The Best Bars in Beltline & around

Gas masks line the bar, imported from Ukraine and Poland or made by local artists, which tells you this cocktail bar is not taking itself lightly but is absolutely taking its drinks seriously. The menu is built around the science of aroma, so every cocktail arrives with a deliberate fragrance doing half the work. It's intimate, a little theatrical, and landed on North America's 50 Best Bars list.

1. The Pinnacle Guide 1 Pin
2. The 50 #98 · North America's 50 Best Bars

The bar sits above a convenience store on 14th, which tells you nothing useful about what's inside. This cocktail bar runs a wine list across twelve pages, with vintage Champagne magnums, rare Burgundy, and Vin Jaune by the glass. The cocktail menu is equally committed, and quietly funny about it. Party Shots keep things honest. It landed on North America's 50 Best Bars, which the room itself gives no indication of caring about.

1. The 50 #79 · North America's 50 Best Bars
2. Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best International Cocktail Bar – Canada

Down a staircase beneath a Chinatown restaurant, red lanterns mark this below-street Vietnamese cocktail bar as something worth finding. The drinks lean tropical but take detours, like a Vietnamese iced coffee built with cold brew, condensed milk, and coconut. Small plates of bánh mì and shaken beef have a way of appearing at tables where nobody ordered food. It landed on Canada's 100 Best Bars list, which tracks, given how often people seem to lose track of time here.

1. Canada's 100 Best #33 · Best Bars
2. AAA Approved

The ceiling-height backbar comes with a library ladder, which tells you everything about how seriously this cocktail bar takes its inventory. The menu is organized by spirit, playfully named and genuinely long, so the half-sized classics are a smart way in. It ranks on North America's 50 Best Bars, yet the neighborhood vibe keeps it from feeling precious, and first-timers browse alongside the regulars hunting 25-year Macallan.

1. The 50 #78 · North America's 50 Best Bars