In this post we will be breaking down drinking at the best bars in Baltimore. Whether you are looking for a tall glass of beer, a shot of vodka, to buy cheaper liquor during drink specials, or just to sing some karaoke hopefully we can assist.
Our first section will cover the best wine and cocktail bars in Baltimore. Up next we will get into breweries and sports bars where you can watch the big game or maybe play some pool and throw some darts.
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Then we will mention some of the best drink specials near you so you can hit up the right bars at the right times to do your drinking cheaper. After that we will discuss bars with trivia, quiz, and/or game nights in your area.
Lastly we will talk about bars for dancing, karaoke, and to listen to live music. Towards the end there will even be a local bar map that pins all of the spots from our various lists on it.
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Cocktail & Wine Bars
Some of the top cocktail and wine bars in Baltimore are:
- Rye at 807 S Broadway
- W.C. Harlan at 400 W 23rd St
- The Bluebird Cocktail Room at 3600 Hickory Av
- Max’s Taphouse at 737 S Broadway
- Ellicott Distilling Co at 8090 Main St, Ellicott City
- The Judge’s Bench at 8385 Main St, Ellicott City
- The Charles Village Pub & Patio at 19 W Pennsylvania Ave, Towson
- Cured 18th & 21st at 10980 Grantchester Wy #110, Columbia
Rye’s provides alcoholic drink discounts in your area until 7:30pm daily. Bistro cuisine and classic cocktails are available every day from 5pm to 1am at The Bluebird.
Discounts on drinks are available seven days a week from 5pm to 8pm at Max’s Taphouse.
Ellicott Distilling Co offers their own distilled spirits along with cocktails, mocktails, and flights and a variety of sandwiches, dips, charcuterie, and desserts.
A large selection of single malt whiskies, numerous bourbons, ryes, wines, and other spirits as well as craft beers and other drinks are provided at The Judge’s Bench.
The Charles Village Pub and Patio provides an extensive beer selection and incredible cocktails in Towson while also being well known for their delectable burgers, savory sandwiches, and traditional pub grub favorites.
Classic comfort foods and great bar programs featuring craft cocktails and beer in Columbia are offered at Cured Table and Tap.
Baltimore Breweries & Sports Bars
Sample new suds and watch the big game with your friends at the best local breweries and sports bars:
- B C Brewery at 10950 Gilroy Rd
- The Brewer’s Art at 1106 N Charles St
- Union Craft Brewing at 1700 West 41st St
- City Limits at 1700 E Fort Ave
- The White Oak Tavern at 10030 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City
- World of Beer at 125 E Joppa Rd, Towson
- Reckless Shepherd Brewing Co at 8895 McGaw Rd, Columbia
- AleCraft Brewery at 319 S Main St #100, Bel Air
- Looney’s Pub at 312 S Main St, Bel Air
B C Brewery has 28 taps including gluten free varieties and two self serve walls where you can pour your own beer by the ounce. The Brewer’s is open from 4pm to 11pm offering drink specials near you from 4pm to 6pm on weekdays.
Union Craft Brewing is open throughout the week from 12pm to 10pm except for Monday and Tuesday when they are closed. You can watch almost any game you want on one of City Limits’ 19 HDTV’s and they are definitely one of your best sports bars in Baltimore.
The White Oak Tavern serves a range of beer styles to complement their menu and features happy hours and live music in Ellicott City.
Hundreds of beers and rotating taps as well as signature food menus are all available at World of Beer in Towson.
At Reckless Shepherd Brewing Co in Columbia you can find a variety of entertainment and activities including foosball, pool tables, corn hole, ping pong, and axe throwing with high top tables in front of a massive TV tuned to the big game.
AleCraft Brewery’s taproom is an ideal place to unwind with friends while enjoying fresh brewed craft beers, local food trucks, watching sports on TV, and more.
Looney’s Pub is an Irish American sports bar in Bel Air that is open every day from 11am to 2am serving delicious pub grub and featuring live music on weekends.
Local Drink Specials
Visit these bars with drink specials near you to buy cheaper alcohol and your wallet will thank you:
- Happy Hour Heaven at 1901 Gough St
- Owl Bar at 1 E Chase St
- Nobles Bar at 1024 S Charles St
- Magerks Pub at 1061 S Charles St
- Of Love & Regret at 1028 S Conkling St
- Kelsey’s at 8480 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City
- The Brass Tap at 825 Dulaney Valley Rd, Towson
- The Greene Turtle at 8872 McGaw Rd #C, Columbia
- Miller’s Ale House at 601 Baltimore Pike, Bel Air
Happy Hour Heaven provides drink specials in your area starting at 12pm on weekends. Liquor discounts are available from 4pm to 7pm on weekdays at Owl Bar.
Nobles Bar offers happy hours from 11am to 6pm on weekdays and all day on Wednesday. You can also buy cheaper alcoholic drinks near you seven days a week from 2pm to 7pm at Of Love and Regrets.
