Must-see nightlife in The USA

  • Well Coffee House

    Nashville

    Welcoming baristas, small tables suited to laptops, ample parking and a university-adjacent location: the Well might just be the perfect coffee shop. The…

  • Monsoon Chocolate

    Tucson

    Delightful single-origin chocolatier in southern Tucson, where, depending on the weather, you can sample a tongue-tingling Mexican hot chocolate or, more…

  • CC Attle's

    Seattle

    LGBTIQ+ travelers who prefer catching up over a plate of nachos to blasting EDM will want to post up at this congenial pub. It's known as a bar for bears …

  • Vol de Nuit

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    Even all the NYU students can’t ruin this: a cozy Belgian beer bar with Delirium Tremens on tap and a few dozen bottle options, including Duvel and…

  • Hunt + Alpine Club

    Portland

    This Scandinavian-style, minimalist cocktail bar is a two-time James Beard semi-finalist for 'Outstanding Bar Program.' The setting is spacious, airy and…

  • Allagash Brewing Company

    Portland

    Nationally known for its Belgian-style beers, Allagash opens its doors for free tours and tastings every day (book a tour online; weekend tours are super…

  • Oxbow

    Portland

    Another cool brewery in Maine with innovative beer and a big, welcoming brewery bar? Why the hell not? This enormous space isn't just a good spot to grab…

  • Greenport Harbor Brewing

    Long Island

    A small crew dedicated to brewing fine craft beers started in an old Greenport firehouse in 2009, but their expanded brewery-restaurant in Peconic is a…

  • California Clipper

    Chicago

    The Clipper's retro linoleum and Naugahyde decor hasn't changed much since it opened in 1937. Guys in bowling shirts and ladies in thrift-store dresses…

  • Old Spruce Tavern

    West Virginia

    On top of the mountain (like the rest of Snowshoe resort), this place is tiny, so on busy nights it can feel as if you're bumping elbows with every skier…

  • Colectivo Coffee

    Chicago

    This award-winning Wisconsin roaster has branched out to Chicago, bringing its fair-trade, single-origin coffees to three locations across the city. This…

  • Fire & Hops

    Santa Fe

    From baseball caps and beards to kale-pesto connoisseurs, this gastropub is often overflowing with an eclectic bunch filling up on green chile poutine and…

  • Arden's Garden

    Atlanta

    Long before cold-pressed juices became trendy (and $12 a pop!), Atlanta had Arden's Garden, which has been firing off affordable and healthy bottles of…

  • Bardenay

    Boise

    Bardenay was the USA's very first 'distillery-pub,' and remains a one-of-a-kind watering hole. Located on Basque Block, it makes rum in-house and has…

  • Embers Ski Lodge

    Nashville

    The stacked logs, hanging fireplace and pine-cone lamps evoke cold-weather climes at this ski-themed bar – the only thing missing is snow. Local craft…

  • License No 1

    Boulder

    Hidden in the basement of Hotel Boulderado, License No 1 is a throwback to Prohibition times. It's a maze of dimly lit rooms, unfinished stone walls, deep…

  • W/N W/N Coffee Bar

    Philadelphia

    Pronounced 'win win' this cafe-bar is run on a cooperative basis and has the feel of your coolest friend's living room. Apart from Elixir Coffee Roasters…

  • Heist Brewery

    Charlotte

    Set in a former mill, Heist is one of several good-time NoDa breweries. With 36 taps spread over three bars (pints from $4.50), it offers some…

  • Never Coffee

    Portland

    This bright-white 'coffee lab' churns out fluffy green matcha lattes and turmeric-ginger concoctions along with perfect espresso shots and a series of…

  • Buddha Lounge

    North Beach & Chinatown

    Vintage red neon promises evenings worthy of WWII sailors on shore leave. Drink in the atmosphere, but stick to basic well drinks and beer straight from a…

  • Shagwong Tavern

    Long Island

    An old-school drinking and eating establishment along the manic 'strip' for 80 years, the Shagwong was a favored celebrity drop-in in the ’70s.

  • Uncle George's Lounge

    Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

    The small bar serves The Rim's lunch menu (and its view) all day long; craft brews from Big Island Brewhaus, Ola, Kona Brewing Co. and Maui Brewing Co…

  • Little Branch

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    If it weren’t for the lines later in the evening, you’d never guess that a charming bar lay beyond this plain metal door set into a brick wall on a…

  • Cruz Blanca

    Chicago

    Revered chef Rick Bayless opened this quirky West Loop brewery inspired by beers people were drinking in Mexico City in the 1860s. Quaff fanciful…

  • Big 4

    San Francisco

    Nob Hill society was once dominated by four ruthless railroad barons – but now it's your turn to give the orders in this swanky hilltop cocktail bar…

  • HiFi Clyde's

    Nashville

    People are elbow-to-elbow at the open windows of this convivial joint every time we walk by. There are games aplenty to keep folks distracted, including…

  • Service Bar

    Ohio

    Service Bar is inside Middle West Spirits distillery, so when you order a cocktail like the vanilla-tinged Rhinestone Cowboy, it’s made with bourbon fresh…

  • Pete’s Tavern

    Union Square, Flatiron District & Gramercy

    With its original 19th-century mirrors, pressed-tin ceiling and rosewood bar, this dark, atmospheric watering hole serving up brews since 1864 has all the…

  • Ice Plant

    St Augustine

    The hottest spot in St. Augustine – with nary a Spanish colonial morsel in sight – flaunts exposed concrete, raw brickwork and soaring windows surrounding…

  • Saison

    Richmond

    This hipster hole-in-the-wall is a peculiar mash-up of wine bar, cafe and restaurant. Creative cocktails, craft beer and local wines are on offer, as is a…

  • Wild Side West

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    Lesbian-owned since 1962, Wild Side West has kept its clientele busy making herstory in the beer garden and making out on the pool table (Janis Joplin…

  • Hilo Brewing Company

    Hilo

    This microbrewery has a small tasting room where you can sample excellent craft beer. Most brews were originated by Mehana Brewing, Hilo's first…

  • Bramhall

    Portland

    Although Bramhall touts itself as a speakeasy, there's a level of exclusivity implied in that description that doesn't register at this redbrick…

  • Brass Monkey

    Florida Keys

    When Colonel Kurtz whispered, ‘The horror, the horror,’ in Apocalypse Now he was probably thinking about the night he got trashed in this scuzziest of…

  • Downtown Cocktail Room

    Las Vegas

    With a serious list of classic cocktails and housemade inventions, this low-lit speakeasy is undeniably romantic, and it feels decades ahead of Downtown's…

  • Buzz Bomb

    Illinois

    The best of Springfield's downtown microbreweries in beer quality, the excellently named Buzz Bomb marries an original 1930s pressed-tin ceiling with…

  • Hyde Park Brewing Company

    Hudson Valley

    Walk past the gleaming vats up front and choose from a seasonally rotating cast of a dozen or so brews, including several kinds of lager, blond, IPA,…

  • Loft

    Martha's Vineyard

    OK, so the tagline – 'a playground for adults' – may raise some eyebrows. But Loft is not risque. Instead, it's a rowdy 2nd-floor bar (above MV Chowder…

  • Rendezvous

    New Orleans

    Dartboard, pool table, a long and dark bar, old-looking mirrors on the wall and a few video poker machines. And Billy Squier’s The Stroke on the speakers…

  • Booth One

    Chicago

    Frank Sinatra and Bette Davis were among the celebs who used to swirl martinis in the old Pump Room, which recently got a modern rebranding as Booth One…

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