Mary Lou’s in West Palm Beach named a USA TODAY best bar 2025 – Video
Take a look inside Mary Lou’s in West Palm Beach, Florida, named one of USA TODAYs best bars for 2025.
Mary Lou’s, a bar with A-list habitués and speakeasy vibes in West Palm Beach, made the USA TODAY Bars of the Year 2025 list of the best bars in the country.
The USA TODAY Bars of the Year 2025 list, released July 30, features 29 bars from dives to high-end cocktail bars.
While its décor—complete with a ginormous mirror ball—nods to the past, drinking and dining at Mary Lou’s is anything but traditional. In addition to the breathtaking bar, the space is peppered with sexy velvet booths that shimmer under seductive lighting in a room that feeds off the collective, almost communal, energy of other people.
USA TODAY Network food journalists live and work in states across the country. They know their communities, and they pooled their expertise to select the list which includes the places they spend their time and recommend to readers and friends.
Why West Palm’s Mary Lou’s was named one of the best bars
Without giving away too many surprises for those who want to go, Mary Lou’s is more than just a luxe cocktail lounge. This intimate boîte blends retro glam with modern edge, serving up expertly crafted cocktails and caviar-topped bar bites amid velvet booths, golden-age glamour and a timeless soundtrack that keeps the dance floor alive.
Find out more about Mary Lou’s and how USA TODAY picked the 2025 finalists.
Diana Biederman is the Palm Beach Post’s food & restaurant writer. Care to share news tips about the local dining scene? Please send them to dbiederman@pbpost.com. Help support our journalism. Subscribe today.
