Must-see nightlife in The USA

  • Spice Island Tea House

    Pittsburgh

    If you fancy sipping a quiet cuppa (tea infusions $3.50 to $5.50) while your friend has a cocktail, this is the spot to visit. Alongside a number of…

  • Garage Café

    Birmingham

    A crowd of young creatives and older drinking pros knock back their brew while tapping their toes to live music in a courtyard full of junk, antiques,…

  • Punchbowl Coffee

    Waikiki

    In the back of a parking lot, this truck uses potted palms to create a minute oasis amidst the Waikiki buzz. Superb hot and cold coffee and tea drinks,…

  • Good Intent Cider

    Pennsylvania

    Tasty hard cider is served with a smile at this small spot next to the river. There's outdoor seating and local cheeses and snacks available as well. A…

  • Ace

    Denver

    The best ping-pong bar in Denver. Come here for fun tournaments, hipster sightings, decent food and a raucous indoor-outdoor party that takes you deep…

  • Anodyne

    Albuquerque

    An excellent spot for a game of pool, Anodyne is a huge space with book-lined walls, wood ceilings, plenty of overstuffed chairs, more than 100 bottled…

  • Independent Bar

    Tampa

    If you appreciate craft brews, roll into this converted gas station, now a low-key, hip bar in Seminole Heights. You can count on one or more local Cigar…

  • Publik Kitchen

    Salt Lake City

    Grow a beard and don your beanie and flannels to join Salt Lake's coolest sipping nitro cold brew at this warehouse-cum-cafe. Publik is a small-batch…

  • Joshua Tree Coffee Company

    Joshua Tree National Park

    Organic and locally roasted, this spotless outfit makes some of the best coffee in JT. It's sold in places around the valley but roasted right here in the…

  • Blackrocks Brewery

    Upper Peninsula

    Beer geeks and mountain bikers hang out at Blackrocks Brewery, set in a cool refurbished house downtown that's like a community clubhouse. It makes…

  • Mary's

    Atlanta

    Mary's is a great playfully campy 'gayborhood' bar. It's laid-back during the week, but cranks into an all-comers-welcome weekend dance party (and karaoke…

  • Tin Man Filling Station – Montecillo

    El Paso

    The bar stools are made from brightly painted kegs at this tiny and hip bar (and growler-filling station), which serves only Texas craft beers. The…

  • Crow’s Nest

    Anchorage

    There’s upscale dining at the Crow’s Nest, at the top of the Hotel Captain Cook, but most come for a drink made by the award-winning bartenders and the…

  • Mercury Lounge

    Oklahoma

    A former gas station is now a classic dive bar with a pool table and two patios perfect for Tulsa's many balmy evenings. On some nights there's live rock…

  • Bacchus Waikiki

    Waikiki

    An intimate 2nd-floor wine bar and cocktail lounge, with happy-hour specials and a Sunday-afternoon beer bust. It's got a more upscale vibe than most…

  • Fox's Den

    Maryland

    Head underground for microbrews and craft cocktails, all served in a snug gastropub in the thick of the Main St action. Things are hopping on Monday when…

  • Stumptown Ales

    West Virginia

    The saws on the wall and the 21ft-long, red-oak bar give a nod to the region's logging past. And the tasty hop-forward beers give a kick to the taste buds…

  • Closed for Business

    Charleston

    A 42-tap selection of local and national craft brews (from $4.25) and hipster-rustic decor give this inviting 'draft emporium' a neighborhood vibe and…

  • Vera

    Buffalo

    The rustic, Italian-style pizzas are good, but the creative (and, at $10, startlingly affordable) classic cocktails are what draw the crowds to this cozy…

  • Boulevardier

    Dallas

    A fine French bistro, this culturally inspired local hangout has a vast selection of wines by the glass. Enjoy top global vintages, possibly with a plate…

  • Victor Tango's

    Dallas

    In Knox-Henderson, get down with the bitters, egg whites and 'what the hell is that in my glass?' vintage-cocktail craze. Exquisite little tapas plates…

