Must-see nightlife in The USA

  • Stache

    Fort Lauderdale

    A tall, sleek and sexy 1920s-themed drinking den serving crafted cocktails and rocking a crossover classic rock/funk/soul/R&B blend. At weekends there's…

  • Innertown Pub

    Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village

    A holiday-light-festooned moose head and a life-size statue of Elvis overlook the crowd of artsy regulars playing pool and drinking on the cheap at this…

  • Matchbox

    Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village

    Lawyers, artists and bums all squeeze in for retro cocktails. It’s as small as – you got it – a matchbox, with about a dozen bar stools; everyone else…

  • Khyber Pass Pub

    Philadelphia

    A wide range of craft beers from across the US are sold at this friendly all-day bar. Happy hour runs 4pm to 6pm and the beer menu includes handy tasting…

  • Belle Vue Room

    Walt Disney World

    On the 2nd floor of Disney's BoardWalk Inn, this is an excellent place for a quiet drink. It's more like a sitting room: you can relax and play a board…

  • Obed & Isaac's

    Illinois

    Occupying a rambling, 150-year-old mansion by Abe Lincoln's home, Obed & Isaac's offers a maze of sunny rooms to drink its wildly changing menu of ales…

  • Spotted Bear Spirits

    Montana

    Award-winning spirits (vodka, gin, and agave) are paired with secret blends of herbs and spices to create unique, award-winning cocktails you won't find…

  • Pilgrim Roasters

    Philadelphia

    Dan Faehl and Ryan Connelly are the passionate and friendly duo behind this coffee roaster and cafe. Take your pick from four daily featured coffees, all…

  • Ruski's

    Portland

    Portland's drinking scene is suffused with microbreweries and craft cocktail spots, and these are all very nice, but this old port also deserves a down…

  • La Colombe Fishtown

    Philadelphia

    All the stops have been pulled out for the Philadelphia gourmet-coffee giant's flagship store in a converted Fishtown warehouse. Here you'll find a self…

  • Cole's

    Chicago

    Cole's is a dive bar with nifty free entertainment. Young scenesters flock in to shoot pool and swill Midwest microbrews (Bell's, Two Brothers) in the…

  • Alley

    Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada

    Small batch, Californian boutique wines and 16 craft beers are served in a sophisticated, contemporary space. But it's the lovely backyard beer garden…

  • Offshore Ale Co

    Martha's Vineyard

    Join the throngs of locals and visitors at this popular microbrewery – enjoy a pint of Hop Goddess ale, some superior pub grub (including a knockout…

  • Hurricane

    Florida Keys

    Locals, tourists, mad fishermen and rednecks saddle up here for endless Jägerbombs before dancing the night away to any number of consistently good live…

  • Imperial Bar & Lounge

    Reno

    A classy bar inhabiting a relic of the past – this building was once an old bank, and in the middle of the wood floor you can see cement where the vault…

  • Wildwood Tavern

    Alabama

    The Wildwood has a dedicated mission of keeping Florence funky, and it's doing a fine job. With arcade games, inked up clientele, tropical-inspired…

  • Hofbräuhaus

    Las Vegas

    This Bavarian beer hall and garden is a replica of the original in Munich. Celebrate Oktoberfest year-round with premium imported suds, fair Fräuleins and…

  • Burr Trail Outpost

    Southwestern Utah

    Sip organic coffee and scoff down scrumptious homemade cookies and cakes before or after browsing the art gallery and gift shop at this homey cafe…

  • City Tap House

    Philadelphia

    You can get very merry working your way through the 60 beers on tap here. This, plus the outdoor terrace on two levels and decent food, make City Tap…

  • Serra

    Union Square, Flatiron District & Gramercy

    The crown jewel of Italian food emporium Eataly is this covered rooftop garden tucked betwixt the Flatiron’s corporate towers. The theme is refreshed each…

  • Raines Law Room

    Union Square, Flatiron District & Gramercy

    A sea of velvet drapes and overstuffed leather lounge chairs, the perfect amount of exposed brick, expertly crafted cocktails using hard-to-find spirits –…

