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Featured Bars and Clubs


http://www.hansbierhaus.com Hans Bier Haus remains steadfast and grounded in its Rice Village neighborhood. Now surrounded by giant concrete walls (late-night noise being the condo residents' main beef), the 15-year-old bar offers more than 60 beers from all over the world on tap. Though Hans' interior can feel a little cramped, its real draw is the vast porch/beer garden out back, which is completely covered by donated sailboat sails and contains one of three Bocce Ball courts in the Houston area. The bartenders know everything there is to know about beer, or so it seems, and can easily assist any novice - unless the homemade sangria or frozen mimosas are more their speed. Read more about this Houston bar or club >>
http://www.theharphouston.com Eclectic seating arrangements are the order of the day at this Irish pub on lower Richmond. The Harp feels more like a living room or a backyard lounge than a bar, which on some nights is the only cure for your ills. You can take your pick from stools at the bar, couches in the nooks and crannies, or tables both inside and out. Beware of errant darts on Wednesdays, when citywide competitions can get fierce. Blame the strong pours when you show up to work with a (new) dart wound. Read more about this Houston bar or club >>
http://www.facebook.com/HayMerchant The Hay Merchant is much more than just a beer bar, despite its pedigree under owner and beer guru Kevin Floyd. Its equally talented chef, Antoine Ware, makes sure of that and turns out everything from high-end bar snacks like crispy pig ears and fries covered with Akaushi chili and Redneck cheddar to full-on entrées like lamb sweetbread po-boys and a "big-ass bowl of gumbo." Unlike its sister bar, Anvil, there is ample room inside and no liquor to be found. After all, this is a beer lover's bar, first and foremost. The list of beers in this uniquely Montrose haunt is enough to make even the most stern devotee of Bud Light convert the craft side. Read more about this Houston bar or club >>
With a bar for those seeking a good drink and a menu full of authentic Indonesian food for those seeking a spiced-up meal, Hazards is a marriage of East and West on the west end of town. Guests frequent the place for everything from various curries to an item called Gado Gado - a vegetable dish served with a peanut sauce dressing. By the way, you can get standard bar fare here, too, like cheeseburgers and fries. It sounds random, but it's popular with area residents. If you're in the mood to party, you'll find that the atmosphere is lively most nights of the week. Not the best choice if you want something fancy, but if you're in the mood for a small, casual, almost divey spot, this will do the trick. Read more about this Houston bar or club >>
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Headliners-Sports-Bar Headliners is a convenient option for northwest suburbanites who enjoy drinking, sports and music. Four big flatscreens above the bar and a giant projection screen stream updates on the game while patrons sip on cheap brews, jaw back and forth, and snack on assorted bits of fried goodness from the kitchen. Bar-game distractions range from a slew of video games to the more traditional pool tables and shuffleboard, and the small stage in the corner hosts bands several nights a week. Houston's smoking ban doesn't apply here, so on a busy night Headliners can get a bit hazy. Read more about this Houston bar or club >>
http://www.hearsayhouston.com This gastro-lounge, located in a turn-of-the-century building near Market Square, serves upscale standards like a burger topped with bacon, cheese, avocados, jalapeños and a fried egg (with a side of mac 'n cheese) and fried asparagus battered with Saint Arnold beer. The extensive cocktail menu reflects a dedication to a classic aesthetic, although they do serve vodka, which some expert mixologists eschew. This is a perfect date night place, and if things go right (or wrong), Warren's is just steps away. Read more about this Houston bar or club >>
http://www.hendrickspub.com Yes, Hendricks Pub off Kirby is located inside what was a funeral home until a few years ago, but the only thing stiff about this spot is the drinks. (We kinda dig the funeral-home thing, seeing how we spent years drinking at the much scarier Numbers in our youth.) Once again it seems like bars are popping up left and right around Kirby, as the masses turn away from the hassles of Midtown and Washington Avenue. Hendricks is one of the more hospitable haunts we have found, which means they won't let you in if you aren't dressed like a junior executive. Hendricks has a great craft beer menu, decent bites (try the ribs), and has invented a few signature mixed drinks like the Irish Lemonade, which is formulated in such a way that you can barely taste all the Jameson whiskey you are putting away. Read more about this Houston bar or club >>
Henry Hudson's is a most agreeable tavern for such an odd layout; the cramped-feeling room patrons first walk into gives way almost immediately to a much larger space. It's bustling with clusters of folks playing trivia and darts, or just chatting over some booze. An array of distractions exists for compadres to challenge each other to non-mortal combat -- video games, poker and the like. It's a fine place to catch a game, as well as a good spot to drink with college buddies when everyone is back in town. This pub sits outside Houston's smoking-ban radius, so be aware that the cigarettes aren't confined to the big front patio. Read more about this Houston bar or club >>
http://www.hideawayondunvale.com Steve Selfridge has created what might be Houston's most underrated - and therefore perfect - dive bar way out west on Dunvale at Richmond. You can smoke cigars on the sprawling patio. You can order ten-pound buckets of crawfish in season. You can eat a whole lobster or a steak-and-baked-potato on the cheap during certain nightly specials. And you can usually see some excellent blues and and classic rock cover bands while you're chowing down. Better yet - even if you don't bring a friend, you'll likely have made a few by the time you leave. Read more about this Houston bar or club >>
http://www.howlatthemoon.com If you don't dig blatant innuendo and hearing Billy Joel songs shouted every ten minutes, then Midtown's Howl At The Moon probably isn't for you - just stay at Lola's where you belong. But if you don't mind mingling with college kids and pockets of nouveau-yuppies literally drinking buckets of Long Island Iced Teas, then by all means stay a spell. Howl At The Moon dishes out one hell of a dueling piano show with a profane yet affable charm, calling out the sheepish boys in the crowd while also championing the pink-thonged throngs sipping girlie drinks up front. HATM is a national chain, but each location takes on the vibe its surroundings, meaning you will hear plenty of ZZ Top and the stray Geto Boys joint deep in the heart of Midtown. Read more about this Houston bar or club >>
http://www.hudsonlounge.com "Swanky" might as well be Hudson Lounge's middle name. Every part of this Rice Village-area bar looks slick: The patio out front, the lounge in back and another whole room of tables and plush chairs that's easily missed if you're not paying attention. That front patio gives way to a marble-topped main bar with small tables and couches opposite the wells, but Hudson's centerpiece is a spacious central courtyard complete with fiery fixtures, comfortable modern patio furniture and a translucent floor. Crossing the courtyard leads to an equally stylish and slightly secluded back bar and lounge, which could easily function as a VIP area or private-party space. Read more about this Houston bar or club >>
Located just a few yards from the final resting place of troubled Texas tycoon Howard Hughes, the swank and expansive Hughes Hangar would have been the ideal place for the playboy businessman to take his Hollywood conquests were he still around in the 21st century. Except that he probably wouldn't like the whole "being around humans" thing. Nonetheless, Hughes Hangar is a shining addition to the jet-set Washington Avenue, with an extensive backyard dotted with couches and canopies, plenty of mingling space, and a low-key indoor-harem feel to the hangar itself. Be sure to check out the food menu if you feel like having some of the best and richest macaroni and cheese on the avenue. By the way, that dish pairs nicely with one of the bar's signature whiskey drinks. Read more about this Houston bar or club >>
