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The hook here is a tabletop grill: you cook your own steak, then order a freezer martini cold enough to make your teeth ache. The Butterscotch Den calls itself a "fine dive bar," and the label does the work, precision cocktails and live jazz alongside hot dogs and fondue. Esquire named its freezer martini among the top in America, and the crowd seems to know it, treating the whole room like a very good secret they've stopped keeping.
The awards strongest first
- Esquire Freezer Martini · The Best Martinis in America
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. West
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. West
One number, weighted & current 80
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Diy steak
“led by the DIY steak and ice-cold martinis (caviar bump optional)”
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Den old fashioned
“there’s the Den Old Fashioned, combining rye, rum and butterscotch-infused Green Chartreuse bitters”
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Cucumber gimlet
“a delicious Cucumber Gimlet”
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Grasshopper
“an ice-cream bedecked Grasshopper for the sweeter tooth”
The 50
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