Sipping with Spirits—Guide to Spirited Southern Bars

N.B. Last updated 29 May 2020.

Throughout the South, there are many places where you can sip with spirits. This guide covers all of the bars that I have explored in the pages of this blog over the years. Not only have I included independent bars, but breweries, wineries, restaurants, and hotels with bars as well.

Alabama

• Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa, 26 North Royal Street
• Bella’s Fine Dining (located in the haunted Colby Building), 111 West Troy Street, Dothan
• Buttermilk Hill Restaurant & Bar, 300 East 3^rd Street, Sylacauga
• Peerless Saloon & Grille, 13 West 10th Street, Anniston
• Redmont Hotel, 2105 5^th Avenue North, Birmingham
• Tutwiler Hotel, 2021 Park Place, Birmingham

District of Columbia

• Hay-Adams Hotel, 800 16^th Street, Washington
• Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue, Northwest, Washington
• Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, Northwest, Washington
• Rock & Roll Hotel, 1353 H Street, Northeast, Washington
• Wok and Roll Chinese and Japanese Restaurant, formerly Mrs. Surratt’s Boarding House, 604 H Street, Northwest, Washington

Florida

• Ashley’s of Rockledge, 1609 US-1, Rockledge
• Biltmore Hotel, 1200 Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables
• Blue Anchor Pub, 804 East Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach
• Don CeSar Beach Resort, 3400 Gulf Boulevard, St. Pete Beach
• Island Hotel, 373 2^nd Street, Cedar Key
• La Concha Hotel, 430 Duval Street, Key West
• TacoLu Baja Mexicana, 1712 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville Beach
• Vinoy Renaissance Hotel, 501 Fifth Avenue, Northeast, St. Petersburg

Georgia

• B & D Burgers, 209 West Congress Street, Savannah
• Ellis Hotel, formerly the Winecoff Hotel, 176 Peachtree Street, Atlanta
• Husk, 12 West Oglethorpe Street, Savannah
• Jekyll Island Club Hotel, 371 Riverview Drive, Jekyll Island
• Olde Pink House, 23 Abercorn Street, Savannah
• Riverview Hotel, 105 Osborne Street, St. Marys
• Tondee’s Tavern, 7 East Bay Street, Savannah

Kentucky

• 3rd Turn Brewing, 10408 Watterson Trail, Louisville
• Bobby Mackey’s Music World, 44 Licking Pike, Wilder
• Boone Tavern, 100 Main Street South, Berea
• Brown Hotel, 335 West Broadway, Louisville
• Buffalo Trace Distillery, 113 Great Buffalo Trace, Frankfort
• Chapeze House, 107 East Stephen Foster Avenue, Bardstown
• Glenns Creek Distilling, 3501 McCracken Pike, Frankfort
• Jim Beam American Stillhouse, 526 Happy Hollow Road, Clermont
• META, 425 West Chestnut Street, Louisville
• The Miller House, 301 East 5th Street, Owensboro
• Old Talbott Tavern, 107 West Stephen Foster Avenue, Bardstown
• Seelbach Hilton Hotel, 500 South 4th Street, Louisville
• Talon Winery Tasting Room, 7086 Tates Creek Road, Lexington

