At Haddingtons, you can expect premium quality downhome fare and a classically trained, inventive bar crew at this laid-back American tavern. The cocktail list comes alive with homemade tonics and fresh and seasonal ingredients. Try their signature take on a classic Last Word, the Haddingtons Word. If you’re feeling up for it, trust the expert team, and be pleasantly blown away by something like a Duck Fat Sazerac.

Notable bartender: Brandon Burkart

“We are the reason Prohibition was repealed.” And with a slogan like that, you know the expert bar staff brings pre-Prohibition style cocktails back to life nightly in Austin’s historic Warehouse district. When Prohibition sent extremely talented barmen across the pond to wetter pastures, America missed out on classic concoctions and settled for anything that didn’t make them sick. Go back in time to enjoy an Absinthe God or perhaps something more heavenly, like the Silver Monk with Carthusian monk-made Chartreuse. If you’re lucky, you’ll catch favorite barmen, Ace Manning and Carter Wilsford, serving up European comfort food and fabulous drinks with charm.

Notable bartenders: Ace Manning, Carter Wilsford