Casbeers
1719 Blanco Road, San Antonio, TX 78212; Tel. 210.732.3511
Unless you knew about Casbeers, you wouldn't bother stopping to park in front of its decaying, yesteryear strip center facade. But in spite of its homely exterior, this is, indeed, a special place. The interior sprawls out under a low ceiling with funky old fans spinning what appear to be tires, while a in the back, a single kitchen worker pounds out orders for Casbeers delicious enchiladas -- a must. On most nights, a band spins out a web of music for all walks of life on the corner-tucked stage. Expect to hear anything from local songwriters trying out new pieces to music legends playing for one intimate evening.

Cementville Laboratory + Cafe
7310 Jones Maltsberger, San Antonio, TX 78209; Tel. 210.828.7232
Cementville is among San Antonio's finest American Nouveau establishments. This bar and restaurant sparkle with colorful, modern illuminations, black and white tables and a large couch that begins bends from the bar and wraps to the outer wall. Cementville pours a wide array of cocktails and wines, and the kitchen serves lunch, dinner and hors d'oeuvres. Themed to the periodic table, the graphics add to Cementville's scientific sexiness. Jazz musicians occasionally perform here -- either inside or on the large, open patio, sprawling with white chairs and sofas (made of plastic).

Club Rive
245 East Commerce Street, San Antonio, TX 78210; Tel. 210.222.4700
This large, multi-level industrial-chic nightclub comprises four smaller venues. Club Rive consists of The Bubble Room (where live bands play), a domed, round dance floor with mirror ball, a hookah lounge with velvet sofas and a room with skimpily-clad pole dancers in hotpants wriggling on the bar in knee-high boots. For high rollers, Club Rive offers a VIP room with all the bells and whistles you can afford. After-hours action goes until 3am on weekends.

Club Cohiba

1015 Navarro St, Havana Riverwalk Inn, San Antonio, TX 78205 · 210-222-2008

Dress: BCBC: Business Casual

Food Served:
RIVER WALK. Cuban and Spanish fare collide in this cozy, two-room bar beneath the Havana Riverwalk Inn. A refined selection of cigars, comfy leather couches and chairs, and muted jazz create a space in which 20- to 40-somethings relax and rendezvous. Well-poured martinis complement the tapas, including empanadas and beef chimichurri. A gently tropically-inspired interior provides just the spot to sit, smoke, and savor.