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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Chicago
This small Old Town establishment features cold-pressed juices with punny names (Juicy Liu, Juicille Ball etc) and various smoothies made from nondairy…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Chicago
Single-origin, house-roasted coffee, breakfast sandwiches and free wi-fi make up for spacey service at this long-running Bridgeport favorite. Lofty…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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