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The Heights · Craft cocktails

Johnny's Gold Brick

It's small, cheap for what you get, and a good reminder that a serious cocktail doesn't need a serious room around it.

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Neighbourhood
The Heights
Style
Craft cocktails
Known for
Affordable classic cocktails · Playful tiki-style drinks on a small-bar budget · A strong, well-priced happy hour
Prices
$ · cocktails under $14
Getting in
Walk-ins only
Food
Snacks and small plates
Hours
Daily, roughly 3pm-2am
Address
2518 Yale St, Houston, TX 77008

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Checked: Listed in two independently updated 2026 Houston bar guides (Time Out and The Infatuation) with no closure signals found. Checked Oct 2026.

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

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