The 13 Best Cocktail Bars in San Antonio
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The best cocktail bars in San Antonio, according to the experts: Eater, San Antonio Current, and San Antonio Express-News have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Amor Eterno comes out on top.
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Chifladas and Double Standard hold the next two places. Eater shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with San Antonio Current next.
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Rank 1. Amor Eterno
Latin American Cocktail Bar
The awards
- Eater Eater: The Best Cocktail Bars in San Antonio
- San Antonio Current San Antonio Current: The 50 best bars in San Antonio
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The awards
- Eater Eater: The Best Cocktail Bars in San Antonio
- San Antonio Current San Antonio Current: The 50 best bars in San Antonio
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Portraits of historical drunkards and ne'er-do-wells line the walls of this downtown cocktail bar, which sets the tone pretty efficiently. Long shared tables give the room a public-hall looseness, and the menu swings wide, pairing gin martinis and oysters with po'boys and tropical painkillers. The occasional burlesque night confirms that nobody here is pretending this is a quiet spot for serious reflection.
The awards
- Eater Eater: The Best Cocktail Bars in San Antonio
- San Antonio Current San Antonio Current: The 50 best bars in San Antonio
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Rank 1. Holy Diver Tiki Lounge
Tiki Bar
Tiki bar named after a Dio song, perched above a dive bar on St. Mary's Strip, with rattan furniture and proper mugs but none of the animatronic pageantry the genre has lately embraced. The drinks run from tropical classics to stranger originals, and the whole setup feels more like a cool relative's cluttered attic than a theme park. Which, given the name, is probably the point.
The awards
- Eater Eater: The Best Cocktail Bars in San Antonio
- San Antonio Current San Antonio Current: The 50 best bars in San Antonio
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The awards
- Eater Eater: The Best Cocktail Bars in San Antonio
- San Antonio Current San Antonio Current: The 50 best bars in San Antonio
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The cocktail menu here tracks Mexico's geography and history the way a graduate thesis might, except the drinks are good enough that you don't feel lectured. This compact Southtown cocktail bar rotates its program in chapters, currently deep in the years before Mexican independence from Spain. Mezcal meets manzanilla and poblano in one glass; spruce tip and tomatillo air appear in another. The minimal room handles both serious contemplation and a fun night out.
The awards
- Eater The Best Cocktail Bars in San Antonio
- San Antonio Current @ Bar Mixtli · The 50 best bars in San Antonio
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The awards
- Eater Eater: The Best Cocktail Bars in San Antonio
- San Antonio Current San Antonio Current: The 50 best bars in San Antonio
- San Antonio Express-News San Antonio Express-News: #8 · Top 10 San Antonio River Walk Restaurants
- Eater The Best Cocktail Bars in San Antonio
- San Antonio Current The 50 best bars in San Antonio
- San Antonio Express-News #8 · Top 10 San Antonio River Walk Restaurants
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The awards
- Eater Eater: The Best Cocktail Bars in San Antonio
- San Antonio Current San Antonio Current: The 50 best bars in San Antonio
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Rank 9. Havana Bar
Speakeasy
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