  • Zoo Bar

    Nebraska

    Generations of Huskers have guzzled and gulped at this sweaty, divey bar that has live blues, jazz and rock most nights. It's an institution, no matter…

  • Lost Dog Coffee

    West Virginia

    Is that the inviting scent of roasting coffee? Add in walls lined with knickknacks, local art everywhere and a mounted deer head, and we say, hello…

  • McIntyre’s

    Houston

    It may be fairly new but this is already a classic Heights bar, given its huge patio, cheery yet juiced crowds, live music and good, cheap eats from the…

  • Beale Street Brews

    Arizona

    The unpretentious enthusiasm behind this indie cafe is very appealing – it has breakfast bagels and even a drive-in. Roasted on-site, the organic coffee's…

  • Eel River Brewing Company Taproom & Grill

    North Coast & Redwoods

    Up Hwy 101 from Scotia, there's a great pit stop at Eel River Brewing Company, where a breezy beer garden and excellent burgers ($11 to $15) accompany all…

  • Brothers Lounge

    Nebraska

    The best jukebox in Omaha draws crowds into this Blackstone District bar. It's warmly divey with a punk soul and a great beer selection. There's live…

  • Soundwell

    Salt Lake City

    Top DJs spin house music and more; live music offering includes hip-hop and reggae. On Friday starting at 10pm, Soundwell hosts Latin dance party Viernes…

  • Sterling House

    Houston

    Great drinks (especially the margaritas), music and good times are the norm at this two-story house, complete with wraparound porches. There's tasty,…

  • Crush

    Anchorage

    This swanky wine bar serves ‘bistro bites,’ a menu of appetizers, salads and small plates, as well as more than 40 wines by the glass. Nibble, swirl and…

  • Rahr & Sons Brewing Co

    Fort Worth

    Keep the pint glass after sampling some Ugly Pug dark beer or Mr Wiggles double IPA as you burp your way through this fun tour. Watch for its beers around…

  • Kookaburra

    St Augustine

    Ethically sourced Australian-American coffeehouse serving real Aussie meat pies and the best barista coffee in the historic quarter.

  • Joystick Gamebar

    Atlanta

    Sure, it's a bar, but it's also an arcade full of old-school video games, pinball machines and the folks who love to play them.

  • XBar

    Denver

    Two stories of madness, with your typical gay anthems and a patio. XBar brings in a younger crowd and is an LGBTQ 'it' spot.

  • Jack Mormon Coffee Co

    Salt Lake City

    Utah's finest roaster also serves mean espresso drinks. When the temps rise, locals binge on a Jack Frost.

  • Jack Rose Dining Saloon, facade

    Jack Rose Dining Saloon

    Washington, DC

    Walk into Jack Rose and you know you’ve hit the whiskey jackpot. Hundreds of bottles stack the shelves – 2687 bottles, to be exact. It's the largest…

  • Remedy is a catchall late-night bar in Bucktown.

    Remedy

    Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village

    Situated on the western edge of Bucktown, Remedy is a newer addition to Chicago’s slate of bars open until 4am (5am on Saturday). But despite the coveted…

  • The interior of C.C. Ferns resembles a late 1960s/early 1970s basement rec room.

    CC Ferns

    Chicago

    Owned by prolific Chicago restaurateur Brendan Sodikoff, CC Ferns is a cozy coffeehouse in Humboldt Park appended to the back of a 1930s-era cocktail bar,…

  • Easy to miss: the door to Sawada Coffee in Chicago's West Loop.

    Sawada Coffee

    Chicago

    This edgy coffee bar is somewhat disguised, tucked in a graffitied building (sharing a space with Green Street Smoked Meats). Prolific Chicago…

  • Outside seating area of Hungry Ghost.

    Hungry Ghost

    New York City

    In a few short years Hungry Ghost made a name for itself as one of the best places to grab coffee in north Brooklyn. The interior of each of its nine…

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