Locally owned bars and lounges in Las Vegas
8 bars and lounges, every one independent and locally owned.
These bars are independent and locally owned, and several have been part of Las Vegas nightlife for decades: a tavern from 1954, a blues bar with roots in 1976 and a tiki bar that opened in 2008.
Atomic Liquors has poured on Fremont East since 1954 and holds Las Vegas Tavern License #00001. The Sand Dollar Lounge traces its lineage to the 1976 Sand Dollar Blues Bar and books live blues in Chinatown. Frankie’s Tiki Room on West Charleston is a 24-hour tiki bar with carved tikis, open since 2008. In the Arts District, Velveteen Rabbit has been a sister-owned craft cocktail bar since 2013, and sommeliers Eric Prato and Mario Enriquez opened Garagiste Wine Room & Merchant, a wine bar and bottle shop, in 2019.
McMullan’s Irish Pub on West Tropicana is Brian and Lynn McMullan’s Irish pub, with food and live music. In Henderson, Las Vegas Distillery makes bourbon, gin, vodka and rum and pours them in a 1950s-style tasting room. Farther north, Willy and Cindy Webb keep the historic Genoa Bar & Saloon on Genoa’s Main Street.
All 8 bars and lounges
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McMullan’s Irish PubSeat 82
Irish Pub Brian and Lynn McMullan’s independent Irish pub on West Tropicana combines family memorabilia, food and live music.
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Genoa Bar & SaloonSeat 102
Bar & Saloon Willy and Cindy Webb care for Genoa’s historic Main Street saloon, a bar filled with nineteenth-century details.
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Velveteen Rabbit
Bar & Lounge Sister-owned Arts District craft cocktail bar since 2013, featured by Bon Appétit, the NYT, and Forbes.
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Frankie’s Tiki Room
Bar & Lounge The only 24-hour tiki bar in the world — P Moss’s carved-tiki Charleston Boulevard cocktail room since 2008.
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The Sand Dollar Lounge
Bar & Lounge Direct lineage to the 1976 Sand Dollar Blues Bar — live blues and craft cocktails in Chinatown and at the Plaza downtown.
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Atomic Liquors
Bar & Lounge Holder of Las Vegas Tavern License #00001 — the oldest freestanding bar in the city, on Fremont East since 1954.
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Las Vegas Distillery
Bar & Lounge Henderson grain-to-glass distillery founded in 2011 and reopened in 2024 by Rob Saucier: bourbon, gin, vodka, rums, tours and a 1950s-style tasting…
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Garagiste Wine Room & Merchant
Bar & Lounge Arts District wine bar and bottle shop opened in 2019 by sommeliers Eric Prato and Mario Enriquez;
Questions people ask
Where can I hear live blues in Las Vegas?
The Sand Dollar Lounge books live blues in Chinatown, and McMullan’s Irish Pub has live music.
Is there a bar open 24 hours?
Frankie’s Tiki Room on West Charleston is open 24 hours, and so is Starboard Tack, an east-side bar listed with the restaurants.
Are these bars locally owned?
Yes. The 702 Alliance lists only independent, locally owned businesses, not chains or franchises. Each profile is researched from public sources, such as the business’s own website, public records and local news, and owners can correct their listing at any time.
Does a business pay to be listed here?
No. Listings are free and there is no paid placement. Owners who have joined the 702 Alliance appear first; everyone else follows by seat number. To add a locally owned business, use the free form, call (725) 202-7691 or text Cody at (725) 502-3114.