8 cocktail bar places in Burlington we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Burlington | Cocktail Bar across every city.

Burlington's cocktail rooms range from polished downtown lounges to music bars that happen to pour serious drinks. Devil Takes a Holiday sits on St Paul Street across from City Hall Park as the city's upscale vintage lounge, The Whiskey Room hides inside the Ri Ra building with deep American and Scotch lists, and Radio Bean on North Winooski has paired live music with cocktails since Lee Anderson opened it in 2000. Its sister room, Light Club Lamp Shop, carries the nooked-lounge end of the same family.

Devil Takes a Holiday ★ 4.8

Cocktail bar · $$$

church-street-marketplace · 111 St Paul Street, Burlington, VT 05401

Devil Takes a Holiday on St Paul Street across from City Hall Park, an upscale Burlington cocktail lounge with hand-crafted drinks and a chic vintage room.

The Whiskey Room ★ 4.4

Cocktail bar · $$$

church-street-marketplace · 123 Church St, Burlington, VT 05401

Speakeasy-style whiskey bar inside the Ri Ra Irish Pub building; old-bank room with dark wood and a fireplace. Deep American and Scotch lists on the menu.

Light Club Lamp Shop ★ 4.3

Cocktail bar · $$$

old-north-end · 12 N Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT 05401

Sister bar to Radio Bean; opened November 2014 as a fully-nooked lamp lounge and cocktail destination. Vintage lamps for sale; live acts most nights,

Radio Bean ★ 4.7

Cocktail bar · $$$

old-north-end · 8 N Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT 05401

Lee Anderson opened Radio Bean in November 2000 in the former Java Love space on North Winooski. Live music every night; Grace Potter and Anais Mitchell.

Mule Bar ★ 4.5

Cocktail bar · $$$

winooski · 38 Main St, Winooski, VT 05404

Open since May 2013 in downtown Winooski; expertly curated craft beer list with rotating draft plus Heady Topper and Focal Banger. Plant-based plates.

The Daily Planet ★ 4.1

Cocktail bar · $$$

church-street-marketplace · 15 Center St, Burlington, VT 05401

Center Street institution since 1982; the bar room runs alongside the solarium and the dining room, with creative cocktails as the signature.

Vermont Pub and Brewery ★ 4.0

Cocktail bar · $$$

church-street-marketplace · 144 College St, Burlington, VT 05401

Vermont's first brewpub (1988) doubles as a workhorse downtown bar; a long list of in-house brews, the cask hand-pull, and a kitchen until close.

Einstein's Tap House ★ 4.2

Cocktail bar · $$

church-street-marketplace · 165 Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401

Einstein's Tap House on Church Street downtown Burlington, the late-night dance and pool bar; 32 beers on tap, craft cocktails and DJ rotations till 02:00.