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The first bar from Virtue chef Erick Williams veers toward Mexican flavors with head bartender Maria Rodriguez leading the charge. It doesn’t serve food, but folks can order from nearby restaurants like Phil’s Pizza and Kimski. The space centers on music, with a broad genre of music piped through one of the city’s fanciest sound systems. Charis Listening Bar is an ambitious project for music lovers, with a mix of boozy and nonalcoholic drinks in Bridgeport.

Indulge in their captivating cocktail creations, each one carefully crafted with unique flavor profiles. Bar Raval is a haven for cocktail lovers seeking an extraordinary drinking experience. The dark ambiance with the red lights inside really makes this place unique. Mahjong Bar is a fantastic establishment that offers Chinese-inspired drinks and delectable meals, making it a must-visit destination.

You can still order at the restaurant or buy at local retailers. I enjoyed a copita of Por Siempre Sotol on my last visit. The Fern Bar serves up one of the best mezcal espresso martinis I’ve ever had (left).

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Tiny Grey Hen RX, which is inspired by a New Orleans apothecary shop, specializes in whiskeys. Longtime wine pros Pat Jasmin and Chris French have opened a quirky rock and roll-themed wine bar and bottle shop that’s light years from the pretentious wine bars of 20 years ago. For elegant Old-World wines and a taste of history, check out this classy bar, tucked away in Wrigley Mansion, a gracious Phoenix landmark built by chewing gum magnate William Wrigley 100 years ago. They include a bevy of selections from Arizona’s world-class Superstition Meadery, as well as kegs from the rising small-batch, scientist-run cidery, Stoic Cider. If you’re road-tripping, check out the meadery’s original location in Prescott.

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There’s north of 80 bottles of gin on the menu at this low-lit hideaway, but you don’t have to drink it – even if there’s no better way to cool down a hot night in the city than with a high-end G & T. Old Fashioneds and barrel-aged cocktails might be a dime a dozen in Sydney, but the fig and walnut version they serve at Papa Gede’s is the one we want to drink most. A cocktail joint named after a dive bar in a cult Patrick Swayze flick with a ’70s aesthetic inspired by the Golden Age of Porn. The team behind Sydney’s tiniest and coolest Margarita boozer, Cantina OK, have opened an ‘extra-ordinary’ subterranean bar. In short, at Continental you’re looking at your future life partner, in venue form.

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• Its tasting room offers a low-key and cozy neighborhood atmosphere for enjoying its fine selection of drinks.
• Like the Bon Vivant mothership, it hardly looks like a cocktail bar at all – mainly because it’s not.
• The comedians tend to be embarrassingly bad on free open mic nights, but if you’re willing to pay a small cover, some pretty great acts come through here too.
• Better yet – we consistently have some of the best cocktail bars in the world.
• If you want a great drink without a lot of unnecessary frills, Thunderbolt is the spot for you.

Unassuming and comfortable, it’s a popular industry hangout. While the drinks and domestic beers are what you’d expect, the importance of this space has everything to do with the sense of community and connection this classic queer bar adds to the neighborhood. The food portions are excellent for the price, and the eclectic flavors are well-executed. It’s a great spot for a date night or happy hour with friends. This storied Eat Street bar was resurrected in 2022 by a new team of owners. Note the old phone booth, which gives Dusty’s a bit of a time traveler’s vibe.

Bar Next Door

Follow Eater editors as they share their favorite dishes they ate in LA Cocktails come from a longtime relationship with Varnish co-founder Eric Alperin, who installed lead bartender Wolfgang Alexander to prepare drinks that reflect the Milk & Honey school of bartenders. The sprawling multi-floor space has original brick walls, local seasonal produce, an extensive vintage wine list, and incredible cocktails. One of northeast Los Angeles’s most charming neighborhoods, South Pasadena, welcomed Cannonball on May 2, a new restaurant from Hippo chef Matt Molina and operating partner Joe Capella.

Either way, it’ll take a few minutes to make and be one of the best drinks you’ve had in a long time. Order whatever your favorite classic cocktail is, or go for the bartender’s choice. It’s less prohibition-era looking and more secret room at Hugh Hefner’s mansion—nude paintings and red lighting included. Fluorescent setup aside, it’s a fun place to grab creative blends—like a sweet coffee negroni milk punch—that you never knew existed, but are azor grateful that they do. But for a bar where the most expensive drink is $13, it’s worth sharing elbow space with a stranger.

Occupying the former space of a coffee shop, this cocktail bar and lounge is here to stay. Swordfish Tom’s is the most unique and inventive cocktail bar in Kansas City. I have been to the following cocktail bars in KCMO and Johnson County, Kansas many times.

With cosy corners, low lighting, it makes for a great date spot – just as long as you’re cool with running into half the lesbians in east London. Once you’re in, there’s regular karaoke, live jazz and all manner of old-school naughtiness. The Standard hotel’s ritzy and joyful cocktail bar. It’s retro avant-garde in a way that brings to mind Slovenian performance- art spaces featuring video installations and even has the industrial trance soundtrack to go with it. This Kingsland Road cocktail bar is a 1980s fever dream. These are the 50 places we'd recommend to a friend, because we love drinking in them and have done many, many times over.