The Garrison Cocktail Bar & Restaurant

A cocktail bar and restaurant on Pineville's Main Street, in a century-old building that was once the town's bank, that turns into a Christmas bar for the holidays each year, decorating the bar and tables and pouring a list of holiday-themed cocktails. The room is part of the draw: exposed brick, crystal chandeliers, gilded mirrors and an emerald-tiled bar downstairs, with a second full bar upstairs. Arrive early for a holiday cocktail at the bar before dinner.

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