just ice cream, it’s culinary storytelling.
Fizzy’s Fountain & Liquors
Fizzy’s looks like a retro soda fountain — neon signs, booths, the whole mid-century vibe. But the best part? You don’t order from a server. Every table has its own old-school phone, and you literally call the kitchen to place your order. Half the fun is dialing in your milkshake-and-fried-chicken combo like it’s a prank call. It’s nostalgia with a wink, and it makes the whole experience feel more like performance art than dinner.
Tiny House
Tiny House isn’t just a clever name — it’s literally a cocktail bar inside a tiny converted house in Little Bohemia. The space is eccentric from the ground up: walls covered in surreal wallpaper with strange, storybook-like images, a backyard that doubles as a movie theater in the summer, and in the winter, a heated tent where you can drink like you’re hiding out at camp. They also host oddball events that feel more like a friend’s living room gathering than a night out at a bar.
It’s not polished or predictable, and that’s the point. Tiny House is one of those places where you never quite know what you’re walking into — but it always feels like you stumbled onto Omaha’s best kept secret.
Why These Experiences Matter
Every city has its big-ticket attractions. But the places that stick with you — the ones you tell your friends about later — are the ones that can’t be copied anywhere else. In Omaha, that means fried chicken with raccoons, champagne claw machines, seasonal ice cream that tastes like the farm it came from, dialing the kitchen on a house phone, and a candlestick phone that listens to your secrets.
Unique experiences are what give a city its soul. And if you’re searching for the one place in Omaha where those stories gather in the dark — Anna’s Place is waiting.