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Best Martini
Trina's Restaurant is one of Best Martini.

1. Trina's Restaurant

601 N Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL
American Restaurant · Central Beach · 11 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: A swanky, sultry hotel lounge with an ambiance that inspires sex and a view that stares straight out at the sparkling sea. Read more.

Inwood Theatre is one of Best Martini.

2. Inwood Theatre

8.0
5458 W Lovers Ln (at Inwood Rd.), Dallas, TX
Indie Movie Theater · 45 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: This year's top pick for best martini goes to Inwood Lounge, part of the art deco Inwood Theatre off West Lovers Lane. Read more.

Encore on Colfax is one of Best Martini.

3. Encore on Colfax

2550 E Colfax Ave (Elizabeth), Denver, CO
Indie Movie Theater · Congress Park · 21 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: Any bar can ice down three ounces of vodka or gin and pour it in an up glass, but a true martini is a classic cocktail, made with care above all.

Avenue Grill is one of Best Martini.

4. Avenue Grill

630 E 17th Ave (Washington street), Denver, CO
American Restaurant · North Capitol Hill · 42 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: The affable bartenders at the Avenue Grill are willing to make a martini just about any way a customer asks for it.

Goodnite Gracie Jazz & Martini Bar is one of Best Martini.

5. Goodnite Gracie Jazz & Martini Bar

8.2
224 S Sherman Dr (at 4th St), Royal Oak, MI
Lounge · Downtown Royal Oak · 24 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: Though the musical flavorings change throughout the week at both of the Goodnite Gracie lounge locations — bringing in jazz, reggaeton, funk, blues...

Goodnite Gracie Jazz & Martini Bar is one of Best Martini.

6. Goodnite Gracie Jazz & Martini Bar

8.2
224 S Sherman Dr (at 4th St), Royal Oak, MI
Lounge · Downtown Royal Oak · 24 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: highly recommend happy hour here for the following: 1. You're not going to deal with the inattentive staff when there's only eight people in the bar. 2. They have awesome food specials!

The Davenport is one of Best Martini.

7. The Davenport

8.3
2115 Richmond Ave (Shepherd), Houston, TX
Lounge · 57 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: The Davenport is a dinosaur in the ever-changing nightlife world. And there's a reason for its longevity — the killer martini.

8. Octoberfest At Grunauer

German Restaurant · Crossroads · 1 tip

BestOfBestOf: Translated as "the dirty one," Grünauer's Der Schmutzige has the color of a sunset and the taste of smooth, salty layers. Read more.

Blue Martini is one of Best Martini.

9. Blue Martini

8.4
6593 Las Vegas Blvd S (at W Sunset Rd), Las Vegas, NV
Lounge · 140 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: The martinis may be blue, but little else is at this nightspot where the eye candy is sweet enough to cause eye cavities.

Sababa Restaurant and Lounge is one of Best Martini.

10. Sababa Restaurant and Lounge

6527 E Pacific Coast Hwy (at 2nd St), Long Beach, CA
Mediterranean Restaurant · 17 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: This dimly lit, modern lounge tucked away in the Marina Shores Shopping Center in Long Beach is home to the best martini in town. Read more.

Yamashiro Hollywood is one of Best Martini.

11. Yamashiro Hollywood

8.6
1999 N Sycamore Ave (at Fitch Dr.), California
Sushi Restaurant · Hollywood · 115 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: All of the above at Yamashiro, a decent Japanese restaurant and drinking establishment blessed with an absolutely incredible setting. Read more.

Doraku is one of Best Martini.

12. Doraku

1104 Lincoln Rd (at Alton Rd), Miami Beach, FL
Sushi Restaurant · City Center · 220 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: Doraku's happy hour is legendary in South Beach. Each day from 5 to 7 p.m., Doraku's bar and outside tables fill up come rain or shine.

HaVen Gastro-Lounge is one of Best Martini.

13. HaVen Gastro-Lounge

1237 Lincoln Rd (West Avenue), Miami Beach, FL
Lounge · City Center · 57 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: This South Beach techno lounge has got a martini for all you playahs in da house that rank a cocktail by its price tag.

Bourbon Steak by Michael Mina is one of Best Martini.

14. Bourbon Steak by Michael Mina

8.9
19999 W Country Club Dr, Aventura, FL
Steakhouse · 58 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: If you're deciding between dessert and a cocktail, then you must have the key lime martini ($14) from Bourbon Steak in Aventura.

Smith & Wollensky is one of Best Martini.

15. Smith & Wollensky

8.8
1 Washington Ave (at South Pointe Park Walk), Miami Beach, FL
Steakhouse · South Point · 227 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: Talk about a room with a view. The back bar at Smith & Wollensky directly faces the Port of Miami's channel, where at any time of the day you can watch cruise and cargo ships take up the entire vista.

Wynwood Kitchen & Bar is one of Best Martini.

16. Wynwood Kitchen & Bar

2550 NW 2nd Ave (NW 26th St), Miami, FL
American Restaurant · Wynwood-Edgewater · 217 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: Wynwood Kitchen & Bar takes its artsy neighborhood seriously with mural covered walls both inside and outside. Read more.

