Discover Dallas's Most Interesting Bars

Atlas is a worldly lounge on Bishop Arts where map motifs, travel-inspired cocktails, and a hidden back-library speakeasy await — push past the bookcase and explore rotating themes in a clandestine corner.

Nestled behind Chimichurri in Bishop Arts, The Branca Room is Dallas’s first vermouth-forward speakeasy — intimate, artful, and full of surprises from its cocktail menu rooted in Amaro & fortified wines.

Climb aboard Boxcar — Dallas’s immersive train-themed lounge where the walls simulate motion, cocktails have vintage flair, and snacks ride along on a journey through time.

Bar Colette is a sleek, European-inspired cocktail lounge tucked in Uptown Dallas: velvet booths, globally influenced drinks, sushi bites, and a mood that blends elegance with late-night energy.

Behind the kitchen at Musume lies Akai — Dallas’s red-lit Japanese speakeasy, where plush booths, dragon motifs, lounge rhythms, and craft cocktails converge in a secretive, moody hideaway.

A swanky subterranean lounge tucked beneath The Joule Hotel, Midnight Rambler dazzles with edgy Art-Deco flair, glowing geometric backbar, inventive cocktails, and electric DJ-fuelled vibes. Reservations highly recommended!

Ginger’s is Dallas’s subterranean glam cocktail lounge — descend past a neon sign into velvet booths, moody lighting, and theatrical drinks in a sexy, intimate hideaway in East Quarter.

Jettison is West Dallas’s intimate cocktail lounge revival — hidden behind a coffee shop, it offers moody ambiance, jazz-kissa vibes, creative cocktails, chef dinners, and a neighborhood bar ethos reborn.