This & That Hospitality, the team behind Tiny Victories, High Fives, and other popular bars, opened Double D’s late last year. The name stands for Design District (and clearly nothing lascivious) and brings a casual, dive-like presence to Riverfront Boulevard, with retro furniture, wood-paneled walls, and neon signage. The drinks-only menu is an upgrade on the typical dive and features a mix of original and classic cocktails, plus a few options on draft, like the bubbly Cold Fashioned made with whiskey and Earl Grey tea and served in a large frosty beer mug.
How to book: Stop by for first come, first served seating.

This stylish new bar is an Instagrammer’s paradise, with decor that exudes a Francophile’s living room. But beyond the glitz is a thoughtful menu sporting 15 sparkling wines by the glass and 50 more labels available by the bottle, plus a variety of non-sparkling wines and cocktails. Important programming note: the food menu comes from former Bullion chef Bruno Davaillon and features charcuterie, gruyere gougéres, and fried chicken.

This speakeasy-style bar is tucked into the back of Chimichurri, an eclectic Argentinian restaurant where portraits of the country’s folk heroes overlook the open dining room. The Branca Room, by contrast, is a moody hangout that celebrates the convergence of Argentine and Italian drinking cultures. The menu is anchored by a dozen original cocktails, including the bracingly bitter cult favorite, Fernet-Branca. Here, though, barman-founder James Slater goes a step further by creating his own amaro and vermouth. Try the Amaro Transfusion, made with rye whiskey, homemade vermouth, port, and jasmine.
How to book: Stop by for first come, first served seating.

Formerly Botanist, Bar Eden is the rejiggered and spruced up sister concept to Paradiso with an updated design to match the new iteration. Overgrown plants and colorful florals abound, meanwhile, on the menu, fresh ingredients like Meyer lemons and Thai basil hint at the implied utopic garden. Snack on spiced nuts and Mediterranean olives while you work through Iluggy Recino’s drinks menu, which includes orange wines, bubbles, and cocktails like Cleo’s Lover, an Espresso Martini riff featuring coffee-infused vodka, blanc vermouth, cacao, and saline.
How to book: Stop by for first come, first served seating.

Tim Love’s Fort Worth dominance continues with Tannahill’s Tavern, the new bar slash music venue in the Stockyards’ revitalized Mule Alley district. The menu offers a modern take on pub fare, with grilled oysters, a Fried Bologna Sandwich, and a Duck Confit Shepherd’s Pie, and drinks range from Texas beers to music-themed cocktails, like the Marley, with rum, lime, pineapple, coconut, and cherry bitters.

Pour your own drink at a bar and you’re liable to get your hand slapped by the bartender. At Social Oak, however, such behavior is encouraged. That’s because the lounge, which stocks more than 250 wines and 100 whiskeys, features a large selection of self-serve bottles along a glass-lined wall, where guests can dole out tasting portions or full glasses. If you need a recommendation, ask the sommelier to suggest a wine pairing to go with the menu of pizzas, pastas, steaks, salads, and truffle fries.