Grand Prize
Bar · Museum District
1010 Banks St, Houston, TX 77006
Highlights
Craft cocktails, drag shows, year-round Christmas lights, pool table
Craft cocktails, drag shows, year-round Christmas lights, pool table
"The Deal: $5 draft beers, $3 well drinks, $8 beer and shot, $10 cocktails Grand Prize Bar in the Museum District offers the best type of happy hour: one that happens every damn day. The inside of the two-story dive bar is entirely blacked out, save for the neon lights scattered throughout to help you see the menu. Order a “Happy Meal” (a beer and a shot), shoot a round or two of pool, and work up an appetite for the rotating menu of bar food coming out of the kitchen (anything from birria tacos to chili-cheese hotdogs). If you need to remember what the sun looks like, head up to the terrace overlooking Bell Park and soak up some vitamin D." - chelsea thomas, gianni greene
"Located in a two-story house in Montrose that’s been converted into a bar, Grand Prize is the epitome of divey and hip. Multi-colored string lights illuminate the dark interior, and the bar features retro entertainment, including music from a jukebox, an Elvis-themed pinball machine, and a pool table. The second-floor bar opens to a large open-air porch that offers serene views of Bell Park below — a peaceful alternative to some of the city’s other rooftops." - Marcy de Luna
"The inside of the two-story Museum District spot Grand Prize Bar might be moody and mostly pitch-black, but it’s still home to one of our favorite silly little frozen drinks: a mangonada decorated with candied mango and mango chunks all in a cute little cactus glass. Have a mango moment at the bar, or take your drink to the rooftop and enjoy it while you fend off the Texas heat. What To Order: Mangonada or any frozen drink" - chelsea thomas, gianni greene
"Follow the twinkling of year-round Christmas lights and find one of the city’s most beloved drinking places, quietly situated between Montrose and the Museum District. Spread over two levels, Grand Prize offers three patios, a pop-up kitchen with revolving food vendors, a pool table, and weekly drag shows. Hanging at the bar is just appealing, with old classic films showing on the various TVs." - Brianna Griff
"The inside of Grand Prize Bar, a two-story dive bar in the Museum District, is entirely blacked out, save for the neon lights scattered throughout to help you see the drink menus. Come by during Happy Hour and order a “Happy Meal” (a beer and a shot), shoot a round or two of pool with a stranger. The kitchen has a rotating menu of solid bar food (anything from birria tacos to chili-cheese hotdogs). And if you need to remember what the sun looks like, head up to the terrace overlooking Bell Park." - gianni greene, chelsea thomas, julie takahashi