The Corner is one of Best Martini.

17. The Corner

8.8
1035 N Miami Ave (11 St & N Miami Ave), Miami, FL
Gastropub · Downtown Miami · 75 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: This neighborhood joint may look like a place to grab a brew, but think again, grasshopper. The bar manager is also a master mixologist who trained his people in the art of the cocktail.

Sustain restaurant + bar is one of Best Martini.

18. Sustain restaurant + bar

3252 NE 1st Ave #107, Miami, FL
Restaurant · Midtown Miami · 38 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: Sustain's bar manager Daniel Toral makes perfectly crafted cocktails, so it's almost a shame to not let this bar master so his thing, but we're talking martinis today.

Hakkasan is one of Best Martini.

19. Hakkasan

8.6
4441 Collins Ave (Fontainebleau), Miami Beach, FL
Dim Sum Restaurant · Ocean Front · 157 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: Hakkasan at the Fontainebleau Hotel's bar manager creates most of Hakkasan's complex martinis and cocktail, so she has no one to blame but herself when people become addicted to her outrageous drinks. Read more.

The Raleigh Hotel is one of Best Martini.

20. The Raleigh Hotel

1775 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL
Hotel · City Center · 66 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: Named one of the top ten hotel bars of the world by Details magazine, this little gem is tucked away mid-lobby in Miami Beach's Raleigh Hotel.

Mancini's Char House & Lounge is one of Best Martini.

21. Mancini's Char House & Lounge

8.4
531 7th St W (Goodrich Ave), Saint Paul, MN
Steakhouse · West Seventh · 52 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: We're not talking here about frou-frou "martinis" featuring sweet flavors and bright colors.

Angel’s Share is one of Best Martini.

22. Angel’s Share

8 Stuyvesant St (at E 9th St & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 491 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: There's really only one place to go for a martini in this burg, and that's Angel's Share.

Blue Martini Lounge is one of Best Martini.

23. Blue Martini Lounge

8.2
5455 E High St (at E Deer Valley Rd), Phoenix, AZ
Lounge · Desert Ridge · 49 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: Politics and big-money deals aside, we just love this open-air bar/restaurant right off the 101, especially between 3 and 7 p.m., when happy hour rules.

Durant's is one of Best Martini.

24. Durant's

8.5
2611 N Central Ave (at Virginia Ave), Phoenix, AZ
Steakhouse · 77 tips and reviews
Martini Ranch is one of Best Martini.

25. Martini Ranch

7295 E Stetson Dr (at Drinkwater Blvd.), Scottsdale, AZ
Rock Club · Downtown Scottsdale · 40 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: Billed as a "club within a club," the Shaker Room is located on the top floor of Old Town's Martini Ranch. Read more.

Blue Martini Lounge is one of Best Martini.

26. Blue Martini Lounge

8.2
5455 E High St (at E Deer Valley Rd), Phoenix, AZ
Lounge · Desert Ridge · 49 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: Blue Martini Lounge on a Monday night, when local cover band The Instant Classics will back you up.

Sens Asian Tapas & Sake Bar is one of Best Martini.

27. Sens Asian Tapas & Sake Bar

705 N 1st St (at Pierce), Phoenix, AZ
Asian Restaurant · Downtown Phoenix · 23 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: There are plenty of delish cocktails we could recommend at Sens, Johnny Chu's always-fabulous Asian tapas hot spot. Read more.

Seamus McCaffrey's Irish Pub & Restaurant is one of Best Martini.

28. Seamus McCaffrey's Irish Pub & Restaurant

7.8
18 W Monroe St (at N Central Ave), Phoenix, AZ
Irish Pub · Copper Square · 59 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: These days, everybody wants to prettify the martini with rose petals or gold flecks or God knows what else. Read more.

Martini Ranch is one of Best Martini.

29. Martini Ranch

7295 E Stetson Dr (at Drinkwater Blvd.), Scottsdale, AZ
Rock Club · Downtown Scottsdale · 40 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: No one — and we mean no one — notices when sound is good for a show, but they'll bitch forever and eternity if it's a little tinny.

30. Bogart's American Grill

510 Glenwood Ave (Johnson St), Raleigh, NC
Breakfast Spot · 8 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: Best martini for this year. Read more.

The Hunt Club is one of Best Martini.

31. The Hunt Club

900 Madison St (at The Sorrento Hotel), Seattle, WA
Hotel Bar · First Hill · 18 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: It's rarely comforting to find the TV set in a bar tuned to FOX News, unless perhaps you're in the mood for a martini.

Johnny's Half Shell is one of Best Martini.

32. Johnny's Half Shell

400 N Capitol St NW (at E St NW), Washington, D.C.
Seafood Restaurant · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 33 tips and reviews

BestOfBestOf: First opened in 1999, Johnny's Half Shell Restaurant is a very popular seafood restaurant in the Dupont Circle area. Read more.