Las Vegas
Towering high in the center of Cosmopolitan, this ethereal cocktail bar is inventive yet beautifully simple, with three levels connected by romantic…
Las Vegas
Towering high in the center of Cosmopolitan, this ethereal cocktail bar is inventive yet beautifully simple, with three levels connected by romantic…
Portland
A dark, divey oasis holding its ground against the encroaching condo-ization of the neighborhood, the Lowbrow is old-school Portland at its best: weird…
Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick
Regulars might wonder how you stumbled on the place but Harefield Road is the best kind of local pub: friendly greetings as you enter, a brick-walled…
Colorado Springs
Inspired by Belgium’s beer cafes, the ecofriendly Trinity Brewing Co is a cool addition to the Colorado Springs pub scene. Owned by two self-admitted beer…
New Orleans
The Saint? Of what? How about a great backyard beer garden enclosed in duck blinds and filled with tattooed young professionals, Tulane students, good…
San Francisco
Small-batch, craft and artisan aren't just buzzwords here – Harper & Rye bartenders name their cocktails after neighbors, family and friends, and treat…
Coastal North Carolina
In a tiny town like Beaufort, it's a revelation that decent coffee could be found at 6:30am, but it's even more fantastic that the connected wine bar is…
Waikiki
It’s a raucous scene, especially when weekend concerts spill onto the beach. Taking its name from Duke Kahanamoku, the surfing theme prevails throughout…
Philadelphia
Occupying the carriage house and old stables for an early-20th-century plumbing manufacturing company, New Liberty specializes in making rye whiskey, rum…
The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers
It always feels like Octoberfest at this gleaming, Bavarian-style beer hall, installed in Fort Mason in 2018. Offerings include nine taps of German beer,…
Las Vegas
In a city known for over-the-top gimmicks, this bar has quite a reputation. Don borrowed winter coats and hats before stepping inside the tiny inner…
New Orleans
The compact Capdeville is an upscale pub with retro roots – check out that jukebox and the album covers – on the 1st floor of the Intellectual Property…
San Francisco
Soon there may be a groove worn across Market St between the Castro's biggest gym and the Lookout, where 30-somethings pack the street-view balcony. Hot…
Rhode Island
Sitting on the lawn, cold mudslide in hand, overlooking the boats bobbing in the Great Salt Pond, The Oar is quintessential Block Island and its open…
Montana
This husband-and-wife-owned place just north of the center of town has a homey and welcoming vibe and is especially popular with locals and their dogs…
San Francisco
Microbrews with views: watch Pacific sunsets through pint glasses of the Beach Chalet's Riptide Red ale from the comfort of the formal upstairs dining…
Upper West Side & Central Park
This charming neighborhood cafe-bar beckons you inside with its cheery, sunny interior of whitewashed brick walls and the scent of fresh-roasted coffee…
Miami
The Anderson is a great neighborhood bar with a dimly lit interior sprinkled with red couches, animal-print fabrics, wild wallpaper and a glittering…
Orlando
Housed in a historic Orlando space, with brick walls and Jefferson filament bulbs, this old-school cocktail bar serves up high-quality spirits with fresh…
Swamp Rabbit Brewery & Tap Room
South Carolina
This microbrewery's malty Märzen is just the thing after cycling 10 miles from Greenville to Travelers Rest up the Swamp Rabbit Trail. The German-trained…
Gold Coast
A slew of eclectic beers bubble forth from the taps. The cinnamon French toast stout and oatmeal stout wallop the senses, while the double IPAs, hazy IPAs…
Georgia
Getting something besides caffeinated drip dredge in Augusta remains challenging, but this hipster haunt in a repurposed house 2.5 miles east of downtown…
Oakland
East Bay craft brewer Drake's Brewing Company has transformed a humdrum Dodge dealership into a lively restaurant, bar and outdoor beer garden with fire…
Vermont
North America's largest cidery (producer of hard cider) offers pints, cider cocktails, bar snacks and tastes (four for $3) at its state-of-the-art…
Seattle
During a 2014 renovation Capitol Hill's default old-world pub got rid of dark booths and the suit of armor that once guarded the door. These have been…
Los Angeles
A lofty, minimalist coffee shop with photogenic floor-tiles, Civil peddles a rotating cast of single-origin espresso, cold brew and drip coffees to…
Illinois
The name of this laid-back brewery is a waggish reference to Evanston's legacy as a teetotaling stronghold: the town's dry spell outlasted US Prohibition…
Philadelphia
Silly names – Purple Monkey Dishwater (a chocolate peanut porter) and Ma! The Meatloaf (a Belgium white ale) – for serious beer is the stock in trade of…
Boston
Some regulars here are so dedicated that they organize their business calendars so they don't miss their spot at the counter. The bartender masterfully…
Moloka'i
Coffees of Hawaii grows and roasts its own coffee on small plots around its attractive setting. You can survey the scene from the lanai and enjoy a cup of…
Ohio
Johnnie’s wins the prize for best dive bar in Columbus. Tucked in a house smack in the middle of a residential block, it has all the hallmarks of…
Wyoming
Sample as many beers as you like as often as you like at the crowded pour-it-yourself taproom in Cheyenne's latest brewery to occupy the historic Depot…
SoHo & Chinatown
Frank Sinatra liked this 100-year-old Little Italy hang, which was also used as a backdrop for scenes in The Sopranos, Godfather III and Donnie Brasco…
South End & Chinatown
This is a slick lounge – albeit a tiny one – in the basement of the W hotel. The 'tunnel' is the effect of the LED lights on the ceiling, which lead the…
Upper West Side & Central Park
This low-key, Third Wave cafe with dark wood and copper accents subscribes to a tractor-to-table ethos, manually roasting its single-original coffees in…
New York City
A youngish crowd piles into this spirited, unpretentious bar and it's even better when the back room hosts comedy (usually every Wednesday, plus…
Seattle
You could almost absorb the beer off the wallpaper in Seattle's oldest surviving pub: it's been serving since 1888, when the city was a youthful 37 years…
Seattle
Continuing a tradition that began with the Pilgrim Fathers (who allegedly smuggled a barrel of cider onto the Mayflower), Schilling is at the forefront of…
New Orleans
The setting alone – a cavernous former bank building on the corner of Carrollton Ave and Oak St – is reason enough to step inside for a look-see. With the…
San Francisco
Watch the entire gay world go by on the sun-drenched patio at the Flore, the Castro's hub since 1973. Weekdays regulars hold court over Purple Arnold…
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