Divided into “dark liquor” and “white liquor” sections, the cocktail menu at La Vista 101 offers quality libations for any drinker. Fans of creatively-named (and well-balanced) cocktails will enjoy the Greg’s Gin-Lemon Thing, a mix of gin, green Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur, and lime.

This vintage-inspired jazz bar is bringing a dose of old-school nostalgia to the Heights with classic cocktails and a killer vibe.

BLT, as the regulars call it, has earned national attention while becoming one of the Heights’ best neighborhood bars. The food is excellent, and cocktails like the Long Story Short (gin, Americano, passionfruit) are consistently innovative.

Cocktails named after Salvador Dali, Frida Kahlo, and Doc Holliday await at this Austin export on Washington Avenue. It’s the perfect destination for a crowd, especially when the weather is nice enough for patio hangs.

This chef incubator serves up an interesting assortment of rotating cocktails to go along with its standout eats. Diners will find options like the Take Out Tonic with white rum, almond syrup, plum sauce, and sparkling lemon to go along with Chef Evelyn Garcia’s four-course menu, which features dishes like Thai-inspired fried chicken, grilled curry prawns, and rose water milk cake.

A details-obsessed cocktail bar arrived in Downtown last year that sought to curate an entire experience from the moment patrons walk into the bar. Drinkers will find intricately named cocktails like the “Hate The Sinner, But Love The Sin” with Tanqueray Malacca, lemon, honey, and mint, with a Branca Menta rinse.

Barman Michael Molina brought some serious cocktails to Downtown with the arrival of One Armed Scissor. The new watering hole serves an abbreviated list of interestingly-named cocktails like the Thai Dollar Sign, a mix of Citadelle gin, lemon juice, creme de cassis, and Thai basil. It opens at 3 p.m. daily for those Downtown workers who need an afternoon pick-me-up before heading back to the office.

Traditional tiki beverages abound in Downtown in both single-serve and shareable punch bowl-sized portions. Sip mai tais, hurricanes, pain killers, zombies, and classic punch recipes including a scorpion bowl in throwback tiki vessels that were sourced from as far away as London.

This Downtown watering hole is totally obsessed with rum — more than 50 bottles of the sugarcane-based spirit are on offer. A dozen offbeat, tiki-inspired cocktails are on the menu, like the “Ginger Flame” a fiery mixture of Overproof rum, reposado tequila, Campari, and mango with fresh ginger and a habanero Thai chili pepper tincture.

Cocktails are frozen, barrel aged, and served on tap at this Houston newcomer. Try the classic frozen trash can punch, or consider a canned strawberry spritz, mixed with strawberry-infused Aperol and champagne.

Taking its name from a classic Townes Van Zandt song, Miss Carousel serves up a list of two dozen classic cocktails and “experimental” libations, along with a selection of non-alcoholic drinks. A tight food menu features dishes like chicken & shrimp meatballs, Yemen flatbread, or dishes from nearby Indianola or Vinny’s Pizza, which share the same roof.

Soak up tropical vibes at this new Midtown rooftop bar with its list of island-inspired drinks, alongside tacos and tapas like red snapper ceviche. Rum cocktails are plentiful including the “Norman’s Cay” with Bacardi Coconut, Bacardi Mango Fusion, Bacardi Pineapple Fusion, coconut water, and lime.

This kitschy and fun cocktail bar is one of Houston’s best new patio destinations. Sip La Croix-based cocktails like the Stranger Danger, mixed with watermelon vodka and honeysuckle liqueur, or cool off with a frozen Irish coffee.

Dust off the cowboy boots for Master Sommelier David Keck’s modern honky tonk. In addition to the extensive selection of agave-based spirits, beer, and whiskeys, find well-priced libations like the Ranch Water, a classic Texas cocktail mixed with Espolon Blanco and Topo Chico.

It may be the city’s most ridiculously named bar, but Li’l Danny Speedo’s Go Fly A Kite Lounge is a solid destination for tacos, beer, and shots of tequila rimmed with Tajin. If the frozen rum punch, a mix of gold and demerara rums, Angostura, pineapple, and orange juice, is on the menu, it’s a must-order.