A Tower District bar known for $5 cocktails is expanding to Old Town Clovis
A popular Tower District restaurant and bar is expanding to Old Town Clovis.
The Lincoln Pub & Grub will open a location on Clovis Avenue, between Fourth and Fifth Street, a few doors down from The Local.
The Lincoln, known for $5 cocktails and low-priced appetizers, opened on Olive Avenue in 2019. The Tower District location will remain open.
President Abraham Lincoln is on the $5 bill, hence the name.
The Lincoln Clovis is aiming to open in early or mid June.
It will take over the space that was until recently occupied by Neighbors Old Town Clovis, at 401 Clovis Ave., suite 106. That location closed about two weeks ago.
Neighbors Tap & Cook House at Fowler and Nees avenues will remain open. No one at Neighbors could be reached to comment on why the Clovis Avenue location closed.
But its lease was expiring and the owners wanted to downsize, said Jeff Davis of Davis Commercial Real Estate. He’s the manager of the property and a leasing agent who was involved in finding a new tenant for the space.
“It’s not that they weren’t successful there; it’s just that they had their hands full,” he said. “The other location is fine. It’s going well.”
When the space became available, Davis said his first call was to The Lincoln, whose owners jumped at the opportunity. Neighbors sold their assets to The Lincoln, he said.
The Lincoln
Much of The Lincoln’s menu — though not all — costs $5. That includes the best-selling mango margarita with a Tajín rim and Buffalo chicken fries with blue cheese and Buffalo sauce.
The menu also includes drinks in the $7 to $9 range, and beer and wine. Full meals can cost up to $14 or $15.
Owners Aaron Gossett and Andrew Karsh say the model works because they sell a lot at low prices. They also don’t waste anything, using many of the same ingredients in multiple dishes.
“I think our pricing model has allowed us to stay competitive in the market,” Gossett said. “It doesn’t really work if you don’t have volume.”
The Clovis Avenue location felt like a good fit for The Lincoln’s concept because of the other bars and restaurants nearby, Gossett said. People are likely to walk around and hit up several places, perhaps getting a drink at The Lincoln before or after visiting another bar, or going out dancing.
The Lincoln will also sell food late into the evening, filling an untapped need of serving food past 10 p.m., he said.
“We feel like the Old Town Clovis location is the closest mirror image of what we already do in Tower.”
This story was originally published May 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM.
