Must-see nightlife in The USA

  • Harmony Brewing Company

    Michigan

    Snug Harmony brews creative lagers, IPAs, stouts and sours. The list transforms often, but you might find beers like a lavender-tinged IPA or a peat…

  • Intelligentsia Coffee

    Chicago

    Intelligentsia is a local chain that roasts its own beans and percolates good, strong stuff. The modern, industrial coffee bar makes a good fuel stop…

  • Rapscallion Brewery

    Massachusetts

    In a picture-perfect red farm barn, this craft brewery produces a dozen different beers, including a tempting honey and a seasonal ale made with locally…

  • Dino's Lounge

    Las Vegas

    A true dive bar and proud of it, this spot (where you may end up doing shots with the owner) calls itself 'the last neighborhood bar in Las Vegas.'…

  • Venice Ale House

    Venice, Marina Del Rey & Playa del Rey

    A fun pub right on the Boardwalk on Venice's north end, blessed with ample patio seating for sunset people-watching, long boards suspended from the…

  • Beck's Roasting House & Creamery

    New Mexico

    This compact coffee shop may sit beside one of the oldest roads in the country, the Camino Real, but its coffee is thoroughly modern. Beans are imported…

  • Bear Pit Lounge

    Yellowstone National Park

    For post-geyser drinks, the Bear Pit Lounge offers cocktails, microbrews and pub food. The huckleberry margarita is a must-try. Stop in to admire the…

  • Earnestine & Hazel's

    Memphis

    One of the great dive bars in Memphis has a 2nd floor full of claw-foot tubs and tattered old furniture, remnants of its brothel past. The Soul Burger is…

  • Bitter & Twisted

    Phoenix

    Housed in the former Arizona Prohibition Headquarters, this stylish seating-only cocktail bar shakes up some serious mixes and slings some delicious food…

  • Doc Harper's

    Montana

    This long, narrow, pretty martini bar was opened by a lawyer who won a (hard-to-get) liquor license in a state lottery and named the place after his dad,…

  • Parkside

    Birmingham

    A funky neighborhood bar – our favorite sort – the Parkside has weird art on the walls, assorted bric-a-brac, a big outdoor courtyard with a fire pit, an…

  • Mask-Querade Bar

    Kailua-Kona

    Hidden away in a strip mall is 'the Mask,' one of Kailua-Kona's dedicated gay bars. In a town where drinking options run from tourist traps to sports bars…

  • Board of Trade Saloon

    Alaska

    Dating back to the callow years of the gold rush, this saloon claims to be the oldest on the Bering Sea and was (is?) certainly the most notorious. It's…

  • Perfect Harmony Tea Room

    Hilo

    Find your inner 'om' in a teahouse hidden within a clothing boutique. Done in deep colors and Asian motifs, the New Age-y space offers ample seating and a…

  • 1 Tippling Place

    Philadelphia

    Whether you pull up a seat at the bar or find a cozy couch to relax on, this spot has everything you could want in a craft cocktail bar. Extra points if…

  • Trappist

    Oakland

    Busting out of its original brick-and-wood-paneled shoe box into a second storefront and outdoor back patio, this place specialises in Belgian ales. Two…

  • Thirsty Monk

    Asheville

    This scruffy but lovable downtown pub nails a fine drinking trifecta. Downstairs you’ll find 16 taps and nearly 200 bottles of Belgian ales; at street…

  • Ovation

    Portland

    Stop in for a warming Moroccan spice latte at this airy, glassed-in coffee shop, with tempting pastries and friendly staff. Other Moroccan-leaning treats…

  • Barcadia

    New Orleans

    This sprawling, high-energy bar celebrates the games of your youth in a big and flashy way. There's life-size Jenga, towering Connect Four, air hockey,…

  • Score

    South Beach

    Muscle boys with mustaches, glistening six-packs gyrating on stage, and a crowd of men who’ve decided shirts really aren’t their thing: do we need to…

