Highball Bar on East 8th Street is what happens when someone actually cares about what goes in the glass. Craft cocktails built with intention, not poured from a speed rack by someone who'd rather be somewhere else.
The bar program leans into mixology with rotating specialty cocktails alongside the classics — shaken, stirred, or built depending on what the drink calls for. Happy hour draws the after-work crowd, but the bartending team holds its own late into the evening too. Full bar means full bar: spirits, wine, beer, and the kind of drink knowledge that makes ordering something off-menu a real option rather than a gamble.
Highball sits in Sioux Falls' east downtown stretch, which means a little less foot traffic than the tourist corridor and a little more room to actually have a conversation. The vibe runs upscale without the attitude — nobody's going to look at your shoes. What keeps people coming back is a team that treats cocktail-making like a craft worth taking seriously, and doesn't need a gimmick menu to prove it.