Bars & Breweries

Bolsa’s Michelada uses mussel broth to give their traditional Mexican cocktail a little extra spice and complexity.

Review of Houndstooth Coffee’s Jettison

At any given time in the city of Dallas, there are dozens of food and drink events capitalizing on the growing “foodie” culture: wine walks, combination yoga-brunch parties, “festivals” where patrons pay hundreds of dollars just to stand in long lines for lukewarm snacks and tiny pours of expensive wine…

Rapscallion’s pink drink, Have You Seen My Keys, is made using a syrup of a traditional Peruvian purple drank.

Victor Tangos’s Andrew Stofko works salty squid ink into one of his new cocktails, the Seppuku Reale.

Settle Up is a column that critiques cocktail bars with the same gravitas that food critics apply to restaurants, exploring Dallas cocktail concepts, menus, execution and service and steering discerning imbibers toward all the booze that’s fit to drink. On a recent afternoon at Hide, I was sitting at the…

Grayson Social adds collagen to a cocktail … because, why not?

Although Bar & Garden fits the definition of a liquor store, the trendy, eclectic space definitely doesn’t feel like one. The retail spot opened in February on Ross Avenue between sporty Houston import Little Woodrow’s and a rancher-run grass-fed meat market. The design features light tones, tons of natural light…

This weekend, drink outside your comfort zone. Who knows? You may learn something. Or you’ll just get a buzz. Either way it’s a win. The Basic BitchCedar Groves, 4123 Cedar Springs RoadGet basic with this refreshing, sparkling cocktail made with prosecco and rosé gelatin. Have You Seen My Keys?Rapscallion, 2023 Greenville Ave…

Spring (and patio weather) is apparently here, though it already feels like summer. Pakpao’s signature bloody mary, their Thai Lemongrass Bloody Mary, is the perfect transitional brunch drink. Thanks to the bright and unique flavor of the kaffir lime and lemongrass, the usually heavy bloody is elevated and brightened. With…

Dallas’s strongest drinks and where to find them … because sometimes you just want one.

A Dallas craft cocktail mainstay has a new owner, announced today via press release. Windmill Lounge owner Louise Owens has sold the 11-year-old Maple Avenue bar to Lisa and Tom Georgalis and the Triada Hospitality Group, which also owns Ivy Tavern. While the press release notes that “big changes are in…

Settle Up is a column that critiques cocktail bars with the same gravitas that restaurant reviewers apply to restaurants, steering discerning imbibers toward all the booze that’s fit to drink. There’s a term for craft cocktail bars that struggle to produce good drinks: wine bars. As in, when you’re there,…

The B-L-TX is a light yet boozy addition to any meal at Rodeo Goat with a little sweet and plenty of booze.

In this week’s round of DFW food news, local concepts expand and indie food and drink names jump into the Victory Park fray: Victory Park has struggled to find its footing, but three new nightspots are hoping to change things. The new places feature some big names in the Dallas…

Stop into Barcadia through the end of March for a giant Frozen Tully Irish Mule

Rosé + prosecco + berries + Jello = Cedar Groves’ new Basic Bitch cocktail.

When Darin Peterson and Jill Bresnan returned from Europe a few years ago, the two homebrewers, who met through their shared love of beer, decided that they wanted to start a brewery. Shortly after, the idea for Good Neighbor Brews was born. After doing some research, the two decided to open their…

Craft beers and quality pizza give us plenty of reasons to visit Heritage Pizza And Taproom in The Colony.

We downed a couple of The Tipsy Alchemist’s new Spring cocktails, the Down the Rabbit Hole, and it took out night in a different totally f**king crazy direction.