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Montrose · Dive with good drinks

Grand Prize Bar

It's part of Montrose's unofficial dive trifecta with Poison Girl and Lola's, and the upstairs terrace is a genuinely underrated spot for a quiet drink before the ground floor fills up.

GroupsLate nightGoing solo
Neighbourhood
Montrose
Style
Dive with good drinks
Known for
A two-story layout with a rooftop-adjacent terrace · A rotating, better-than-expected bar kitchen · Easy-going, low-key happy hours
Prices
$$ · cocktails ~$14–17
Getting in
Walk-ins only
Food
Snacks and small plates
Hours
Daily, 4pm-2am
Address
1010 Banks St, Houston, TX 77006

Map

Checked: Included in The Infatuation's current Houston bar guide and Punch's venue directory with no closure signals found. Checked Oct 2026.

Photo: an illustration of the mood, not this bar.

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