Refuge

This Montrose cocktail bar is the second coming of Tongue Cut Sparrow, the high-class bar that closed a couple years ago to make way for Refuge. It still provides hot towels, gorgeous glassware and polished service, just now in a slightly different space. The menu features originals, classics and riffs, mini cocktails—perfect for when you want a drink with a smaller kick—and “excessives,” like a Cadillac Margarita, made with private barrel mezcal. Food options are limited but thoughtful, like a grilled cheese sandwich with smoked gouda and pear, and a Nordic-style smorgasbord of smoked seafood and pickles. Refuge also operates the coffee shop downstairs, which is open during the day for caffeine runs and snacks alongside beers, wines and cocktails.