Nashville
Darts. Air hockey. Neon beer signs. Shadowy interior. A long bar. And a cigarette machine. This is what all divey neighborhood bars aspire to be. One of…
Nashville
Darts. Air hockey. Neon beer signs. Shadowy interior. A long bar. And a cigarette machine. This is what all divey neighborhood bars aspire to be. One of…
Boston
Boston Beer Works is a solid option for beer-lovers and sports-lovers (conveniently located near the city's major sporting venues). The excellent…
Chicago
Goose Island’s popular beers are served in bars and restaurants around Chicago, and much of it is brewed right here. The large, brick-walled pub pours the…
Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada
Brewing their own local beer on site, this new space is modern, earthy and serves around nine rotating beers. Choose from pale ales, pilsners, strong reds…
Idaho
This dive bar – occasionally known as the 'Can't Say No' – is the oldest thing still standing from Ketchum's past, and is where most people stop standing…
Chicago
Weeds has the tenacity of its namesake flora, sticking to its beatnik-meets-bohemia roots for years while the neighborhood gentrified around it. If the…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
A timeless dive, where flinty locals and aging wise guys openly flaunt no-smoking laws. With its tall, humming refrigerated coolers for to-go orders and a…
San Francisco
Bike one block from Golden Gate Park and you've earned a Bean Smoke coffee or a delicious tap beer surrounded by charming pre-doping-scandal Tour de…
Washington, DC
Squeezed into an old town house with a cosmopolitan bar and romantic back room, the Village is as close as DC gets to Cuba. That's not particularly close,…
Nevada
Stick around late into the night and this might be the only C St watering hole still showing signs of life. Dating back to the Comstock mining days, it…
Las Vegas
Built with salvaged elements from a 19th-century Irish pub that were shipped to America and reassembled on the Strip, Rí Rá has a wee bit more hospitable…
Grand Canyon National Park South Rim
One mile from the canyon rim, with a massive window, patio road-side seating and modern interior, pleasant Yavapai Tavern serves regional craft beer, wine…
Michigan
Lantern is a laid-back hangout for hipsters and business types. Order a well-made coffee at the front counter, then head down the stairs behind it where…
Las Vegas
Hip-hop prevails at this rooftop venue landscaped to look like Parisian gardens. Views over the Strip are divine from tiered outdoor terraces while, back…
Illinois
The original Red Stripe beer was brewed by Galena Brewing Company in the 1930s before a British investor whisked the recipe off to Jamaica. This isn't…
San Diego
Think Vegas in the Gaslamp. San Diego's hottest dance club has amazing design with rotating themes (jellyfish and mermaids, anyone?), DJs spinning…
New Orleans
Perched on the corner of Prytania St and Washington Ave, this bright coffee shop is a great place to start or finish a Garden District walking tour or a…
Chicago
Spyners is a full-on dive bar beloved by lesbians and karaoke fans. The latter flock in Thursday, Friday and Saturday to belt out tunes in a welcoming…
Arizona
The original Bird Cage Saloon – famous for its collection of taxidermy birds – burned down in 2012, but came back bigger and better a year later, just…
Chicago
This enormous nightspot rises above the city’s other megaclubs by way of big-name touring trance and house DJs, as well as a sturdy lineup of resident DJs…
Lake Tahoe
Looking for the party around sundown? Hit this waterfront deck with a schooner of microbrew. Never mind the unexciting American fare (dinner mains $13 to …
Chicago
While Weathermark is one of the least obnoxious of the neighborhood's upscale pubs, it does get in your face with its nautical theme and rum-based 'sailor…
Las Vegas
Occupying a prime spot beneath the Paris' Eiffel Tower and overlooking the Fountains of Bellagio, this open-air beer garden has tap varieties from around…
Michigan
Step into the tidy blue-frame building and enter the realm of a classic, old-school neighborhood pub. It even opens at 7am to cater to third-shift workers…
Boston
With Irish bands playing traditional tunes on Monday and Thursday, and a decent list of appropriate beers, Mr Dooley's is one of the most welcoming joints…
Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick
Walk through the dim, wood- and brick-lined interior to find yourself in an expansive, plant-filled backyard, replete with giant spool tables and string…
Waikiki
This garage-size chain restaurant pulls in raucous groups with its big-screen sports TVs and gigantic half-yard glasses of microbrewed draft beer from…
Nashville
NFL quarterback and UT alum Peyton Manning once stepped on stage to belt out the Osborne Brothers' 'Rocky Top' – and grab headlines – at this fun-loving…
Washington, DC
Rocket Bar is an almost inexplicably popular pool hall, although there’s lots more going on than shooting some stick – shuffle board, Golden Tee, all the…
Seattle
This Phinney Ridge bar is known for its front patio (great for sipping margaritas), kitschy decor (let's call it punky Mexican) and San Francisco–style…
Wisconsin
Roll into this downtown cafe-meets-bike shop to fuel up on nitro cold brew or turmeric chai before taking a spin along Lake Geneva's scenic backroads – or…
New Orleans
Literally across the street from the back courtyard of Bayou Beer Garden, and managed by the same team, the wine garden is just that: a courtyard bar with…
South Beach
The oldest bar in Miami Beach (established in 1926), the Deuce is a real neighborhood bar and hype-free zone. It’s just straight-up seediness, which…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
Near NYU, tiny Third Rail takes its coffee seriously, using single-origin Stumptown roasts and several different espresso blends (each gets its own…
Washington, DC
The Green Lantern has a mellower bar downstairs, while the 2nd floor is more frisky and clubby. It attracts a slightly older crowd, and there are all…
South End & Chinatown
Enter beneath the masks of Comedy and Tragedy into the dimly lit interior, where show posters adorn the brick walls. This tiny, theatrically themed tavern…
New Orleans
This is the downtown spot for bowling, bocce (a boules-style game), shuffleboard, foosball and similar activities – basically, a good spot to take friends…
Flagstaff
As much a bar as a 7-Eleven-style market, the Pay 'n' Take is a local institution for noon imbibing. Help yourself to whatever you'd like from the wall…
Washington, DC
An easygoing sports bar, the Mug is nothing fancy and a bit of a dive, but it attracts an interesting mix of preppie Hill types, Marines from the nearby…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
It’s one of the city’s classic – not ironic – dive bars, where the wood paneling, kitschy knickknacks and ‘shot-ana-beer’ orders impart authentic Chicago…
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