The name Pilar comes from Ernest Hemingway’s boat, which helped inspire the literary great to pen The Old Man and the Sea. Flashes of the author’s old stomping grounds — Cuba, the Caribbean and the Keys ­— fill the dusky two-story space. There’s a jumble of captains’ hats in one corner, netted sacks filled with vintage green-glass buoys in another, and a giant stuffed marlin at the top of the stairwell. Begin by sampling from mixologist Jonathan Fain’s extensive 31-drink cocktail menu, which showcases oftentimes-daring reinterpretations of the classics, elevated with house-made ingredients, inlcuding bitters and seasonal tonics and vermouth. If you’re looking for a snack, consider a few of executive chef Justin Bittner’s better-than-bar bites. Scimitars of country bread soaked with olive oil get a layer of tangy goat cheese; the rosemary spiced nut mix boasts walnuts, hazelnuts and Marcona almonds. Entrees tend to be comforting affairs, like roasted Peruvian chicken with thick-cut yucca fries that pair perfectly with garlic aioli, and buttermilk chicken boastfully cooked in lard. The check arrives in a cigar box — Hemingway would approve.