Must-see nightlife in The USA

  • Boathouse on the Pier

    South Lake Tahoe & Stateline

    On the lake behind the Beach Retreat complex, this upstairs and upscale restaurant at the Timber Cove marina is the perfect spot for sunset cocktails,…

  • Herkimer Coffee

    Seattle

    One of Seattle’s smaller coffee chains (with three cafes only), this place is a good rest stop if you’re up in Phinney Ridge and in need of a caffeine…

  • Top of the Bay

    San Diego

    Start your weekend off big with after-work cocktails surrounded by fabulous people at this gay night in the bay-view penthouse restaurant of the Porto…

  • Flagstaff Brewing Company

    Flagstaff

    Popular with students and outdoors types, this downtown brewpub offers a small and convivial outdoor patio, pub fare (poutine, wings, burgers and such),…

  • Anaconda Bar

    Taos

    The Anaconda is a work of art, a real feast for the eyes. The bartenders and chefs take care of the other senses, with perfectly made drinks and gourmet…

  • Uinta Brewhouse Pub

    Salt Lake City

    Riding the wave of rustic cool, this warehouse houses a pretty good brewpub with organic and gluten-free beer options. The session ale with peach notes…

  • Hedley Club

    San Jose

    Inside the elegant 1931 Hotel De Anza, the Hedley Club is a good place for a quiet drink in swanky art deco surroundings. Jazz combos play most nights.

  • Providence Eagle

    Providence

    For gay men who like their men wearing leather, riding into town on a steer, drinking beer and not talking about changing the curtains because the fabric…

  • The Manor

    Fort Lauderdale

    This epic nightclub features nationally recognized singers, fashion and runway shows, burlesque, drag, and stand-up comedians, plus a young crowd (18 to…

  • Green Flash

    San Diego

    Up to 30 beers are served in this 4,000-sq-ft tasting room and beer garden. Brewery tours run in the afternoon ($6.50 per person) and include an hour's…

  • Shanghai Red's Bar & Grill

    Greater Palm Springs

    This joint attached to a fish restaurant has a busy courtyard, an intergenerational crowd and live blues from Thursday to Saturday nights. If you need to…

  • Green Pig

    Salt Lake City

    Your friendly neighborhood watering hole plays sporting events on big screens and hosts local bands and dance parties on weekends. Grab some chili verde…

  • Flying Saucer Draught Emporium

    Fort Worth

    Although it's a chain, it's hard not to like the Flying Saucer. With 80 beers on tap and a delightful tree-shaded patio, it has a convenient location just…

  • Society Billiard Cafe

    San Diego

    Why settle for a beat-up pool table in the back of a dark bar when you can visit San Diego’s plushest pool hall? The billiard room has about a dozen full…

  • Cannery Row Brewing Co

    Monterey

    Dozens of craft beers from around the world bring folks into this Cannery Row bar-and-grill, as does an outdoor deck with roaring fire pits. Elevated…

  • Hookah Lounge

    Las Vegas

    Recline languorously with a water pipe stuffed with your pick of 20-plus premium flavored Egyptian tobaccos and exotic cocktails like lychee martinis. The…

  • Sneaky Beans

    Mississippi

    Every city deserves a great cafe with fast wi-fi, quirky art and an airy sense of space; Sneaky Beans, which also boasts a pretty great library, is…

  • Two Ravens Tavern

    Hudson Valley

    Two Ravens Tavern is a reliable good time on the main drag in Kingston's Stockade District. It's open late nightly and serves tasty eastern European…

  • Harney Sushi

    San Diego

    Yes, it’s a sushi bar (dishes $4 to $19), but the bar bar takes over late at night as a rotation of DJs spin music from reggae to house to techno for a…

  • Pacific Beach Ale House

    San Diego

    Contempo-cool setting, with an outdoor terrace overlooking Pacific Beach and a huge menu including lobster mac ‘n’ cheese, bison burgers and brick-oven…

  • Grid Bar & Grill

    Lake Tahoe

    This locals’ dive bar looks rough around the edges, but happy hours are supercheap and you can catch live music, from bluegrass to punk, DJs, dancing or…

  • Pool Bar at the Sagamore

    South Beach

    Head out to the back pool and sip a beer (or a nice cocktail) in the shadow of the artsy funk and hip geometric lines of the Sagamore hotel.

