7 Hotels Where You’ll Want to Hang Out at the Bar

Why it made the list

Featuring Pinterest-worthy interior design details like leather banquettes, patterned cement floor tiles, and eclectic artwork hung gallery-wall style, the cozy-chic Dunbar Room has a small but worthy bar that serves excellent cocktails, both classic and custom. If weather permits, a large patio with striped umbrellas and a fire pit serves food and makes an especially pleasant place to spend happy hour.

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Why it made the list

The MarQueen was built around the start of Prohibition, so the speakeasy-inspired Tin Lizzie Lounge would've fit right in. Cocktail bottles line a gleaming carved-wood antique bar in the cozy space where cocktails, naturally, are the specialty of the house.

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Why it made the list

The bar part of Bookstore Bar & Cafe serves up strong cocktails with an emphasis on whiskey. The intimate space feels like it's been there for as long as the building, especially the floor-to-ceiling built-in bookcase with a library ladder.

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From local celebrity chef Tom Douglas, the Ändra Loft bar serves Scandinavian-themed small bites and cocktails in a minimalist setting until around 9 p.m. The hotel's restaurant Lola, also from Douglas, has a happy hour with craft cocktails and tasty nibbles.

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Why it made the list

Parted royal-blue velvet draperies hang from the high ceiling, framing the beautiful Polar Bar. The front of the bar features illuminated white panels with swirls of gray and Arctic blue, like a glacial landscape viewed from a floatplane high overhead, and complements a handsome pool table with a bright blue felt. An illuminated lifelike polar bear sculpture towers in the corner, the perfect mascot for the hotel bar.

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Why it made the list

Palladian’s PennyRoyal (Nirvana fans will recognize the name from the song “Pennyroyal Tea”) serves up aged spirits, seasonal punches, and craft cocktails. The European-style bar has a glamorous speakeasy feel to it, with décor such as velvet aubergine banquettes, slate-gray walls, tin ceilings, and a marble bar.

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Why it made the list

Oliver's Martini Bar, which opened in 1976, holds the distinction of being the city's first "daylight" bar; before the law changed, if hard liquor was served at an establishment, nobody was allowed to peer in the windows -- or out. Today the classy Oliver's Martini Bar features bustling street views framed by floor-to-ceiling paned windows, as well as excellent cocktails and a menu of casual bar eats.

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