The new August issue of Bon Appetit arrived (I’m a little food obsessed, no?) and I found a great article on The Top 10 Best New Cocktail Bars in the USA by Andrew Knowlton. The article talks about how there has been a renewed interest in well-made, inventive, and perfect artisanal classic cocktails – all across the country. The magazine describes this revolution as nattily dressed bartenders, pre-Prohibition-era settings, and the careful use of the freshest ingredients available.

A Balmoral and Hanuman cocktail from Anvil. Photo by abstractconformity on Flickr

Of course Houston’s Anvil Bar & Refuge made the list, we’ve all known forever that this is the best bar in town, if not the country. The homemade mixers, bitters, etc…make their drinks some of the most delicious I’ve ever had. Their list of 100 cocktails that you must try is one of the most comprehensive lists of classic boozing to have ever been organized. We’re fans of the French 75 (limit yourself) the Pimms Cup (the best drink EVER for a hot summer day) and the Negroni (transports us immediately from Montrose & Mandel right to the Italian seaside).

Anvil. Photo by Erika Ray on Flickr

Next time I visit Anvil, I think I’ll have to be a little more adventurous – I still have 97 more drinks to try out!

Anvil Bar & Refuge, 1424 Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas 77006 ph. 713.523.1622

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