Houston Drinking Guide

While not as exhaustive as the restaurant guide, this is an always-in-progress guide to drinking in Houston. I'll try to add more categories and updates in the future.

Best Beer Bars:

1. Flying Saucer
2. Cobble & Spoke
3. Axelrad Beer Garden
4. Moon Tower Inn
5. Heights Bier Garten

Best Breweries:

1. Saint Arnold
2. SpindleTap
3. Equal Parts
4. 8th Wonder 
5. Karbach
6. Holler
7. Brash
8. Eureka Heights
9. Bad Astronaut
10. Great Heights

Best Cocktail Bars:

1. Xolo
2. Bandista
3. Julep
4. Anvil/Refuge
5. Better Luck Tomorrow
6. Diversión
7. Captain Foxheart’s Bad News Bar & Spirit Lounge
8. Johnny’s Gold Brick
9. The Toasted Coconut
10. Permission
11. Clarkwood
12. Hidden Bar
13. Santé
14. Bar Moon
15. Bar Doko
16. Reserve 101
17. Nickel City
18. Botøníca
19. Jethro’s
20. Sidebar

Best Fancy/Sophisticated Cocktail Bars:

1. Xolo
2. Bandista
3. Refuge
4. Diversión
5. Permission
6. Clarkwood
7. Santé
8. Bar Moon
9. Bar Doko
10. Sidebar

Best Mid-Range Cocktail Bars:

1. Julep
2. Anvil
3. Captain Foxheart’s Bad News Bar & Spirit Lounge
4. The Toasted Coconut
5. Hidden Bar
6. Reserve 101
7. Botønica
8. Donna’s
9. Aye Candy
10. Kanpai Club 

Best Casual Cocktail Bars:

1. Better Luck Tomorrow
2. Johnny’s Gold Brick
3. Nickel City
4. Jethro’s
5. Eight Row Flint
6. Double Trouble Caffeine & Cocktails
7. Good God, Nadine's
8. Heights & Co.
9. Lei Low
10. EZ’s Liquor Lounge

Best Dive Bars:

1. Poison Girl
2. Grand Prize Bar
3. Neil's Bahr
4. West Alabama Ice House
5. Sunny's Bar