You can get cheaper alcoholic drinks in Ellicott City from 3pm to 5:30pm Tuesday through Friday as well as listen to live music while enjoying American grill fare and Irish classics at Kelsey’s.
The Brass Tap in Towson is open every day at 11am offering more than 15 craft beers along with daily drink specials, discounts, live music, and unique monthly events.
A wide range of craft beers, cocktails, and wines as well as lunch and liquor specials in Columbia are available at The Greene Turtle.
Miller’s Ale House in Bel Air offers a diverse menu of entrees, burgers, salads, sandwiches, beers on tap, and signature cocktails as well as lunch and dinner specials and all day drink specials plus they have open air patios, bars, spacious seating areas, and over 60 TV’s.
There are plenty of other Baltimore bars with good local drink specials that we have mentioned throughout the post so don’t only focus on this section.
Trivia, Quiz & Game Nights
Here is a good list of bars with trivia, quiz, and game nights in your area:
- Brewer’s Cask at 1236 Light St
- Mother’s at 1113 S Charles St
- Delia Foley’s at 1439 S Charles St
- Frazier’s at 919 W 36th St
- Smaltimore at 2522 Fait Ave
- Phoenix Upper Main at 8308 Main St, Ellicott City
- Union Jack’s at 10400 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia
- C&R Pub at 1 W Pennsylvania Ave, Towson
Brewer’s Cask is open from 3pm to 1am Monday through Friday and from 2pm on Saturday. There are pool tables, arcade games, and plenty of TV’s as well as drink specials from 2pm to 7pm on weekdays at Mother’s.
Delia Foley’s sells cheaper liquor during their Monday through Thursday happy hours as well plus this great sports bar in your area is a great place to watch football on Sundays. Every Tuesday Frazier hosts local bar trivia and tots starting at 8pm plus they have musical bingo from time to time along with drink specials from 4pm to 7pm on weekdays.
Smaltimore is open from 4pm to 2am on weekdays and from 10am on weekends.
Phoenix Upper Main is a pleasant pub with excellent food and drinks, an upstairs area for games, and trivia in Ellicott City on Tuesday nights.
American fare and British pub grub and beers are served at Union Jack’s which also offers drink specials from 11am to 4pm and hosts bar trivia nights in Columbia along with karaoke on Sundays.
Delicious food, drafts, bottled and canned beers, bourbons, and fine wines are available along with live music, country line dancing, corn hole tournaments, trivia nights, and flip nights at C&R Pub in Towson.
Dance, Karaoke & Live Music
Anyone that wants to dance, listen to live music, and sing karaoke can head to:
- Walt’s Inn at 3201 O’Donnell St
- Castaways Bar at 2206 Boston St
- Tin Roof at 32 Market Pl
- Ottobar at 2549 N Howard St
- In The Horse You Came On at 1626 Thames St
- Cat’s Eye at 1730 Thames St
- The Point at 523 York Rd, Towson
- Nottingham’s Tavern at 8850 Stanford Blvd #1100, Columbia
- The Hickory Lodge at 2119 Conowingo Rd, Bel Air
Walt’s Inn hosts bar karaoke in Baltimore seven nights a week from 6pm to 1am and offers drink specials from 4pm to 7pm on weekdays. Dance, karaoke, and live music are offered from 7pm to 2am Wednesday through Saturday at Castaways Bar.
Tin roof hosts a fun bar party karaoke in your area every Friday night as well as daily drink specials. Ottobar is open every day from 9pm to 2am featuring karaoke, trivia, comedy, DJ dance parties, Ravens’ games, and happy hours in addition to their Metal Monday and Two for Tuesday events.
You can buy cheaper drinks near you from 4pm to 8pm on weekdays at In The Horse You Came On. Cat’s Eye has some of the best live musical performances and you can watch them once Monday through Thursday and twice on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
The Point is a whiskey bar providing a wide variety of local craft beers and handcrafted cocktails with Jameson infusions and handmade garnish and bitters as well as live music in Towson on weekends.
There’s karaoke in Columbia on Wednesday nights, live music, and pool and shuffleboard tables at Nottingham’s Tavern as well as cocktails, beers, tequilas, bourbons, and delicious food.
The Hickory Lodge is a rustic hangout that serves classic American fare and draft brews and even hosts weekly live music, karaoke nights, and other great events.
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Have Fun Drinking At The Best Bars In Baltimore
After reading all of that you should have a much better understanding of what is available near you. There are plenty of local wine and cocktail bars, breweries to watch sports at, places with good drink specials to save money, trivia, quiz, and game nights, as well as bars to listen to live music, dance, and sing karaoke in your area.
If you think we got anything incorrect or notice us listing any venues that are no longer open please tell us in the comments so we can keep this info as up to date as possible. Now go have fun drinking at the best bars in Baltimore.
