Must-see nightlife in The USA

  • Grand Trunk Pub

    Detroit

    Once the ticket hall for the Grand Trunk Railroad, this high-ceilinged space still buzzes, but this time patrons are content to sit and stop a while. With…

  • The Italian American Club features a lounge, restaurant and live music from the Rat Pack era.

    Italian American Club

    Las Vegas

    While famous crooners like Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin helped make Las Vegas famous, not a lot of that jazzy, swinging postwar era remains in modern Sin…

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    Mammoth Brewing Company

    Mammoth Lakes

    You be the judge whether beer is brewed best at high altitude. Boasting the highest West Coast brewery, at 8000ft, Mammoth Brewing Company offers more…

  • Ecliptic Brewing

    Portland

    It's in kind of a chilly industrial space, but the beer speaks for itself – Ecliptic was founded by John Harris, who previously brewed for McMenamins,…

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    Top of the Standard

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    Afternoon tea and drinks morph into evening cocktails in this splendid perch atop the ever-so stylish Standard hotel. Small plates ($12 to $20), such as…

  • Hopworks Urban Brewery

    Portland

    All-organic beers made with local ingredients and served in an ecofriendly building with bicycle frames above the bar. Try the IPA or the Survival Stout,…

  • Loba Pastry + Coffee is an eclectic cafe and bakery on the edge of Roscoe Village.

    Loba Pastry + Coffee

    Chicago

    Featuring adventurous pastries and artisanal coffee, this diminutive cafe just east of Roscoe Village doesn’t offer much in the way of space, but it makes…

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    Central Coffee Co

    Charlotte

    From its ultra-friendly staff to its fresh-baked pastries, this local coffee bar is guaranteed to make you feel at home. Small and cosy, with exposed…

  • A look behind the counter at Real Good Juice Co. in Old Town.

    Real Good Juice Co

    Chicago

    This small Old Town establishment features cold-pressed juices with punny names (Juicy Liu, Juicille Ball etc) and various smoothies made from nondairy…

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    Stonewall Inn

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    Site of the 1969 Stonewall riots and birthplace of the gay-rights movement, Stonewall is a National Historic Monument and a de facto place of pilgrimage…

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    Honest Coffee Roasters

    Tennessee

    The scene? Cool jazz on the speakers. Exposed brick as the backdrop. And experienced baristas in natty canvas aprons preparing coffee drinks from beans…

  • The Sixth, a cocktail bar in Lincoln Square, is committed to imaginative mixology.

    Sixth

    Chicago

    Chic, dimly lit and reminiscent of a downtown bar more than a neighborhood corner bar, the Sixth blows minds with its playful cocktails. You might sip…

  • Hopewell Brewing Company, based in Chicago's fast-growing Logan Square neighborhood, produces bright, clean beers served in a bright, clean taproom.

    Hopewell Brewing Company

    Chicago

    There’s plenty to love about Hopewell Brewing Company: bright, clean beer; an airy, Scandinavian-inspired taproom in a former department store; and a…

  • Front Street Brewery

    Front Street Brewery

    Coastal North Carolina

    It's only vaguely unusual that Wilmington's original brewery is North Carolina's biggest whisky bar! So, if beer isn't your thing, the 400+ bottles of…

  • Located above late-night bar Slippery Slope in Chicago's Logan Square, Heavy Feather is a take on a 1970s fern bar.

    Heavy Feather

    Chicago

    Modeled after fern bars of the late 1970s and early '80s – plant-adorned drinking establishments replete with wood accents and faux Tiffany lamps – Heavy…

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    Basement Pub

    Portland

    This dark, cozy little neighborhood pub beneath a pretty white house serves craft beer and cider in imperial pints at happy hour, plus cheap beer and…

  • Dog River Coffee Co.

    Columbia River Gorge

    With its spacious back room – once home to the printing press of the Hood River News – this coffee shop is as comfy as it is friendly. The well-worn…

  • Journeyman Distillery

    Gold Coast

    Located in the old Featherbone Factory, which used to produce corsets and buggy whips, Journeyman cooks up organic whiskies, gins and other booze, and…

  • Deschutes Brewery

    Portland

    This is the Portland branch of this Bend brewery, but the stuff is brewed here, too – which keeps pints fresh and tasty in all 26 taps. The Mirror Pond…

  • BAR

    New Haven

    This restaurant-club-pub encompasses the Bru Room (New Haven's first brewpub), the Front Room, the video-oriented BARtropolis Room and other enclaves…

  • Neighborhood favorite Bridgeport Coffee shop.

