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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Best bars in Boise