Must-see nightlife in Eastern USA

  • Bell's Brewery

    Michigan

    Bell's started brewing in 1985, so it was doing the craft beer thing before it was a thing. Now it's one of Michigan's largest breweries. Bell's Eccentric…

  • Aviary

    Chicago

    The Aviary is a James Beard Award winner for best cocktails in the nation. The ethereal drinks are like nothing you've laid lips on before. Some arrive…

  • Stormcloud Brewing Company

    Gold Coast

    Belgian-style beers are Stormcloud’s gift to the universe. Rainmaker Ale is its medal winner (bronze at the Great American Beer Festival), and there are…

  • Bouligny Tavern

    New Orleans

    Sexy lighting, Mad Men decor, inventive cocktails and an extensive wine list – it all comes together in a lively, flattering tableau. A fashionable…

  • Revolution Brewing

    Chicago

    Raise your fist to Revolution, an industrial-chic brewpub that fills glasses with heady beers such as the Eugene porter and Anti-Hero IPA. The brewmaster…

  • Corsair Distillery & Headquarters

    Nashville

    The post-tour samples at Corsair Distillery are generous – and sometimes 90 proof. This small-batch distiller of gin, rum, whiskey and even absinthe takes…

  • Patterson House

    Nashville

    Without a doubt one of Nashville's best spots for artisanal cocktails – so much so that there is often a wait (yes, for a drink at a bar!). There is also…

  • Pilar Bar

    Key West

    Inside the Saint Hotel, this small, convivial bar deserves special mention for its outstanding Bloody Marys – among the best you'll find in this country…

  • Half Acre Balmoral Tap Room

    Chicago

    The original Half Acre on Lincoln Ave got so popular it had to expand to this hulking facility on Balmoral Ave. Now it has become a destination brewery,…

  • Gallow Green

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    Run by the creative team behind Sleep No More theater, Gallow Green is a rooftop bar festooned with vines, potted plants and fairy lights. It's a great…

  • The Rookery

    Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick

    Dominated by an imposing-yet-welcoming horseshoe bar that claims the center of the room, the Rookery acknowledges its industrial past (as many places do…

  • Spuyten Duyvil

    Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick

    This low-key, beer-centric Williamsburg bar looks as though it was pieced together from a rummage sale, with crimson-painted pressed-tin ceilings, book…

  • Dark Horse Brewing Company

    Michigan

    Graffiti covers the walls and zillions of mugs hang from the ceiling in Dark Horse's no-frills, cave-like taproom. IPAs dominate the line up, but robust…

  • Cindy's

    Chicago

    Cindy's unfurls awesome views of Millennium Park and the lake from atop the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel. Sit at one of the long wood tables under…

  • Brew Bus Terminal & Brewery

    Tampa

    Tampa Bay's craft-beer scene is booming, so it was only a matter of time before somebody thought to put people on a bus with the beer and drive them…

  • Craft Brewed

    Nashville

    Nashville's beer and home-brewing bulwark, this taproom has 32 rotating taps of the region’s best brews, as well as the equipment to make a few yourself…

  • Land-Grant Brewing Company

    Ohio

    Beer gurus gather around Land-Grant’s communal picnic tables to discuss the finer points of hazy brut IPAs versus Baltic porters and Mexican lagers. They…

  • Clover Club

    New York City

    Cocktails are certainly shaken with aplomb at this retro-elegant bar, but there's no pretension at Clover Club. Converse over fabulous tiki drinks,…

  • Mill Whistle Brewing

    Coastal North Carolina

    This one-barrel, hyperlocal brewery is as small as a commercial brewery can get. Just 31 gallons per batch of their 23 beers, which are brewed with solar…

  • Berry Park

    Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick

    This sports-loving bar with a 2nd-floor rooftop space is a real crowd-pleaser. There are several huge screens for watching premier-league-soccer matches…

  • Eagle NYC

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    The Eagle is the choice for out-and-proud leather fetishists. Its two levels, roof deck and 'dark and sleazy' vibe are perfect for dancing, drinking and…

  • Pier 66 Maritime

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    Salvaged from the bottom of the sea (or at least the Chesapeake Bay), the lightship Frying Pan and the two-tiered dockside bar where it’s moored are fine…

  • Edmund's Oast Brewing Co

    Charleston

    Edmund's Oast in NoMo has this new baby brewing cousin just down the street, set in a 20,000-sq-ft facility with 26 boozy beverages on tap and two…

  • Orpheus Brewing

    Atlanta

    An elevated patio overlooking an outcrop of Piedmont Park is where the visual experience at Orpheus Brewing ends – a visit here is about the brews, not…

  • Waydown

    Chicago

    The Ace Hotel's rooftop bar wins praise for several reasons. It provides terrific skyline views. It draws a superstylish crowd, but there's no velvet rope…

  • Elm Street Brewing

    Indiana

    Muncie does't offer a whole lot for visitors beyond Ball State University, but it does have a burgeoning brewery scene. This relative newcomer (it opened…

  • Mamacha

    SoHo & Chinatown

    Although it's essentially a matcha-with-art bar, this gallery-like cafe has made its name selling drinks infused with CBD – a non-psychoactive (completely…

  • Summit Brewing Company

    Minnesota

    While Summit is one of the state's largest brewers, its beer hall is welcomingly low-key. Inside it's a big open space with communal tables, large windows…

  • Hotel Delmano

    Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick

    Drink in a taste of the old New York at this effortlessly stylish cocktail bar with old, smoky mirrors, unpolished floorboards and vintage chandeliers…

  • Rocka Rolla

    Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick

    Named for Judas Priest's first album, this bar reels in rockers with its Misfits logos, taxidermied buffalo heads and, of course, neon Judas Priest sign…

  • Dabney Cellar

    Washington, DC

    Tucked in the basement underneath the acclaimed Dabney restaurant, the Cellar pours loads of wines by the glass, including many varietals by hard-to-find,…

  • Union Hall

    New York City

    Anyone seeking an authentically Brooklyn night out should look no further than Union Hall. This bar and event space is located in a converted warehouse…

  • Spring Lounge

    SoHo & Chinatown

    This neon-red rebel has never let anything get in the way of a good time. In Prohibition days, it peddled buckets of beer. In the '60s its basement was a…

  • Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar

    Chicago

    Owner Ed works the cozy back-room bar furnished with vintage decor, while mom Maria works the front liquor store. Both offer an excellent craft-beer…

  • Empire Rooftop

    Upper West Side & Central Park

    Sprawled across the top of the Empire Hotel, this stylish rooftop bar is one of New York's most expansive drinking spaces in the sky at 8000 sq ft. A…

  • Wedge Brewing

    Asheville

    Unlike the spit-shined, well-oiled breweries elsewhere in Asheville, the grungier Wedge in the River Arts District is happy to keep things edgy. The beers…

  • Warped Wing Brewing Company

    Ohio

    The brewery takes its name from the Wright brothers’ concept of wing-warping, which was their breakthrough idea that enabled flight. The taproom’s…

  • Kibbitznest Books, Brews & Blarney

    Chicago

    This warm, eclectic cafe rambling over several rooms is devoted to creating a 'third space' for face-to-face communication and intellectual discourse …

  • Cubbyhole

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    This West Village dive bills itself as 'lesbian, gay and straight friendly since 1994.' While the crowd's mostly ladies, it welcomes anyone looking for a…

  • Little Fish Brewing Co

    Ohio

    Little Fish specializes in saisons and barrel-aged sour beers, though pale ales, porters and smoked lagers mix in among the taps. The brewers source the…

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