The owners of downtown bar Dalila’s have a new spot in Park Circle. Sissy Bar, named after owner Michael Whiteley’s twin daughters, specializes in tequila, mezcal, and Southern California cuisine. Look for breakfast burritos during Sunday brunch and tacos during dinner.

To match the playful spirit at Chinese barbecue spot King BBQ, bar manager Amy Kallicragas created a rainbow’s worth of cocktails to sip with the smoked meats. For dirty martini lovers, there’s the Shimmy Shimmy Ya with a kick from a pickled pepper. Margarita fans will like the Eye of the Tiger made with tequila, Thai tea, and mandarin.

The crew behind Daps recently opened a sports bar focused on community and good food. The drinks are super fun. There are cocktails with names like Nothing But (fer)NET, a mix of Fernet, rum, and Thai tea, and frozen spiked Gatorade, in addition to wines on draft and tons of beers.

Tucked away in the Cannonborough/Elliotborough neighborhood, Philosophers & Fools is a cozy, contemporary bookshop that also serves beer, wine, and snacks. Customers can pick up a new title and take a seat at the bar to order a glass of albariño.

The Quinte Oyster Bar is back, and it’s been stripped of some of its preciousness, but it’s still a pretty sexy spot to grab a martini and try the lobster bao or kimchi butter oysters.

Bearcat, a fine dining restaurant without the fuss, recently opened its bar in the Avondale neighborhood. Drinks range from a fancy frozen strawberry daiquiri with chartreuse to Coors beer. The big draw is the snacks, like wood-fired oysters with wagyu fat or the tartare with Carolina Gold rice.

The group behind the Emeline Hotel and Italian restaurant Frannie & the Fox recently opened the intimate (and slightly hidden) bar the Den. The space seats 30 and focuses on martinis, caviar, and Italian snacks. Seasonal flavors like a tomato martini share the menu with a classic martini service featuring various liquor and vermouth choices.

The new French Quarter establishment the Peacock (formerly known as the Habit) is billed as a “multi-tiered entertainment experience.” The first floor holds the main dining and a large bar; there’s another bar and a lounge area for live entertainment on the second floor; and the third floor holds a rooftop bar that overlooks the harbor. The bars are fully stocked with beer, wine, and liquors and offer signature drinks like the Ain’t Misbehavin’ which is a dirty martini with blue cheese-stuffed olives.

Food and beverage vets Danielle and Brent Sweatman recently opened Sweatman’s Garden in the South Windermere Shopping Center with fancy sodas, a full bar, and fondue. All of the sodas are nonalcoholic, but for an extra $5, the bartenders can add the customer’s choice of house liquor or a cannabis-based infusion.

Johns Island restaurant Lost Isle comes from the proprietors of Folly Beach bar Lowlife, so you know they paid careful attention to the bar menu. Lost Isle has several beers, cocktails, and wines all on tap, from the outdoor bar. “We wanted the drinks to be tasty, fun, and accessible — not too pretentious or complex,” says co-owner T.J. Lynch, “We hope you’ll have a good time and not have to worry so much about what’s in the glass.”

James Island spot the Harlow wins the contest for the best puns on its menu with the Harbor View Carre (a play on Harbor View Road and the classic vieux carre cocktail). If you’re not in the mood for bourbon and Benedictine, try the Dill Creek martini, which tastes like a boozy pickle, in a good way.

Always-packed downtown brewery Revelry set up a second location at Folly Beach, so now beer lovers can enjoy a fresh pint of Poke the Bear (a popular pale ale) and order food from nearby Bounty Bar.