Must-see nightlife in The USA

  • Broadway Brewhouse

    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 Beer Works

    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…

  • Goose Island Brewhouse

    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…

  • 1850 Brewing Company

    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…

  • Casino Club

    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…

  • Weeds

    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…

  • Richard’s Bar

    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…

  • Velo Rouge Café

    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…

  • Habana Village

    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,…

  • Red Dog Saloon

    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…

  • Rí Rá Irish Pub

    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…

  • Yavapai Tavern

    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…

  • Lantern Coffee Bar and Lounge

    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…

  • Chateau Nightclub & Rooftop

    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…

  • Galena Brewing Company

    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…

  • Fluxx

    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…

  • Still Perkin’

    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…

  • Spyners

    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…

  • Bird Cage Saloon

    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…

  • Sound-Bar

    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…

  • Jason’s Beachside Grille

    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 …

  • Weathermark Tavern

    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…

  • Beer Park (by Budweiser)

    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…

  • Logan's Alley

    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…

  • Mr Dooley’s

    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…

  • Tradesman

    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…

  • Yard House

    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…

  • Winners Bar & Grill

    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…

  • Rocket Bar

    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…

  • El Chupacabra

    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…

  • Avant Cycle Cafe

    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…

  • Bayou Wine Garden

    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…

  • Mac’s Club Deuce Bar

    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…

  • Third Rail

    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…

  • Green Lantern

    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…

  • Intermission Tavern

    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…

  • Fulton Alley

    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…

  • Pay 'n' Take

    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…

  • Ugly Mug

    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…

  • Ed & Jean’s

    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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