They say that hindsight is 20/20, but looking back at the bars that 2018 brought to DFW, we’re just seeing double. 2018 brought us a few tiki options and plenty of hipster hot spots, some of which quickly became staples of the local bar scene. With some end-of-year openings, we’re hopeful for what some new bars will bring in the new year — but for now, it’s too soon to call.
To help alleviate your post-Thanksgiving tryptophan come down, Water Grill’s November cocktail can be your “hair of the dog”.
Jettison’s new menu turned out some comforting (read: boozy) tipples, including the Sleepy Coyote.
The Miller Tavern and Beer Garden offers a Peanut Butter Old Fashioned. And we didn’t hate it.
Cantina Laredo is giving us the chance to celebrate Día de los Muertos by bringing a cocktail to life. Visit a Cantina Laredo before November 4 and order one of their specialty cocktails and scan the picture on the cup to see it come to life.
Mudhen will offer three cocktails for $8 to celebrate happy hour on Oct. 27, including a Kombucha cocktail.
The Pumpkin Wheel has all the hallmarks of the “basic” cocktail — take that comment as you will — flavored vodka, pumpkin, some sweetness, pumpkin and, of course, a perfect backdrop for a hot fire Instagram pic.
Tiny Victories’s new menu offers cocktails with irreverent names like the Blu-Tang Clan. The blue and white striated cocktail offers smoky, sweet, and tart flavors married perfectly for a smooth and complex cocktail.
Union Bear is here to help make friends jealous with the aptly named Jelly Belly cocktail, a new offering on their fall menu that launches today, October 4. The whimsical name is what it sounds like, a sweet, tropical drink that Izack Lara created with your vacation needs in mind. No OOO necessary.
One of Ocean Prime’s new cocktails is dessert in a glass.
Lark on the Park’s Bar Director, Jeff Trevino, came up with this take on the traditional New York sour by adding a cherry-balsamic shrub. This bright, slightly acidic cocktail will be available for a bit longer, so stop in and try it before the sun sets on this offering … and the summer.
Enjoy cocktails for a great cause on September 22 at the Ultimate Cocktail Experience.
One of the unique cocktail options at Fine China is the Sino-French Connection. It’s a melange of brightly colored ingredients — dried lime, hibiscus, orange, grapefruit and sage — with a pour over of Takara Soju.
One of Jettison’s new cocktails on their summer tiki-inspired menu, the Lillypad, isn’t a joke, though. It brings together gin, a bright, Asian citrus, and orange and violet liqueurs.
Perry’s Steakhouse went hog wild and topped their classic Manhattan with pork.
Trick Pony wants to keep the spirit of the season going for you through January with their Endless Summer menu.
Bartaco’s Smoke on the Water quickly made our list of “Reasons to Take a Long Lunch.” Smoky mezcal is paired with a bitter aperitivo and refreshing watermelon to make our favorite end-of-summer sipper.
We were excited to see that Street’s Fine Chicken threw some Limoncello in one of their new cocktails, Sissy’s Julep.
Midnight Rambler pays homage to the watermelon with their 1000W Thumper.
Out of Obscurity, a cocktail on Knife’s new menu, brings together the aloe liqueur, coconut, elderflower, and a bitter element, Aperol.
A tiki paradise complete with straw umbrellas, tiki mugs, and even a grotto is waiting for you in Arlington.
These days we lose the pies and have a bit more fun with rhubarb—in cocktails. Five Sixty’s new set of cocktails all have “house-made syrups and infusions prepared by Executive Chef Jacob Williamson,” including one with some house-made rhubarb bitters.
