8 editor picks in Dallas.
Dallas takes its cocktails seriously, with several rooms regularly cited well beyond the city. Midnight Rambler, the subterranean lounge beneath The Joule hotel downtown, has earned a place on the World's 50 Best Bars list with bold, creative drinks and live DJs. In Deep Ellum, Ruins pours mezcal, brandy, and cane spirits from Latin America in a room inspired by Budapest ruin pubs, and Ghost Donkey brought its NYC-born mezcal speakeasy to Main Street in 2025.
8 cocktail bar places in Dallas we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Dallas · Cocktail Bar across every city.
Order Mezcal-based house cocktails; Oaxacan-influenced small plates
Bohemian agave-spirit bar from the Armoury D.E.
Order Ghost Donkey house margarita; mezcal neat from the single-village list
NYC-born mezcal speakeasy that arrived in Deep Ellum in May 2025, stocking an encyclopedic agave spirit list inside a dramatic subterranean room beneath.
Order Seasonal tasting menu cocktail; house-infused spirit expressions
Dallas's most acclaimed cocktail destination: a subterranean lounge beneath The Joule hotel with live DJs, bold creative cocktails, and a World's 50 Best.
Order Mai Tai; champagne cocktail of the night
Elegant Uptown cocktail lounge serving classics and champagne cocktails since 2014, with an all-day Monday happy hour and a 5-8pm Tuesday through Saturday.
Order Savory French onion cocktail; seasonal margarita variation
Lower Greenville avant-garde cocktail bar from the Rye team, known for ingredients like French onion soup reduction in cocktails alongside premium wine.
Order House seasonal cocktail; curated by-the-glass red from the sommelier list
World's 50 Best Bars-listed subterranean lounge with a compact but precisely chosen wine list that complements its celebrated cocktail program.
Try Caviar hash browns, miso garlic noodles, craft cocktails
Saint Valentine on Bryan Street is the most sophisticated late-night option in East Dallas: a craft cocktail bar from two veteran Dallas bartenders open.
Saint Valentine on Bryan Street in East Dallas is a craft cocktail bar with goose fat-washed Martinis, miso garlic noodles and caviar hash browns.