  • Brewer’s Art

    Baltimore

    In a vintage early-20th-century mansion, Brewer's Art serves well-crafted Belgian-style microbrews to a laid-back Mt Vernon crowd. There's tasty pub fare …

  • Artillery

    Savannah

    Talented mixologists craft novel, quality cocktails in this opulent space where elements of 19th-century eclecticism and romanticism meld with modern…

  • Foxy Loxy Cafe

    Savannah

    Buzzing cafe and art-print gallery full of students and creatives set in an old Victorian house. The courtyard out back is the loveliest in this area. It…

  • 20 Spot

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    Find your California mellow at this neighborhood wine lounge in an 1885 Victorian building. After decades as Force of Habit punk-record shop – note the…

  • Queen Mary is a maritime-themed bar in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood.

    Queen Mary

    Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village

    Making waves when it opened in Wicker Park in 2015 in a sea of sports bars, Queen Mary is a neighborhood tavern inspired by the British Royal Navy. It’s…

  • Atomic Liquors on Fremont Street is the oldest freestanding bar in Las Vegas.

    Atomic Liquors

    Las Vegas

    Sip on Las Vegas' liquid history at Atomic Liquors, a popular drinkery on Downtown's famed (sometimes infamous) main thoroughfare. Opened in the 1950s, it…

  • Maries' Crisis cafe in Greenwich Village.

    Marie’s Crisis

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    Ageing Broadway queens, wide-eyed out-of-town youngsters, giggly tourists and various other fans of musical theater assemble around the piano here and…

  • Mordecai

    Chicago

    Early-20th-century Cubs baseball great Mordecai Brown lends his name to this stylish bar at Hotel Zachary. With a serious cocktail menu spotlighting…

  • Eighth & Roast

    Nashville

    This urban coffeehouse (coffee from $4) welcomes visitors with the warm aroma of roasting beans. Beverage favorites include the vanilla-bean latte, a…

  • Swirl

    San Francisco

    Come as you are – pinstripes or leather, gay, straight or whatever – to toast freedom with sublime bubbly after GLBT History Museum visits, or find liquid…

  • Elixir Saloon.

    Elixir

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    Do the planet a favor and have another drink at SF's first certified green bar, in an actual 1858 Wild West saloon. Elixir blends farm-fresh seasonal…

  • Barista Parlor

    Nashville

    With large retractable doors and a lofty industrial ceiling, this former auto-repair shop is now a smart java bar, perhaps the hippest member of the…

  • Franklin Juice Co

    Tennessee

    The produce, all of it organic, is sourced from Tennessee farms at this small and spare juicery in the Factory. The fruit and vegetables are cold-pressed,…

  • Mean Eyed Cat

    Austin

    We're not sure if this watering hole is a legit dive bar or a calculated dive bar (it opened in 2004). Either way, a bar dedicated to Johnny Cash has our…

  • Blue Bottle Coffee Company

    Oakland

    Java gourmands queue at Blue Bottle's original warehouse location for single-origin espressos and what some consider the Bay Area's best coffee. Single…

  • Wicked Weed

    Asheville

    Henry VIII called hops ‘a wicked and pernicious weed’ that ruined the taste of beer. His subjects kept quaffing it anyway – just like the lively crowd in…

  • Behind an unassuming industrial facade hides Moody Tongue, one of Chicago's most stylish tasting rooms.

    Moody Tongue

    Chicago

    A crackling fire, stylish glassware and, most of all, sophisticated brews featuring culinary ingredients such as black truffle and Oaxacan chocolate make…

  • Lost Lake is a neighborhood tiki bar on the Northwest Side of Chicago.

    Lost Lake

    Chicago

    Take a seat under the bamboo roof by the banana-leaf wallpaper inside this trendy tiki bar, and swirl a Mystery Gardenia or other tropical drink made from…

  • Coava Coffee

    Portland

    The decor takes the concept of 'neo-industrial' to extremes, but it works – and Coava delivers where it matters. The pour-over makes for a fantastic cup…

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