Five bars, chosen on the record: one Spirited Awards nominee, one with Pinnacle Guide pins.
Happy Accidents pours modern cocktails in an intimate Nob Hill room, describing its own approach as fun and vivacious. The list runs alongside natural wines and beers, with food served until close, and the bar keeps private karaoke rooms for groups. It is twenty-one and over only.
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.
Apothecary Lounge sits on the rooftop of Hotel Parq Central, where the bar glitters with vintage apothecary bottles and outdoor seating looks over the Albuquerque skyline, the mountains and Southwest sunsets. The cocktail-forward menu mixes Prohibition era classics with seasonal creations built on house syrups, fresh juices and premium spirits, backed by small plates such as charcuterie and flatbreads.
G. Toti is the speakeasy style rooftop bar on the second floor of the historic Hotel Andaluz, named for the site of Albuquerque's first bootlegging arrest. Cocktails pay tribute to the late 1930s and early 1940s, pairing new-for-then classics with modern technique, alongside wine, local beer on tap and bar snacks with New Mexican flavors. Guests choose between plush indoor seating and an outdoor patio with swing chairs.
The Copper Lounge is a cocktail lounge and restaurant on Central Avenue with a seasonal cocktail menu, a list of Copper classics and food. Next door, its sister room Los Conejos offers a modern Mexican take with an extensive agave list and Mexican bites.
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