7 Best Cocktail Bars near Durham

“A delightfully unrefined, rough around the edges neighborhood dive bar, the kind your grandpa probably used to (or maybe still does) frequent. Cold beer, friendly barkeeps, a pool table, and a jukebox. Just an unpretentious place to have a beer with a friend, the sort of no frills place that someone might write a good country song about. Not many of these left anymore.“

“Amazing craft cocktails! Will definitely be back!“

“They serve Guinness and host traditional Irish music on Friday nights.“

“Great place for live music!“

“Great place for brunch but pretty expensive. Hash browns are $6 and don’t come with your order. The biscuits and gravy are the best we’ve ever had. The bread was amazing. Fantastic food“

“We held our wedding here in October of 2025. The owner and staff were truly so invested in our event and everything went perfectly. We had several planning meetings with the owner where we were able to customize the restaurant setup and the menu for our guests. We rented the entire restaurant, had a three course meal (with 3 different entree options), open high-end bar and wine/beer bar on the outside patio. They cleared out the inside dining room and set up a charcuterie buffet for our guests and let my friends come an hour early for setup. The staff was SO amazing the night of our wedding - special shout out to host Mike, bar tender Zach, and the server who got on the dance floor!

We chose this place to host our wedding because of our multiple good experiences beforehand, but we were unprepared for the excellent service we received from beginning to end. The cost was VERY reasonable and I have recommended the place to many people for personal dinners and events. Their 'sister' restaurant Rione is also AMAZING !!

Love you guys!“

“this place is totally amazing have to check it out delicious“