Best Of Houston® 2025: Best Speakeasy
Best Speakeasy: Endless Bummer
Let’s face it, the bars of the world are overrun with folks drinking stiff drinks to distract from the reality that they too will one day be stiff, rigor mortis-stricken husks of what once was alive and boozing. If that sounds depressing then go have a drink to distract; and, if you’re ready to lean into the void rather than avoid it, the best place to celebrate your someday demise is Endless Bummer. The new Houston tiki bar (brought to life by our friends at Betelgeuse Betelgeuse) is also an IYKYK Montrose speakeasy and bills itself as “somewhere between death and vacation.”
The décor is decidedly Dead Man’s Curve, with tropical beach tones enhanced (or dampened) by lots of skeletal and spectral imagery. The drinks also cleverly teeter between hanging 10 and being carried by 6. The menu changes with the seasons because “everything dies eventually,” according to Endless Bummer. Drinks like the Fog Cutter, Jet Pilot and Saturn are denoted by their years of origin which adds to the sense that they’re immortal now, something that outlives death. There’s a comfort in that but if it’s still just too freaky for you, you can always goofily order the Banana Hammock (it’s delicious, btw) to attempt some comic relief.
We love Endless Bummer for big life moments – birthdays, bridal showers, bon voyages, wakes – because it intimately intimates that everything is life and death. That makes it perfect for those everyday moments, too.
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This article appears in Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2025.
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Reign Bowers is an outdoor enthusiast, adventure seeker, and storyteller passionate about exploring nature’s wonders. As the creator of SuperheroineLinks.com, Reign shares inspiring stories, practical tips, and expert insights to empower others—especially women—to embrace the great outdoors with confidence.
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