Daydream Rum Bar

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Winner of the Best Bar Design Award at the 2026 North America's 50 Best Bars. James Beard Award semifinalist for Best New Bar in 2026.

Daydream Rum Bar is a basement cocktail hideaway inside Little Bear in Nob Hill, pitched as a momentary paradise to drift into for a few hours. The room recalls a Mediterranean cruise liner lost to time, with deep mahogany walls, topaz and emerald booths and oyster-like lights. Rum leads a tropical menu that runs from a proper Mai Tai to inventive originals, with a full spectrum of other spirits and zero proof drinks.