During the holidays we love catching up with friends at cozy restaurants over festive cocktails. We’ve been admiring a few holiday beverages on Instagram and made a list of the the cocktails we can’t wait to try this month. Read on below for our list! 

La Table’s Hot Chocolate Martini

This winter warm cocktail at La Table, one of our favorite Galleria area restaurants, sounds absolutely divine. It’s made with vanilla vodka, Godiva Chocolate, Crème de Cacao, a splash of warm milk and a chocolate shavings garnish. Yes, please!

EggHaus Gourmet’s Mistletoe Martini 

We are dying to try this gorgeous martini at EggHaus Gourmet! This chic cafe is one of our favorite casual spots in the Heights area, and their winter food and drinks menu is super festive!

Coltivare’s Egg Noggy or Nice 

Coltivare, a cozy Italian restaurant in the Heights, is always at the top of our where-to-go-for-dinner list. Their garden is perfect for bundling up with a cocktail. Coltivare’s bar manager Sarah Keck is serving up her own family eggnog recipe this year and it sounds delicious and quite potent! “Each year my family makes my grandmother’s traditional eggnog on Christmas Day. We make a huge batch, invite our friends/family, ladle it out, and then pass “more nog” (i.e. more bottles of bourbon and rum) around the table so you can spike your (already boozy) eggnog up a bit. Hence the sidecar of bourbon we are serving along side our bourbon orange cardamom cream eggnog at Coltivare.” 

Goodnight Charlie’s Big Tom Toddy

If you’re looking for some live music this holiday season, be sure to swing by Goodnight Charlie’s, our favorite honky tonk, and order a Big Tom Toddy. It’s named after Irish country singer Tom McBride and is a warm concoction of Tullamore Dew, Honey Syrup, lemon, and Chamomile tea. 

Eight Row Flint’s Especia de Calabaza (Pumpkin Spice)

We love Eight Row Flint for large group gatherings — there’s plenty of outdoor seating plus delicious shareable bites. For the holidays, they are serving festive Mexican-inspired cocktails including the Especia de Calabaza, a pumpkin spice beverage with a bit of spiced pear and a splash of orange juice. We can’t wait to try one!

UB Preserv’s “MacColl Bowl” AKA Christmas in a Tiki Bowl

Grab a couple of friends and order this massive drink at UB Preserv. The MacColl Bowl is intended for 2-3 people and has been described as tasting like “Christmas in a Tiki Bowl” — sign us up! 

Hotel Alessandra’s Bouvery Chocolate

During the winter months, Hotel Alessandra is serving its perfect chocolate martini with an additional shot of bourbon and/or espresso to make it even more festive. 

Do you have a favorite holiday cocktail in Houston? We’d love to hear about it in the comments below!