  • Café Brasil

    Fort Worth

    This Fort Worth branch of the north Texas chain is four miles south-west of Downtown, near Texas Christian University. The popular cakes are as good here…

  • Deadman's Bar

    Grand Teton National Park

    Serving great Wyoming craft beer and huckleberry margs alongside house-made sausage and bison tacos, this lodge bar, though lacking in views, is a worthy…

  • Luka’s Taproom & Lounge

    Oakland

    Go Uptown to get down. At this long-running restaurant and lounge, DJs spin a soulful mix of hip-hop, R&B and Latin grooves Thursday to Sunday nights …

  • Sedition Brewery

    Columbia River Gorge

    Decent beers brewed on the premises are served up alongside basic bar food in this very cool remodel of a late 19th-century ice house. The Hoghead Red is…

  • Knotty Pine Supper Club

    Idaho

    Cranks out an eclectic music lineup that yanks crowds on their feet for frantic fun. It is known for its burgers and microbrews, not its speedy service…

  • Rayme's Bar

    Southeast Alaska

    If you’re on a tour of gritty Alaskan bars that smell of spilt beer and old carpets, pop into Rayme’s, where inhaling deeply is usually enough to make you…

  • All City Coffee

    Seattle

    Georgetown’s go-to coffee bar serves locally produced Café Vita coffee amid old 1970s office furniture and bizarre 'trashion' art that makes use of half…

  • Lone Peak Brewery

    Bozeman & Gallatin Valley

    A kid-friendly brewpub equipped with a fine shuffleboard and light-food menu. The Lone Peak IPA and Nordic Blonde are the most popular, or try the Brewski…

  • Triple Rock Brewery & Ale House

    Berkeley

    Opened in 1986, Triple Rock was one of the Bay Area's original microbreweries. The house beers and pub grub are okay, but the antique wooden bar and…

  • Pancha’s

    Napa Valley

    The one true dive bar in Yountville, this is the place to swill tequila with vineyard workers early in the night; a young locals crowd grows as the night…

  • Thirsty Parrot

    Colorado Springs

    However cheeseball this place looks – and it certainly does look it – it does provide a blast of much-needed nightlife on Tejon St when DJs spin dance…

  • Central Ale House

    New Hampshire

    It's a bit scruffy inside, but staff are welcoming and there are more than 32 craft beers on tap. There's an outdoor beer garden too. If you're staying…

  • Houndstooth

    Alabama

    The Houndstooth is a quintessential sports bar in a quinstessential sports town. It generally gets mobbed before and after Crimson Tide games, and it's a…

  • El Bait Shop

    Iowa

    With well over 200 flowing taps, this sprawling indoor-outdoor complex downtown claims to offer the world's largest selection of American craft beers…

  • Callicoon Wine Merchant

    Catskills

    This cozy artisan wine and cheese shop doubles as a wine bar and small gallery serving wines by the glass and a few craft beers to a friendly bunch of…

  • 5 Star Saloon

    Reno

    It's a smoky dive, but sources on the ground tell us it's the best gay bar in Reno. Drag shows, weekend DJs and karaoke nights are a draw for even the…

  • Byron T's Saloon

    New Mexico

    Within the Plaza Hotel and named for its resident ghost, this upscale saloon occasionally hosts live jazz, blues and country acts.

  • Strictly Organic

    Bend

    This busy and efficient coffee shop in the neo-industrial Old Mill district serves great espresso drinks and enormous pastries. There's a second location…

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