September Dine Around - Silver Slipper

 Silver Slipper Dine Around
Thursday, September 14, 2023, 5PM

The Silver Slipper is a hidden treasure in the South Park Historic District not to be missed. It is an innovative and unique wine bar and bistro.

The Silver Slipper is best  known for its fresh oysters!  But it also offers French inspired small plates, local cheeses and breads, fresh fish, salads and charcuterie boards. The wine list is a collection of international wines from such countries as Spain, republic of Georgia, Italy, Greece and France. They do not take reservations so we need to be there when the door opens at 5pm. The bar is where things happen so grab a seat at the bar and enjoy your evening.

Drinks at 5:00 and order the ‘small plates’ as you wish.
Questions: contact Corinne Smith at  937-470-5559 or corinnesm@sbcglobal.net

Add'l Info about Silver Slipper as published in DDN on July 8, 2022:

"WILD DAYTON LOVE: In 2019 when Simon Gifford and Lorelei Fink took over the 1890s carriage house at 1105 Wayne Ave., it was “trashed,” with holes in the floorboards and no existing staircase connecting the levels. They worked with two contractors to transform the space - installing a bespoke zinc bar as the centerpiece, while preserving the interior’s original woodwork.

What was the parlor is now an intimate dining room emphasizing natural wine, raw oysters and charcuterie. Paintings and mixed media works by artist friends adorn the space. The bathroom wallpaper, by Dayton artist Zachary Armstrong, is an art installation-meets-fun house design that needs to be seen rather than described. The whole atmosphere is a far cry from its namesake, the Silver Slipper Nite Club, a source of Dayton lore, which was located on E. Fifth Street. “Its origins before it got seedier and seedier was a lounge and dance club,” says Fink, 25.

A fascination with that location’s storied past inspired the feeling of “wild Dayton love” that infuses the energy of today’s Silver Slipper.

ART BAR: Gifford, a graduate of Oakwood High School, and Fink, who attended Stivers, both left Dayton for stints in Seattle and Brooklyn. They never actually crossed paths until returning to their hometown. While Gifford has a BFA in Painting and Printmaking from Cornish College of the Arts, he found that he became more attached to restaurants after working in that industry in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Still, they champion emerging artists and have incorporated work by their peers into the design of the Silver Slipper. On one wall hangs a textural mixed media piece — including oyster shells — called “Hog Creek” by Dayton artist Tyler Macko. Near the bar is a large-scale print showing a birds-eye view of a table with remnants of a meal, rendered in pop art brushstrokes by artist Matthew Chambers. And at the other end of the bar is a neon sign of a stiletto heel based on graffiti that Gifford spotted in Detroit and had made in Mexico City."