The Alabama Guide

Cocktail Bars

Craft cocktail culture is thriving here, and these bartenders are doing serious work. Think house-made syrups, seasonal ingredients, and the kind of drink list that makes you want to stay for one more.

19 places

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Huntsville

Nitro Tales

Coffee by day, cocktails on tap by night

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Fairhope

The Monkey Bar

Downtown Fairhope's tropical-inspired hideaway

Craft Cocktails Live music Outdoor seating
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Oxford

The Bank Oxford

Prohibition-era cocktails in a historic Oxford bank

Charcuterie boards Craft Cocktails Historic building
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Albertville

Busted Oak Bourbon Society

A Prohibition-styled cocktail bar and cigar lounge inside one of downtown Albertville's oldest surviving buildings.

Cigar lounge Historic building Live music
$$
Vestavia Hills

The Local – Bourbon House & Eatery

A neighborhood bourbon bar built for Vestavia Hills regulars

Catering & private events Full bar Live music
Decatur

Josie’s

Mediterranean plates and late nights downtown

Live music Locally owned
Dothan

Maison de Rousse

A hidden speakeasy in a historic building

Locally owned Reservations
$$$
Tuscaloosa

The Sanctuary on 25th

Craft cocktails and Southern dining inside a converted downtown Tuscaloosa church

Family owned Live music Locally owned
Downtown Mobile

The Haberdasher

Craft cocktails and a from-scratch kitchen on Dauphin Street

Locally owned Open late
Downtown Mobile

Las Floriditas

A password-entry speakeasy inspired by Havana's birthplace of the daiquiri

Live music Open late
Downtown Montgomery

23 Court Cigar Bar

Premium cigars and top-shelf whiskey in downtown Montgomery

Locally owned Open late
$$$
Downtown Montgomery

Waterworks

Rooftop cocktails with a downtown Montgomery skyline view

Open late Outdoor seating
Eastchase

The Gin

East Montgomery's neighborhood hang for cocktails and craft beer

Locally owned
Montgomery

Leroy Lounge

Prohibition-era cocktails and 18 drafts in Old Cloverdale

Locally owned Open late Takeout
Downtown Montgomery

Bar Attico

A penthouse cocktail room above Ravello Ristorante

Locally owned Open late
$$
Avondale

The Marble Ring

Unmarked Avondale bar with a literary twist

Locally owned Open late
$$
Birmingham

Pilcrow Cocktail Cellar

Underground agave bar in an 1881 cellar

Locally owned Open late
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Birmingham

Adiós

Downtown cocktails rooted in Mexican heritage

Locally owned Open late
Downtown Huntsville

Stella’s Elixir Lounge

Downtown rooftop cocktails with fire pits

Open late Outdoor seating