Local spirit Sweet Grass Vodka distillery opened up a tasting room so customers can try the vodka and the bourbon in various cocktails, from espresso martinis to an Old Fashioned. Chef George Kovach, of upcoming Bearcat, recently redid the food menu, so now the bar offers duck sliders, smoked salmon dip, and pimento cheese fondue.

Owners Chris Rollins and Jess Vande Werken bring natural wines to the East Side with the opening of Bar Rollins. Previously a favorite pop-up destination, the establishment already had a wide following before its premiere. The “wine dive bar,” as they call it, offers a selection of natural whites, reds, and rosés by the glass with a few non-alcoholic options and snacks of meats and cheeses.

Restaurateur Taylor Grant moved his Hanover Street dive, Palace Hotel, to a new spot on Meeting Street. The updated address has all the features of the previous space: funky decor, cold beer, innovative hotdogs, and frequent visits from Southern Charm star Shep Rose.

Entrepreneur Chris “Boston” DiMattia (Recovery Room and Bangkok Lounge) has another dive bar in his portfolio with the opening of Lucky Luchador. It’s an Irish pub mixed with a Mexican cantina. Expect whiskey, tequila, tacos, quesadillas, tequila, and chicken fingers. Only open a few weeks, the East Side addition already feels lived in.

The former dance club Mynt is now dive bar Frontier Lounge. Modeled after funky bars in the 1970s, Frontier has wood paneling, linoleum tiles, an old dad couch, and plenty of kitschy paraphernalia.

The corner bar is the place to be in new oyster bar the Quinte. Opened in a former billiards hall, the Quinte serves wines from the coastal Mediterranean region and cocktails heavy on the gin, tequila, and rum categories. The space has a seductive Paris-meets-old-New-York vibe.

Executive chef Dominic Chantepie, son/beverage director Mathis Chantepie, and general manager Benjamin Boisson opened European restaurant Azur to bring the flavors of France, Italy, and Spain to downtown Charleston. There’s a long bar inside, but the patio is a quaint spot to sip a glass of albarino when the weather is nice or order an espresso martini to end a meal.

The team at popular oyster spot 167 Raw created a gorgeous Mediterranean bar right around the corner on Fulton Street. Bar 167 boasts a bar on each floor, and the interiors are full of easy, breezy nautical touches. Cocktails have an emphasis on housemade tonics, along with spritzes and sangria. The wine list is all European with Croatian, Southern Italian, Greece, and French bottles. And there’s two beers on tap, a light and a dark.