  • Waikiki Brewing

    Waikiki

    Big, open-air and set back from the street behind tropical plants, Waikiki's namesake brewery has an industrial-chic setting where you can enjoy the nine…

  • Pignic

    Reno

    This awesome little place gets points for originality. Occupying what was formerly a private home, the concept is simple: you bring your own food and…

  • Cascade Brewing Barrel House

    Portland

    This excellent brewery specializes in sour beers, many made from fruit – which may leave some beer fiends skeptical, but trust us and give it a try. If…

  • Bar at Palm Court

    Cincinnati

    This bar in the 1920s-era Netherland Plaza Hotel (now owned by Hilton) is an art deco monument. Sip a martini while ogling the fan-shaped couches, gilded…

  • Guthrie’s

    Chicago

    A local institution and the perfect neighborhood hangout, Guthrie’s remains true to its mellow roots even as the Cubs-fueled neighborhood goes manic…

  • Highwire Coffee

    Oakland

    Highwire is well known across Oakland and the East Bay for its well regarded, exhaustively sourced coffee, as well as a commitment to sustainability …

  • Three Rivers Brewing

    Sequoia National Park

    Awesome new microbrewery run by award-winning craft beer–maker and Pismo Beach implant Matt McWilliams. There's usually a couple of beers on tap at a time…

  • Spotted Dog Brewery

    New Mexico

    The local brewery of choice, the Spotted Dog is located rather incongruously next to a gas station at the southern tail of Mesilla. No matter, the 11…

  • Half Lounge

    Burlington

    Step downstairs to this cave-like speakeasy for cocktails, boutique wines and occasional live music. It's sophisticated and sheltered from the raucous…

  • Birba

    Greater Palm Springs

    On a balmy night, Birba's hedge-fringed patio with twinkle lights and a sunken firepit brings a dolce vita vibe to the desert. Unwind with a glass of…

  • Oak Wine Bar

    New Orleans

    With a setting both swanky and spare, Oak's vibe is hard to place, but if you'd like a glass of wine or a specialty cocktail in a nondivey setting, this…

  • Machine House Brewery

    Seattle

    If you want to enjoy a beer in Georgetown’s erstwhile redbrick Rainier beer factory, head to this minimalist taproom and microbrewery where old-fashioned…

  • Comet Tavern

    Seattle

    The Comet 2.0 replaced the dirty, dive-y, older version in 2014 after a brief closure. While not as endearingly disheveled as its predecessor (yet), the…

  • Swizzle Stick Bar

    New Orleans

    This swell bar is the tipsy companion to Café Adelaide, and its good-time vibe seems poised to spill into the lobby of the adjoining Loews Hotel. A dash…

  • Tin Roof

    Orlando

    The famous live-music joint that encourages performances of all standards. It's part of the I-Drive 360 complex (think the Orlando Eye and more). Serves…

  • Kona Mountain Coffee

    Kona Coast

    Just over 2 miles north of the harbor turnoff along Hwy 19, this farm-grown coffee roaster's retail shop and coffee bar also stocks baked goodies and…

  • Venus Pool Club

    Las Vegas

    Expect a more sultry, adults-only scene at Caesars Palace's pool club, where topless sunbathing is encouraged and women always get in free. The atmosphere…

  • East Bay Spice Company

    Berkeley

    Craft cocktails and Indian-inspired bar food is the name of the game at East Bay Spice Company. Try a Gold of Harrapa – gin, Campari, potato liqueur and…

  • Laser Wolf

    Fort Lauderdale

    We don’t want to call Laser Wolf sophisticated, but its extensive booze menu and pop-art styling definitely attracts Fort Lauderdale’s cerebral set. But…

  • Warfield

    Idaho

    Part of the growing microdistillery movement, Warfield isn't in a hurry to rush their whiskey to bottle, but if their beer and vodka are any indications…

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