Mark Graham Thomas

The Climb

Classic cocktails ask for timing, balance, and restraint before they ask for flair, and that is the ground Mark Graham Thomas worked from at Bacchanalia until 2015, where he served as bartender and bar director. The role was less about show than control: keeping the room steady, reading pace, and shaping drinks with enough precision to hold up through service. In parallel, he worked as bar manager at Club 39, a post that required the same kind of calm command on a different floor. That progression from bartender to bar director to bar manager points to a bar craft built on structure rather than noise. With Mark Graham Thomas, the through line is not novelty but discipline — the kind that keeps a cocktail list coherent, the service rhythm clean, and the bar’s tone consistent from first pour to last call. Today, Mark Graham Thomas is bar director and bartender of Club 39, where the work remains tied to the room as much as to the glass. The craft here is atmosphere as much as recipe: attentive service, measured pacing, and a bar program shaped to feel assembled with intent rather than stacked from ideas.

Today

Classic cocktails with a culinary twist define Mark Graham Thomas’s style. The classic forms stay in place, but they are handled with a food-minded sensibility that adds another layer of consideration to flavor and structure. It is an approach that keeps the bar anchored in tradition while allowing room for a more detailed reading of how a drink should move from opening note to finish.

Career - bar director / bartender — Club 39 - bartender / bar director — Bacchanalia (until 2015) - bar manager — Club 39

Signature

Mark's signature dishes include Briyani, Buffalo Road, and Missing Since 1984. Their force comes from naming and structure as much as from presentation: each one signals a distinct point of view, the kind of signature that tells a guest the menu has been considered rather than simply assembled.

FAQ What is Mark Graham Thomas's current role? As of 2026, Mark Graham Thomas is Bar Manager. Where did Mark Graham Thomas work before? Mark Graham Thomas's earlier career included Bacchanalia and Club 39. What is Mark Graham Thomas known for? Classic cocktails with a culinary twist.