The latest McGuire Moorman Lambert restaurant in Clarksville offers up a classic cocktail menu to accompany its New American with California vibes fare since April. There’s a Bee’s Knees iteration with lemon-herbed grapefruit honey; Old Fashioneds; and martinis. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Hidden bar Here Nor There expanded with this way-more-visible bar in downtown Austin this July. The very tiny bar includes cocktails, aperitivi, and digestivos. There are indoor dine-in services.

For poolside alfresco drinks, head to the lush bar on the fourth floor of the Thompson Austin hotel in the downtown area courtesy of Chicago hospitality group Land and Sea Dept. since February. The refreshing cocktail menu spans drinks such as the Stoop Hang with sherry and a pineapple-campari; or the Bday with mezcal and grapefruit soda; plus frozens. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Downtown Southern restaurant Moonshine turned its cellar into an intimate cocktail bar making use of its long list of spirits as of late December 2021. Reservations are recommended. There are indoor dine-in services.

The Tatsu-ya group’s latest joint is an entire wonderland dedicated to all things tiki since October. The cocktails take its cues from classic drinks, such as the Slurping Bastard (a take on the Suffering Bastard), the Painkiller, and the Cobra Kai (Cobra’s Fang), all served in fun vessels. The bar is open for indoor dine-in services.

The new Oaxacan restaurant that took over the former Enoteca Vespaio Italian space on South Congress touts a corresponding cocktail menu, including Vampiros, Palomas, and margaritas. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

The Montopolis cafe’s cocktail menu is made for sipping on its big patio, from the Pop Fizz, Hotshot with gins and oat milk; the A Certain A-Peel with rum, banana liqueur, and turmeric honey. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.