Must-see nightlife in The USA

  • 3 Floyds Brewing Co

    Indiana

    At 3 Floyds brewpub, death-metal blares. There are burly beards and tattoo sleeves all around. And hoppy suds. It's earned a cult following by brewing…

  • Velveteen Rabbit

    Las Vegas

    Las Vegas wasn't always a shining neon star of craft cocktailery, but a new breed of lounges like Velveteen Rabbit have put the city on the mixology map…

  • Sunny’s

    New York City

    Surviving since the late 1800s, Sunny's cultivates a charming, throwback atmosphere: nautical miscellany, model ships, everything but the barnacles. The…

  • Cure

    New Orleans

    This stylish purveyor of cocktails and spirits flickers like an ultramodern apothecary shop, a place where mysterious elixirs are expertly mixed to soothe…

  • NoDa Brewing Company

    Charlotte

    Charlotte's best craft-beer playground is hidden behind NoDa's new and easy-to-overlook North End brewery. We went up on a Friday night and it looked…

  • Golden Eagle Diner's Club

    Atlanta

    From the owner of Ladybird Grove & Mess Hall comes one of Atlanta's hottest new tables, an impossibly retro step back in time set on plaid carpeting…

  • CH Distillery

    Chicago

    This slick tasting room has a cool, naturalistic look with exposed concrete posts and knotty wood beams across the ceiling. Slip into a seat at the bar…

  • Fremont Brewing Company

    Seattle

    This microbrewery, in keeping with current trends, sells its wares via an attached tasting room rather than a full-blown pub. Not only is the beer divine …

  • Short’s Production Facility Pull Barn

    Gold Coast

    Beer buffs adore Short’s for its Huma Lupa Licious IPA and Juicy Brut ale, and they come en masse to this sprawling outdoor drinking yard in Elk Rapids …

  • Noble Beast Brewing Co

    Cleveland

    No wonder so many locals hang out at Noble Beast: it feels like home. Plants dangle from the ceiling. A skylight lets the sun shine in. The garage doors…

  • Founders Brewing Co

    Michigan

    If you've only got time for one stop in Grand Rapids, make it rock-and-roll Founders. The ruby-colored Dirty Bastard Ale is good swillin', and there's…

  • Wrecking Bar Brewpub

    Atlanta

    In the basement of century-old, heroically restored Victorian-style Kriegshaber House (which was a Methodist Protestant church, a dance school and…

  • Mango’s Tropical Café

    South Beach

    A mix of Latin-loving locals and visitors from far-flung corners of the globe mix things up at this famous bar on Ocean Dr. Every night feels like a…

  • Bearded Iris Brewing

    Nashville

    Its entrance at an unassuming warehouse marked by a parked military transport Unimog, this taproom's relatively nondescript external set-up belies the…

  • Platform Beer Co

    Cleveland

    An all-ages, cool-cat crowd gathers around the silvery tanks in Platform's tasting room for $5 to $6 pints of innovative saisons, pale ales and more…

  • Ungrafted

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    At this industrial-chic, champagne-focused Dogpatch wine bar, you can't launch a cork without hitting a sommelier. The married owners are both sommeliers…

  • Fleetwood’s on Front St

    Lahaina

    With its comfy pillows, cushy lounges and ornate accents, this rooftop oasis – owned by Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood – evokes Morocco. But views…

  • Tree House Brewing Company

    Massachusetts

    Beer enthusiasts consider Tree House to be among the top breweries in the country, and since its beers are not sold elsewhere, expect to wait in line…

  • Ear Inn

    SoHo & Chinatown

    Want to see what SoHo was like before the trendsetters and fashionistas? Come to the creaking old Ear Inn, proudly billed as one of the oldest drinking…

  • Metropolitan Brewing

    Chicago

    An elder of the local beer scene, Metropolitan has expanded into a striking, retrofitted old tannery overlooking the Chicago River. The floor-to-ceiling…

  • Beachcomber

    Cape Cod

    If you're ready for some serious partying, 'Da Coma' is the place to rock the night away. It's a bar. It's a restaurant. It's a dance club. It's the…

  • Thunder Island Brewing Co

    Columbia River Gorge

    It's very worth pulling off Hwy 30 for this ultrafriendly riverfront brewery and restaurant with crayons and toys for the kids and dog biscuits for Fido…

  • Radio Bean

    Burlington

    This is Burlington's social hub for arts and music. Espressos, beer and wine keep things jumping at the all-day cafe, while nightly live performances …

  • Bon Voyage

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    So, imagine a 1950s traveler who sets out to experience Southeast Asia and Africa, picking up art and curios along the way. Now think about this traveler…

  • 49th State Brewing Company

    Denali National Park & Preserve

    You can have the best evening out in Denali at this multifarious place which is 1) a brewpub brewing its own fine ales; 2) a wonderful flame-grilled…

  • Marz Community Brewing

    Chicago

    Marz started as a group of home brewers whose friends demanded more. The small brewery is known for its peculiar creations, such as Potion #1 (aged in…

  • Manhattan Cricket Club

    Upper West Side & Central Park

    Above Australian bistro Burke & Wills – ask its host for access – this elegant drinking lounge is modeled on the classy Anglo-Aussie cricket clubs of the…

  • Lawson's Finest Liquids

    Vermont

    For years, Mad River locals would line up for special releases of Sean and Karen Lawson's homebrew, dispensed from a converted maple-sugar shack at their…

  • Loflin Yard

    Memphis

    A massive, countrified adult-play oasis in downtown Memphis, this buzzy spot sits on nearly an acre of junkyard-aesthetic beer garden anchored by the old…

  • Jolene's

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    For those who identify as ladies and also like others who identify as ladies, there's a shiny new bar. A huge neon sign announces 'you are safe here',…

  • Scofflaw Brewing Co

    Atlanta

    Named after the hard-to-pronounce word for those who said, 'F-you!' to Prohibition laws and continued drinking anyway, Scofflaw Brewing Co's 30-tap…

  • Maison Premiere

    Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick

    Perched on a stool in Maison Premiere, it's hard not to be seduced by this New Orleans–style oyster and cocktail bar, from antique pictures and soft…

  • Wooly Pig Farm Brewery

    Ohio

    Wooly Pig lies well off the beaten path in farmland central. The brewery itself is part of a 90-acre farm where you’ll see the namesake porkers snuffling…

  • Pal’s

    New Orleans

    This great neighborhood bar is a little more convivial for the older generation, although it’s definitely an all-ages crowd. The men’s bathroom,…

  • La Mariana Sailing Club

    Honolulu

    Time warp! Who says all the great tiki bars are gone? Irreverent and kitschy, this thatch-walled 1950s joint on the harbor is filled with modern-day…

  • Longfellow

    Cincinnati

    Longfellow looks like a cafe you’d find in Amsterdam, all cozy and candlelit in a vintage building with creaking hardwood floors and exposed brick walls…

  • Brewery Vivant

    Michigan

    Brewery Vivant specializes in Belgian-style beers. Set in an old chapel with stained glass windows and a vaulted ceiling, the atmospheric brewpub also…

  • Flathead Lake Brewing Co

    Montana

    Sample Flathead Lake Brewing's legendary beer – including their unique sour-series inoculated with yogurt cultures (it works, mostly) – at their sharp…

  • Butter & Scotch

    New York City

    With cocktail names like 'Smash the Patriarchy,' it's clear that this emporium of indulgence has a feminist ethos. The ingenious women who own it also…

  • Interval Bar & Cafe

    The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers

    Designed to stimulate discussion of philosophy and art, the Interval is a favorite spot in the Marina for cocktails and conversation. It's inside the Long…

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