Moving Sidewalk -- Bartenders at Moving Sidewalk prepare all their tinctures, syrups and fresh-squeezed juices in a tiny kitchen they call the Workshop.
Alex Gregg
Julep -- Inventive seasonal cocktails like the Fig Cobbler join classics including Juleps, Old-Fashioneds and Gin Gin Mules at this Houston hot spot.
Julie Soefer
Julep -- Housed in a reclaimed Victorian clothing factory, Julep and its renowned owner Alba Huerta have won numerous accolades near and far.
Julie Soefer
Houston Watch Co. -- Safes from the space's life as a watch and jewelry shop are found throughout the bar at Houston Watch Co.
Ashley McLaughlin
Houston Watch Co. -- Graced with an effortless speak-easy vibe, the door of this two-level craft cocktail lounge is easy to blithely blow past. Don't.
Ashley McLaughlin
Raven Tower -- The best place to knock back a cold one and take in a Houston skyline view is Raven Tower, part of the White Oak Music Hall complex.
Anne Marie D'Arcy
Raven Tower -- Raven Tower is an industrial variation on the rustic Texas icehouse-style bar -- indoor-outdoor, lacking all four walls, with free-flowing brews.
Lindsay Gregory
Axelrad -- Axelrad is a lush new beer garden surrounding a renovated 100-year-old grocery on Alabama Street, complete with a hammock grove.
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Axelrad -- Axelrad specializes in local and regional craft beers poured via colorful tap handles created by a Venezuelan artist.
Peter Molick
Public Services -- Primarily wine or pure spirits are served at Public Services beneath gold-accented vaulted ceilings in the grand old Cotton Exchange building.
Jenn Duncan
Bayou & Bottle -- The new bar at the Four Seasons Houston stocks 70 varieties of bourbon.