Drink recipes · Menu report

We read 145 Dallas cocktail menus. Here is what the sample lists.

July 2026 · 342 venues scanned · 2,329 cocktails cataloged. Every figure below comes from our own scan of Dallas drink menus: listed drink names and posted prices. This does not measure sales, service times or labor.

The Dallas cocktail menu, by the numbers
68%
of sampled menus list a margarita
$11.25
median margarita price
2,329
cocktails cataloged
145 menu-scanned bars of 342 venues in the dataset, July 2026 snapshot.

The five most-listed drink families in the July sample

1

Margarita

99 of 145 menu-scanned bars (68%) · median $11.25 · avg $11.55
68%99 bars
2

Old Fashioned

51 of 145 menu-scanned bars (35%) · median $13.5 · avg $13.76
35%51 bars
3

Moscow Mule

44 of 145 menu-scanned bars (30%) · median $12 · avg $14.57
30%44 bars
4

Espresso Martini

33 of 145 menu-scanned bars (23%) · median $13 · avg $13.35
23%33 bars
5

Paloma

32 of 145 menu-scanned bars (22%) · median $13.5 · avg $13.22
22%32 bars

Margarita prices in the July sample

163 priced margaritas across the scan. The spread runs from under $8 to $16 and up. Sizes, ingredients, spirits and service charges may differ.

Under $8
20
$8 to $10
19
$10 to $12
52
$12 to $14
32
$14 and up
40

Menu appearance is not sales volume. The data cannot establish which cocktails sell most, how quickly they are served or why prices differ. Use your own invoices, pour sizes, waste and timings to compare a service method. Read the sources and methodology or use the one-venue trial sheet.

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Method: public cocktail menus and listings, scanned July 2026; prices as printed. The source-check date is separate from the menu publication date.Press or trade: cite freely with a link. Ask for the full cut →
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