Reader Pick
Proper Bar's cocktails can be enjoyed during its all-day happy hour specials on Sunday and Monday, and from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. There's also Monday night trivia, Tech Tuesday (a local meet-up for people in tech-related fields to help develop their ideas), and half-price wine bottles on Wednesday. Take it all in on Proper Bar's comfortable patio.
409 W Magnolia Ave.
Staff Pick
The Usual Bar is anything but what its name suggests. Located on Magnolia Avenue, the quirky smoke-free hub invites its guests to “stop in for a drink and see what it's like to be guided through a bar by the hand of a truly skilled bartender.” Mixologists specialize in Prohibition-era cocktails, infusing some wild ingredients into their creations, such as bison grass vodka, molasses, various herbs and smoked maple syrup.
1408 W. Magnolia Ave.