Louisiana

• Antoine’s, 713 St. Louis Street, New Orleans
• Arnaud’s, 813 Bienville Street, New Orleans
• Bourbon Heat, 711 Bourbon Street, New Orleans
• Bourbon Orleans Hotel, 717 Orleans Street, New Orleans
• Bourbon Pub, 801 Bourbon Street, New Orleans
• Brennan’s, 417 Royal Street, New Orleans
• Café Lafitte in Exile, 901 Bourbon Street, New Orleans
• Cosimo’s, 1201 Burgundy Street, New Orleans
• Court of the Two Sisters, 613 Royal Street, New Orleans
• Dauphine Orleans Hotel, 415 Dauphine Street, New Orleans
• Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal Street, New Orleans
• Hotel Provincial, 1024 Chartres Street, New Orleans
• Kerry Irish Pub, 331 Decatur Street, New Orleans
• Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop Bar, 941 Bourbon Street, New Orleans
• Le Richelieu, 123 Chartres Street, New Orleans
• Muriel’s Jackson Square, 801 Chartres Street, New Orleans
• Napoleon House, 500 Chartres Street, New Orleans
• Old Absinthe House, 240 Bourbon Street, New Orleans
• Pirate’s Alley Cafe, 622 Pirate Alley, New Orleans
• Ryan’s Irish Pub, 241 Decatur Street, New Orleans
• Santos Bar, 1135 Decatur Street, New Orleans
• The Spanish Moon, 1109 Highland Road, Baton Rouge
• Tujague’s, 823 Decatur Street, New Orleans
• Turtle Bay, 1119 Decatur Street, New Orleans

Maryland

• Drummer’s Lot Pub, 16 Church Circle, Annapolis
• Historic Savage Mill, 8600 Foundry Street, Savage
• Judge’s Bench, 8385 Main Street, Ellicott City
• Lord Baltimore Hotel, 20 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore
• Middleton Tavern, 2 Market Place, Annapolis
• O’Brien’s, 113 Main Street, Annapolis
• Puccini Restaurant, 12901 Ali Ghan Road, Northeast, Cumberland
• Rams Head Tavern, 33 West Street, Annapolis
• Reynolds Tavern, 7 Church Circle, Annapolis

Mississippi

• Marty’s Blues Café, 424 West Beacon Street, Philadelphia
• Ole Tavern on George Street, 416 George Street, Jackson
• Weidmann’s Restaurant, 210 22^nd Avenue, Meridian

North Carolina

• Barley’s Taproom and Pizzeria, 42 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville
• Grove Park Inn, 290 Macon Avenue, Asheville
• Lake Lure Inn, 2771 Memorial Highway, Lake Lure

South Carolina

• 82 Queen, 82 Queen Street, Charleston
• Blind Tiger Pub, 36-38 Broad Street, Charleston
• Charleston Place Hotel, 205 Meeting Street, Charleston
• Connolly’s Irish Pub, 24 East Court Square, Greenville
• Francis Marion Hotel, 387 King Street, Charleston
• Hotel Aiken, 235 Richland Avenue, West, Aiken
• Husk, 76 Queen Street, Charleston
• Mad River Bar & Grill, 32 North Market Street, Charleston
• Mills House Hotel, 115 Meeting Street, Charleston
• Poogan’s Porch, 72 Queen Street, Charleston
• Southend Brewery, 161 East Bay Street, Charleston
• Tommy Condon’s Irish Pub, 160 Church Street, Charleston
• Westin Poinsett Hotel, 120 South Main Street, Greenville
• The Willcox, 100 Colleton Avenue, Southwest, Aiken

Tennessee

• Baker-Peters Jazz Club, 9000 Kingston Pike, Knoxville
• Earnestine & Hazel’s, 531 South Main Street, Memphis
• General Morgan Inn & Conference Center, 111 North Main Street, Greeneville
• The Green Beetle, 325 South Main Street
• Southside Saloon and Bistro, 1301 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga

Virginia

• Berry Hill Resort & Conference Center, 3105 Berry Hill Road, South Boston
• Cork Street Tavern, 8 West Cork Street, Winchester
• Martha Washington Inn, 150 West Main Street, Abingdon
• Michie Tavern, 683 Thomas Jefferson Parkway, Charlottesville
• Raleigh Tavern, Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg
• Village Square Restaurant and V2 Piano Bar and Lounge, 103 North Loudoun Street, Winchester
• Wayside Inn, 7783 Main Street, Middletown

West Virginia

• General Lewis Inn and Restaurant, 301 East Washington Street, Lewisburg