Anvil Bar & Refuge

Houston


Housed in a 1950s-era tire store, and still with the original bare-brick walls and industrial piping, this bar has got one of the best beer selections in the city, plus some of its most eclectic cocktails. If you want to get your colleagues sozzled in style, this is the place. There's an amazing range of whiskeys.


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