Congratulations to the winners in the 2024 Best of Johnson County Drinks categories!
Best Bartender: Megan Downes, Vintage ’78 Wine Bar
Bartender finalists: Jerimy Warford, Pathlight Brewing; Evan Spieker, Wandering Vine at the Castle
Best Beer Selection (liquor store): Gomer’s of Kansas Fine Wine & Spirits
Beer Selection (liquor store) finalists: unKCorked Wine & Spirits; Leawood Wine & Spirits; Dix Liquors
Best Beer Selection (restaurant): Barley’s Kitchen and Tap
Beer Selection (restaurant) finalists: Burg & Barrel; Grinders Stonewall; The Bar; Rock & Brews
Best Bloody Mary: The Peanut on Martway
Bloody Mary finalists: Blind Box BBQ; Sunset Grill; District. Pour House + Kitchen; Wandering Vine at the Castle
Best Brewery: Limitless Brewery
Brewery finalists: Transport Brewery; Pathlight Brewing; Rockcreek Brewing Company; Servaes Brewing Company; Sandhills Brewing
Best Cheap Drinks: Johnny’s Tavern
Cheap Drinks finalists: Cronin’s Bar & Grill; Jake’s Place; Betty C’s Bar and Grill
Best Cocktails: Drastic Measures
Cocktails finalists: Vintage ’78 Wine Bar; The Primrose; story., Wandering Vine at the Castle
Best Date Bar: Drastic Measures
Date Bar finalists: Tavern in the Village, Wild Child, Vintage ’78 Wine Bar, Wandering Vine at the Castle
Best Dive Bar: Jerry’s Bait Shop
Dive Bar finalists: Keyhole Tavern; The Pour House Bar and Grill; Jake’s Place
Best French 75: Café Provence
French 75 finalists: Vintage ’78 Wine Bar; Wild Child; Wandering Vine at the Castle
Best Happy Hour: Houlihan’s
Happy Hour finalists: YaYas Euro Bistro; Silo Modern Farmhouse; TACO NACO KC; Murphy’s Corner
Best Manhattan: Vintage ’78 Wine Bar
Manhattan finalists: Sullivan’s Steakhouse, Wandering Vine at the Castle, Blind Box BBQ
Best Margarita: Torreon Mexican Restaurant
Margarita: Jose Pepper’s, Rudy’s Tenampa, TACO NACO KC, Sombrero’s Mexican Cantina, Casa Amigos
Best Martini: J. Gilbert’s Wood-Fired Steaks & Seafood
Martini finalists: Paulo and Bill’s, Vintage ’78 Wine Bar, French Market, Wandering Vine at the Castle
Best Negroni: Drastic Measures
Negroni finalists: Vintage ’78 Wine Bar, Wandering Vine at the Castle, The Restaurant at 1900
Best New Bar: Wild Child
New Bar finalists: Vintage ’78 Wine Bar; Atomic Cowboy; District. Pour House + Kitchen
Best Old Fashioned: Rye
Old Fashioned finalists: Silo Modern Farmhouse; Vintage ’78 Wine Bar; Verbena; Wandering Vine at the Castle
Best Sports Bar: Johnny’s Tavern
Sports Bar finalists: The Other Place; Maloney’s Sports Bar & Grill; The Peanut Santa Fe; Tanner’s Bar & Grill; The Bar
Best Wine List (restaurant): Vintage ’78 Wine Bar
Wine List (restaurant) finalists: KC Wine Co; Wandering Vine at the Castle; Verbena; story.
Best Wine Selection (liquor store): Gomer’s of Kansas Fine Wine & Spirits
Wine Selection (liquor store) finalists: Total Wine & More; unKCorked Wine & Spirits; Ranchmart Wine & Spirits; Dix Liquors; Lavada Wine Shop
