Cocktail Bars in Boise
Downtown Boise keeps its cocktail bars within a few blocks of West Idaho Street. The best cocktail bars in Boise include Bar Please!, a laid-back room built on highballs, spritzes and seasonal drinks that was a 2026 James Beard Award nominee for Best New Bar. Next door, Press & Pony is a small craft bar entered through heavy theater curtains. Farther along Idaho Street, The Mode Lounge runs a happy hour every day and serves pizza from Pie Hole. Bar Please! and Press & Pony take no reservations, so arrive early on weekends. These are the bars we would start with.
Cocktail BarBar Please!
Bar Please! is a laid back neighborhood bar in downtown Boise, open seven days a week with no reservations. The cocktail program puts the emphasis on highballs, spritzes and fresh seasonal drinks. Beer, wine and snacks, hot dogs included, round out the menu.
620 W. Idaho St. Ste. 300, Boise, ID 83702Mon-Thu 4pm-12am, Fri-Sat 4pm-1am, Sun 4pm-10pmFull profile- Press & PonyCocktail Bar
Press & Pony
Press & Pony is a craft cocktail bar at 622 W Idaho St in downtown Boise. The team builds new cocktails and revives the classics from a spirits selection chosen to suit its own taste, and the staff will guide guests to something new. Seats are first come, first served, with no reservations.
622 W Idaho St, Boise, ID 83702Mon-Sat 5pm-12am, Sun closedFull profile - Suite 104Cocktail Bar
Suite 104
Suite 104 is a 21+ cocktail lounge on the bottom floor of the Idaho Building at 8th and Bannock in downtown Boise. The room is done in deep burgundy and warm neutrals with a touch of vintage style, and every drink is built by hand in front of the guest, from an Old Fashioned or Vieux Carre to a seasonal menu book. It comes from the team behind Saint Lawrence Gridiron and Rustica, its neighbors on 8th Street.
280 N 8th St, Suite 104, Boise, ID 83702Thu 5pm-11pm, Fri-Sat 4pm-12am, Sun-Wed closedFull profile - The Mode LoungeCocktail Bar
The Mode Lounge
The Mode Lounge is a cocktail lounge at 8th and Idaho in downtown Boise, open since 2014. The menu runs from house originals and spritzes to a list of classics, alongside beer and wine. Happy hour runs daily from 3pm to 6pm, and pizza comes from sister kitchen Pie Hole.
800 W Idaho St., Boise, ID 83702Mon-Tue 3pm-12am, Wed-Thu 3pm-2am, Fri-Sat 12pm-2am, Sun 12pm-12amFull profile
More of Boise
These are the cocktail bars specifically. The full Boise guide ranks the best bars of every style, and the directory lists all 6 with a map and filters.
