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. Lone Pint
6. Karbach
7. Holler
8. Brash
9. Eureka Heights
10. Bad Astronaut

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. Nickel City
16. Berwick's Bird Of Paradise
17. Bar Doko
18. Reserve 101
19. Botøníca
20. Jethro’s

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. Aye Candy
9. Lee's
10. Kanpai Club 

Best Casual Cocktail Bars:

1. Better Luck Tomorrow
2. Johnny’s Gold Brick
3. Nickel City
4. Berwick's Bird Of Paradise
5. Jethro’s
6. Eight Row Flint
7. Double Trouble Caffeine & Cocktails
8. Heights & Co.
9. Donna’s
10. Lei Low

Best Dive Bars:

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