    Bridgeport Coffee

    Chicago

    Single-origin, house-roasted coffee, breakfast sandwiches and free wi-fi make up for spacey service at this long-running Bridgeport favorite. Lofty…

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    Heart

    Portland

    This slender space on busy E Burnside has an artsy-industrial atmosphere; you can't help gawking at the large roaster, prominently displayed. Beans are…

  • Veil Brewing

    Richmond

    One of the most popular craft breweries in the emerging Scott's Addition neighborhood, Veil is known for its hop-forward beers, plenty of which are…

  • Half Acre Lincoln Tap Room

    Chicago

    Half Acre was one of the leaders of Chicago's craft brewing movement, concocting the deliciously hoppy Daisy Cutter Pale Ale and selling it in cans. The…

  • New Holland Brewing – The Knickerbocker

    Michigan

    The cavernous, echo-y building feels somewhat impersonal – it's vast enough that full-size barrels hang from the high ceiling as light covers – but hey,…

  • Greenwood Park

    New York City

    Only in Brooklyn is a beer garden easily mistaken for an auto scrap yard…and all the better for it. Around the corner from Green-Wood Cemetery, this 13…

  • Grand Rapids Brewing Company

    Michigan

    Grand Rapids Brewing is one of the nation's few organic-certified beer makers. The rustic interior, built from reclaimed wood and other materials, jumps…

  • Spotted Owl

    Cleveland

    The Owl hides in a Tremont residential complex. Push open the iron gate and walk down the alleyway that leads to the dark, moody room. It feels like a…

  • Woody Creek Tavern

    Aspen

    Enjoying a 100% agave tequila and fresh-lime margarita at the late, great gonzo journalist Hunter S Thompson’s favorite watering hole is well worth the 8…

  • Cooter Brown’s Tavern & Oyster Bar

    New Orleans

    Cooter’s scores points with locals because it served as a community gathering place in the aftermath of Katrina. College kids, local characters and Uptown…

  • Haymarket Pub & Brewery

    Chicago

    An early arrival on the West Loop scene, Haymarket remains nicely low-key. It doesn't try to win you over with uberhipness like many of its neighbors…

  • 3 Points Urban Brewery

    Cincinnati

    Art and beer mix at 3 Points, a sleek industrial space with black-and-white stools and high-top tables. The brewers commission local artists to design…

  • Black Forest Brooklyn

    New York City

    Two German Brooklynites opened this hip take on a traditional beer hall, with dark ceiling timbers, exposed brick and waiters in red-checked shirts…

  • Old Talbott Tavern

    Kentucky

    The dim limestone environs of the Old Talbott Tavern have been welcoming guests like Abraham Lincoln and Daniel Boone since the late 1700s. It was a…

  • Napa Valley Distillery

    Napa

    The tour of this very cool distillery is well worth the trip, taking you through the factory to learn about the distillation process, check out the…

  • Outer Banks Brewing Station

    Outer Banks

    This Kill Devil Hills microbrewery is powered by a 93ft wind turbine, the first such brewery in the USA. That means you'll be doing your part for global…

  • Bob's Your Uncle

    Upper West Side & Central Park

    This is the kind of friendly, easygoing neighborhood bar you wish was your local. (We do, anyway.) Beverages focus mainly on craft brews (10 rotating…

  • 3 Arts Club Cafe

    Chicago

    Chandeliers dangle from the high ceiling, fountains gurgle, and sleek couches offer respite under leafy trees in a light-bathed glass atrium. This elegant…

  • Bell Book & Candle

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    Step down into this candlelit gastropub for strong, inventive libations with infused spirits and smoky mezcals and hearty late-night pub grub. A 20…

  • H Street Country Club

    Washington, DC

    The Country Club is three levels of great. The bottom floor is packed with pool tables, skeeball and shuffleboard, while the upper floor contains its own…

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