Must-see nightlife in The USA

  • Black Sheep

    Iowa

    Tequila and vampires: those are two of the main themes at East Village's edgiest bar. Let the red neon glow lure you down to this small basement space…

  • Fat Cat Coffee Works

    Wisconsin

    Delicious coffees, breads and cakes as well as an excellent, inventive lunch-time sandwich menu set this casual New Glarus cafe apart. You can drink (or…

  • Under the Hill Saloon

    Mississippi

    A tremendously fun and historic bar that was once a favorite haunt of Samuel Clemens, a riverboat pilot who would go on to be known by his pen name, Mark…

  • Old Monk Pub

    Dallas

    The dimly lit patio on a starry night! The perfect cheese plate! The Belgian beers! Add in upscale pub food and outdoor seating and you may not leave…

  • American Solera

    Oklahoma

    A prime destination in the SoBo nightlife district, this pub is the perfect venue for American Solera's award-winning brews. Try the Norton Fellowship, a…

  • Salon

    Providence

    The Salon mixes ping-pong tables and pinball machines with 1980s pop and pickleback shots (whiskey with a pickle juice chaser) upstairs, with live shows,…

  • Cove

    Memphis

    Ahoy! The pirate-themed murals here could be sincere or ironic, but it really won't matter after a couple of dark 'n' stormies. Craft cocktails are the…

  • Poison Girl Cocktail Lounge

    Houston

    Take an arty interior with vintage pinball games, add a festive back patio with a baby-boomer-friendly Kool Aid man statue, and you get one very cool,…

  • Elliott Street Deli & Pub

    Atlanta

    Gritty and tiny and sitting defiantly in the shadow of Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the Elliott Street Deli & Pub hangs on as one of Atlanta's best dive bars,…

  • Hotel San José

    Austin

    Transcending the hotel-bar genre, this is actually a cool, Zen-like outdoor patio that attracts a chill crowd, and it's a nice place to hang if you want…

  • Pink Pony

    Michigan

    Prepare for gloriously weird decor, as if Barbie designed an English pub in shades of her favorite color. Yes it's touristy, but it's also heaps of fun…

  • Coffee Box

    El Paso

    Housed inside two metal freight containers stacked on top of one another, this eye-catching – and narrow – coffee shop across from San Jacinto Plaza sells…

  • La Rumba

    Denver

    Denver's most popular Latin dance club gets its merengue (and salsa and reggaeton and bachata) on every weekend, with DJs Thursday and Friday and live…

  • Great Lakes Brewing Company

    Cleveland

    Great Lakes – the biggest craft beer maker in the state – wins numerous prizes for its brewed-on-the-premises suds. Added historical bonus: Eliot Ness got…

  • Onion Creek Cafe

    Houston

    Open for early-morning coffee and breakfast tacos through to late-night cocktails and house-smoked brisket sliders, Onion Creek is the quintessential…

  • Chat Room

    Fort Worth

    Cheap drinks, a great jukebox and a pool table are among the lures of this dive-champ, which happily bills itself as 'easily Fort Worth's eighth best bar'…

  • Apothecary at Brent's Drugs

    Mississippi

    Tucked into the back of a '50s-style soda fountain shop is a distinctly early-21st-century craft cocktail bar, complete with bartenders sporting thick…

  • Proof

    Charleston

    It may be snug in here, but the cocktails ($10 to $13) sure are first class – the mixologist is some kind of visionary. Case in point: the 'knuckleball'…

  • Spur

    Park City

    Hosts live music every night with an eclectic offering of rock, folk, blues and electronica. Grab a drink and chill upstairs on a terrace overlooking the…

  • Original Pinkie Masters

    Savannah

    Cheap, cash-only drinks and great people-watching make this hometown dive the best in town. It's far away enough from the River St ruckus, but easy enough…

  • Abe's on Lincoln

    Savannah

    Pop back a beer or 10 with SCAD students and locals at this dark, dank, all-wood bar. Attracts an eclectic crowd that stares through boozy goggles at…

  • NazBar & Grill

    New Hampshire

    This colorful lakeside bar is recommended because it's a scene. This is Weirs Beach, after all. Watch boats pull up to the dock as you sip your cocktail…

  • 13 Celsius

    Houston

    The only bar in Houston to keep a completely temperature-controlled wine cellar has an earthy Italian enoteca (wine bar) feel. Knowledgeable bartenders…

  • Tracks

    Denver

    Denver's best gay dance club has an 18+ night on Thursday, and Friday drag shows. There's a definite pretty-boy focus, with good music and a scene to…

  • Quarter Bar

    Dallas

    Attached to Bread Winners in Uptown, this fun New Orleans–style bar captures the vintage ambience of the French Quarter while avoiding its obnoxious…

  • Harlow's Pub

    New Hampshire

    This local pub has a good selection of draft beers, including New England brews. It also serves pub fare until 9pm, but the real reason to come here is…

  • Boneyard Beer

    Bend

    One of Oregon's best and scrappiest breweries, Boneyard has a miniature tasting room in an old auto shop. It's out of the way, covered in stickers,…

  • Bernie's Bungalow Lounge

    Anchorage

    Pretty people, pretty drinks: this is the place to see and be seen. Its outdoor patio, complete with a water-spewing serpent, is the best in Anchorage,…

  • In Between

    Waikiki

    A rubbah-slippah (flip-flops) neighborhood bar that attracts a merry local crowd with ‘the happiest of happy hours.’ The bartenders welcome tourists with…

  • Matchbox

    Denver

    Located in the ever-hip RiNo art district, this hole-in-the-wall appeals to the thick-glasses and blue-jeans crowd. Daily drink specials always include a…

  • Crow's Nest

    Massachusetts

    The down-and-dirty fisherfolk bar made famous in The Perfect Storm. But this is the real deal, not the set the movie folks threw up for a few weeks during…

  • Bubbly Mermaid

    Anchorage

    Perch like a mermaid (or merman) at the prow of the boat that the Bubbly Mermaid uses for a bar as you pour champagne and local oysters down your throat…

  • Katabatic Brewing

    Montana

    Suitably named in incessantly windy Livingston, this dog- and family-friendly brewpub has stylishly exposed brick walls and live music on Saturday and…

  • Briar Patch/Hyde Patio Bar

    El Paso

    You can keep your calendar full at this place, in the heart of El Paso’s busiest gay neighborhood: Trivia Mondays, Karaoke Tuesdays, Latin Thursdays and…

  • Blind Lemon

    Cincinnati

    Head down the passageway to enter this atmospheric old speakeasy in Mt Adams. It has an outdoor courtyard in summer, with a fire pit added in winter, and…

  • MacGregor's Whiskey Bar

    Northern Oregon Coast

    This tiny, chichi, wisteria-covered whiskey bar serves divine cocktails and spirit flights alongside snacks like cheese and charcuterie boards or lobster…

  • Birdman Coffee & Books

    Louisiana

    Birdman is the spot for strong coffee, acoustic live music several times a month, delicious baked goods and local art – both via paintings and exposure to…

  • Brash Coffee

    Atlanta

    This Third Wave specialty caffeine house is a labor of love – the owner built a coffee mill on a farm in El Salvador – inside a bundle of converted…

  • Hoppy Monk

    El Paso

    We love this place off N Mesa St on the west side, not just for its beer selection, which is voluminous and includes – no surprise – some great Belgians,…

  • Tate's

    Dallas

    Some of Dallas' best craft cocktails, as well as over a dozen craft beers and some pretty decent wines, are served in this stylish Uptown venue. The…

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