These days, anyone with a strainer seems to call him- or herself a mixologist, but the spirit slingers behind the bar at El Dorado Cocktail Lounge are the real deal. The ice there is perfectly cubed, and there's a daily selection of freshly squeezed juices and a seasonally changing menu—the fall selection highlights one-off recipes such as the Honey Badger (premium rye, honey, and bitters). In...
Come for the cocktails, the live music or the white buffalo head. Crowd is full of young, plaid-shirt wearing, indie music loving guys and gals. Bartenders are stern but friendly and can pour a drink in record time. Lengthy beer menu and $5 happy hour cocktails will keep any thirsty patron happy and returning.