Must-see nightlife in The USA

  • Miami Brewing Company

    Everglades National Park

    You'll find first-rate craft brews in this enormous warehouse-style tasting room. The brewers here bring more than a hint of Floridian accents in beers…

  • Press Room

    Chicago

    Groups of friends and couples on dates descend to the Press Room's snug basement digs to chitchat at candlelit tables over glasses of red, white and…

  • Springwater Supper Club & Lounge

    Nashville

    Folks say this smoky dive is Tennessee's oldest bar. We're not sure how to verify that claim, but true or not, how many dives provide a view of the…

  • Optimism Brewing Co

    Seattle

    Capitol Hill has lagged behind Fremont and Ballard beer-wise, but this encouragingly named brewery put froth back on the local pints when it opened in…

  • Brouwer's Cafe

    Seattle

    Rather than producing its own beer, Brouwer's stocks the brews of others – lots of them. Indeed, it, arguably, offers the finest beer selection in the…

  • Mitten Brewing Company

    Michigan

    Mitten occupies a beautiful brick Victorian-era fire station. Locals chitchat at knotty wood tables in the warm, pub-like interior. Vintage baseball…

  • Goose Island Fulton Street Brewery

    Chicago

    Goose Island – Chicago's first craft brewer, launched in 1988 – is now owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev, so technically it's no longer a craft brewer. But it…

  • Wynkoop Brewing Co

    Denver

    Wynkoop’s Rail Yard is this brewery's most celebrated red ale, and beer fans file into the spacious brewpub to knock it back while tossing darts, shooting…

  • Lavender Lake

    New York City

    Named after the colorfully polluted Gowanus Canal, this popular local haunt is set in a former stable. Lavender Lake serves carefully selected craft beers…

  • Cherry Public House

    Gold Coast

    The pub is home to Cherry Republic Brewing Company that makes Leelanau Lambic, a dry, tart ale blended with local Montmorency cherries. It also produces…

  • Thornapple Brewing Co

    Michigan

    Thornapple is like a friendly corner tavern, where patrons know each other, play cards and compete on trivia teams, though the vibe is slightly punctured…

  • Aria

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    In the western reaches of the Village, Aria is an inviting music-filled space, with a mix of brick and tile walls and rustic wood tables. There's a good…

  • Highlands

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    This handsome Scottish-inspired drinkery is a fine place to while away an evening. Exposed brick, a fireplace and a mix of animal heads, pheasant…

  • Arnold’s

    Cincinnati

    Sit at the bar at Arnold’s and you might rub elbows with a city council member or local newscaster or Reds baseball player. The downtown staple has been…

  • Russian Lady

    Connecticut

    Nobody actually knows who the Russian Lady, is but the youngsters who like to drink, dance and party the night away all swear she's their new best friend…

  • Wow Wow Lemonade

    Honolulu

    A locally owned adult lemonade stand of sorts, Wow Wow serves delicious handcrafted lemonades and limeades and proudly sources all ingredients from…

  • Irish Kevin’s

    Key West

    One of the most popular megabars on Duval, Kevin’s has a pretty good entertainment formula pinned down: nightly live acts that are a cross between a folk…

  • Sputnik

    Denver

    The Sputnik does it all – it’s simultaneously a plucky brunch spot, a neighborhood dive bar and an excellent place for espresso. Still, it’s never more…

  • Vagabond Pool Bar

    Miami

    Tucked behind the Vagabond Hotel, this is a great spot to start the evening, with perfectly mixed cocktails, courtesy of pro bartenders (the kind who will…

  • Revelry Brewery

    Charleston

    Probably the hippest of the Northern Peninsula breweries. It's hard to beat knocking back a few artfully crafted cold ones on Revelry's fairy-lit and fire…

  • Columns Hotel

    New Orleans

    With its antebellum trappings – a raised front porch, white Doric columns, a flanking live oak – the Columns Hotel harks back to a simpler era. Here we’re…

  • Tannery Bend Beerworks

    Napa

    What do you call a brewery smaller than micro? A Napa brewery stepped up to answer that question in 2017 and this nanobrewery produces just 15 gallons of…

  • Uncommons

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    If you can't get enough of board games, duck into this coffee shop, where a small fee gives you access to an enormous collection of new, popular and rare…

  • Bardo Brewing

    Washington, DC

    Sprawled by the river in the shadow of Nationals Park, Bardo feels post-apocalyptic. Silver fermentation tanks rise from the dirt, dogs lope around rusted…

  • Sonny's Hideaway

    Los Angeles

    Mission brown is back in vogue at this retro-inspired cocktail bar and eatery, decked out in brown dining booths and drawing a mixed, low-key crowd…

  • Mid-City Yacht Club

    New Orleans

    The Yacht Club is so much a part of the neighborhood that one of the owners took his boat out to save flooded Katrina victims (hence the name of the bar,…

  • Shuhari

    Venice, Marina Del Rey & Playa del Rey

    Matcha (Japanese powdered green tea) finds its way into lattes, Americanos and other traditional coffee drinks at this Japanese-style cafe; we love the…

  • Firefly Bar

    Washington, DC

    Firefly is a restaurant first – the Hotel Madera’s restaurant, to be precise – but we’re not listing it for those merits. We can say it’s one of the…

  • Tippler

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    Paying material homage to its once-industrial setting, this brick-and-wood cellar bar beneath Chelsea Market serves up properly blended cocktails ($15)…

  • Skinny Dennis

    Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick

    No need to fly to Nashville – you can get your honky-tonk on right here in Brooklyn at this roadhouse saloon on bustling Metropolitan Ave. Aside from…

  • Iechyd Da Brewing Company

    Indiana

    'Iechyd Da' means 'Cheers!' in Welsh and this excellent brewery in pretty Elkhart indeeds leans towards UK-style handcrafted ales, though it's not fully…

  • Gravely Brewing Co

    Louisville

    A favorite of beer connoisseurs, Gravely has a groovy music vibe with vintage amps, turntables and tape-to-tape reels decorating the bar. Well-informed…

  • Hanson’s Shoe Repair

    Orlando

    In a city saturated with over-the-top theming from Beauty and the Beast to Harry Potter, it shouldn't be surprising that you can walk from 21st-century…

  • St Joe's

    New Orleans

    New Orleanians have voted St Joe's the best in town several times. Patrons come to this dark-but-inviting place for the Japanese lantern decor, the well…

  • Toms Flagship Store

    Venice, Marina Del Rey & Playa del Rey

    You know Toms, which made its name selling fun, slip-on canvas shoes and giving a pair away to underprivileged kids overseas for each pair sold in the…

  • 12 South Taproom

    Nashville

    12 South Taproom is a true neighborhood hangout, with an extensive array of craft beers, an excellent patio and friendly low-key vibes. The rotating taps…

  • Hamburger Mary's

    Chicago

    The Chicago outpost of this campy, gay-friendly San Francisco-based chain serves well-regarded burgers and weekend brunch in the downstairs restaurant,…

  • Palmetto Brewing Company

    Charleston

    Charleston's first microbrewery (since Prohibition, anyway) produces four main craft beers with fresh barley malts and hops: an amber ale, a pilsner and a…

  • Cheeseburger In Paradise

    Lahaina

    Perched above the sea at the corner of Front St and Lahainaluna Rd, this open-air spot is a lively – and iconic – place to watch the sunset. The music (no…

  • NOLA Brewing

    New Orleans

    This cavernous brewery welcomes guests throughout the weekend for a free brewery tour that kicks off with sloshy cups of craft brew and a food truck or…

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