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Zimm's Martini & Wine Bar

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4321 Montrose Houston, TX 77006

713-521-2002 

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  • Mon-Thu 4pm-1am, Fri-Sat 4pm-2am
  • Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Smoking
  • DJs
Description

Sitting on the east side of Montrose Boulevard, Zimm's is a classy lounge just north of the U.S. 59 bridge. It's a grown-folks drinkery that feels somewhere between an art gallery and a hotel bar, with house music and overstuffed leather furniture adding to the European vibe. Martinis are the house specialty, so there are several to choose from on the menu. The cocktails aren't cheap, but the pours are stiff, especially for customers who take the time to get to know the folks making their libations. Zimm's door-minders will examine your wardrobe closely, so come correct Montrosians or don't come at all.







  • 2001 | Best Martini

    Zimm's has been a wine bar; it's been a coffee-and-wine bar; it's been all but burned out in a fire last year; and it's been flooded by Tropical Storm Allison. Still, it endures, and it makes a damn good martini. The drinks are helped by the seductive ambience of the place -- dark and agreeably louche, with not-too-loud music, which one staffer describes accurately as "always calm and sexual and jazzy." The crowds on the weekends can get a little too pretentious for some tastes, but the... More »

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  • Bartender Chat: Piran Esfahani of Zimm's Martini & Wine Bar

    Bartender Chat: Piran Esfahani of Zimm's Martini & Wine Bar

    | Fri, September 16, 2011

    Piran Esfahani came to Houston from Vienna, Austria to study business and graduated from St. Thomas University. Shortly thereafter, he left Houston for Roatan, Honduras (it's not ugly...) to sell beac... More »

  • Zimm's' Martini & Wine Bar's White Angel

    Zimm's' Martini & Wine Bar's White Angel

    | Thu, September 09, 2010

    Last Tuesday, while visiting my mom's house, I noticed a copy of Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's on the end table. I like the movie, which is great ammunition when I'm calculating ways to convince people that I'm sensitive, but I never got ... More »

  • Stirred & Shaken: Zimm's' Martini & Wine Bar's White Angel

    Stirred & Shaken: Zimm's' Martini & Wine Bar's White Angel

    | Wed, September 8, 2010

    Last Tuesday, while visiting my mom's house, I noticed a copy of Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's on the end table. I like the movie, which is great ammunition when I'm calculating ways to convi... More »

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