"This former 1929 Texaco gas station in OKC’s Uptown District was originally run as a speakeasy—you’d fill up your tank and get a key to a secret whiskey cabinet in the bathroom. Today, it’s the Route 66–themed The Pump Bar, located just off the iconic highway. In 2014, owners Ian and Hailey McDermid took over and added a large outdoor patio with firepits outside the roll-up bay doors. Try one of The Pump’s 700-plus original cocktails created over the years, like the Pussycat (bourbon, grapefruit juice, honey syrup, and grenadine) or the Haterade (mango pineapple vodka, blue curaçao, and glacier freeze Gatorade). They serve brunch and dinner here too, with hearty dishes like chorizo benedict and bison frito pie." - Adrienne Jordan
