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On Wednesdays, snap a photo of your pup on the patio at this Midtown bar, which regularly hosts dog-rescue events. Post and tag it on Instagram, and pick up a $3 beer of your choice at the bar. Other weekdays, Ziegenbock and Bud Light are always $3, while red and white sangrias run $4 each. Read more...
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The first bar in town to sell Bowser Beer for Dogs (yes, that’s a real thing) also regularly hosts pet-adoption and fundraising events on its inviting patio, tucked away from the Washington Avenue traffic. We’re partial to the Thursday happy-hour specials, which feature $5 premium whiskeys and half-price pizzas. Read more...
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We don’t know which we love more: the constantly rotating selection of top-notch craft beers on draft, or the constantly rotating line-up of adorable dogs wandering the back patio of this Washington Avenue watering hole. Wednesday Whiskey Night brings $3 pours of Irish, American and Scotch whiskies, while Draft Party Thursday means all draft beers are $4 each from 3 Read more...
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You may remember this second-story spot in the Rice Hotel as the old State Bar. These days, it’s refreshed and renewed, as are the drink and food menus. The sunset view is simply stunning, to say nothing of the crowd-pleasing happy hour specials: $2 off bottled beers, $3 off cocktails, wine and draft beers, and $4 off plates such as Read more...
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This sports bar has locations in Upper Kirby, The Woodlands, and Memorial, with an upcoming one in the Heights. Each outpost offers more than 50 beers on tap, big screens, plenty of seating, and rotating food trucks. If beer isn’t your thing, ciders, meads, wines, and cocktails like the Kirby Fresca, which is made with Tito’s, agua fresca, and cranberry Read more...
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The team behind Helen Greek Food & Wine heads to the Bronx’s Little Italy with this ode to sausage-and-peppers, chicken Parm and cannoli. The vermouths and amari made in-house mean a serious Italian-American bar program, but not so serious that there isn’t also White Russian soft serve on the menu. Read more...
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Chef Silvia Covarrubias’ Mexican heritage blends with Southern comfort at this luxe bar in the Whitehall hotel. Find a seat on the breezy patio to hear live music and munch on street tacos and Cajun crawfish queso. Read more...
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Pimlico Irish Pub’s name comes from the street on which owner Kevin McElroy’s father owned his own watering hole in Dublin, within view of Guinness’ brewery. Needless to say, Irish beer and whisky is the draw, but the Irish food is also worth a taste. Read more...
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Beer? Check. Live music? Check. Hammocks? Double check. Is there anywhere better to kick back and stay a while than Axelrad, Midtown’s reigning beer garden? We don’t think so. The bar, housed in a 100-year-old building, is home to an expansive beer menu and one of the largest patios in Houston, making it one of our absolute favorite spots in Read more...