Must-see nightlife in Southern USA

  • Finn McCool’s

    New Orleans

    Want a surreal New Orleans experience? Arrive at 6am when premier league soccer or big international rugby games are playing. You'll see a mix of European…

  • Promised Land Market

    Coastal North Carolina

    Part craft beer, part wine and gourmet-provisions shop, this excellent newcomer is Morehead City's best time. Taps pour local and regional suds, and a…

  • Red Phone Booth

    Atlanta

    You need to dial a secret phone number into the restored London red telephone box to gain access to this speakeasy-themed bar – and they won't give it to…

  • Indian Queen

    Georgia

    A youngish crowd flocks to this rough-hewn log cabin slapped with Native American imagery in the toney Summerville neighborhood, where a small but…

  • Saint Bar & Lounge

    New Orleans

    The Saint? Of what? How about a great backyard beer garden enclosed in duck blinds and filled with tattooed young professionals, Tulane students, good…

  • Cru Wine Bar

    Coastal North Carolina

    In a tiny town like Beaufort, it's a revelation that decent coffee could be found at 6:30am, but it's even more fantastic that the connected wine bar is…

  • Capdeville

    New Orleans

    The compact Capdeville is an upscale pub with retro roots – check out that jukebox and the album covers – on the 1st floor of the Intellectual Property…

  • Swamp Rabbit Brewery & Tap Room

    South Carolina

    This microbrewery's malty Märzen is just the thing after cycling 10 miles from Greenville to Travelers Rest up the Swamp Rabbit Trail. The German-trained…

  • Buona Caffé

    Georgia

    Getting something besides caffeinated drip dredge in Augusta remains challenging, but this hipster haunt in a repurposed house 2.5 miles east of downtown…

  • Rue de la Course

    New Orleans

    The setting alone – a cavernous former bank building on the corner of Carrollton Ave and Oak St – is reason enough to step inside for a look-see. With the…

  • Paducah Beer Werks

    Kentucky

    Housed in Paducah's old bus terminal, the brewery's decor still retains some of the original signage, along with corrugated metal walls and a metal bar…

  • Steadfast Coffee

    Nashville

    Layered with subway tiling and awash in soothing hardwoods, Steadfast is an industrial-hip retreat for caffeine fiends. There are also eight craft-brew…

  • Polaris

    Atlanta

    This iconic blue dome atop the Hyatt Regency – one of Atlanta's ironically historic and space-age-like postcard images – is reached by a 22-story glass…

  • Mantra Artisan Ales

    Tennessee

    On the outskirts of town, the taproom at this prolific brewery offers more than 25 beers, many of them bursting with bold, India-inspired flavors. Not…

  • Gallery Espresso

    Savannah

    SCAD students, tourists, the downtown business crowd and Savannah's artistic elite all camp out in the cozy wingback chairs of this bohemian corner cafe,…

  • Fountain of Juice

    Nashville

    For all your locally sourced, cold-pressed, raw-food needs, the Fountain of Juice has you covered. Creator Jessica Goldberg calls her juices Alchemical…

  • Magic Bean

    Outer Banks

    The antithesis of the slicker cafe experience on offer at Ocracoke Coffee, this colorful and artsy coffeehouse is open year-round and, according to born…

  • Well Coffee House

    Nashville

    Welcoming baristas, small tables suited to laptops, ample parking and a university-adjacent location: the Well might just be the perfect coffee shop. The…

  • Embers Ski Lodge

    Nashville

    The stacked logs, hanging fireplace and pine-cone lamps evoke cold-weather climes at this ski-themed bar – the only thing missing is snow. Local craft…

  • Arden's Garden

    Atlanta

    Long before cold-pressed juices became trendy (and $12 a pop!), Atlanta had Arden's Garden, which has been firing off affordable and healthy bottles of…

  • Heist Brewery

    Charlotte

    Set in a former mill, Heist is one of several good-time NoDa breweries. With 36 taps spread over three bars (pints from $4.50), it offers some…

  • HiFi Clyde's

    Nashville

    People are elbow-to-elbow at the open windows of this convivial joint every time we walk by. There are games aplenty to keep folks distracted, including…

  • Rendezvous

    New Orleans

    Dartboard, pool table, a long and dark bar, old-looking mirrors on the wall and a few video poker machines. And Billy Squier’s The Stroke on the speakers…

  • Duck's Cottage

    Outer Banks

    Set in a wooden building dating back to 1921, this atmospheric cubbyhole cafe and bookshop, formerly the Powder Ridge Gun Club, once had whalebones…

  • Wooden Robot

    Charlotte

    One of Charlotte's most sociable taprooms – when the South End scene descends, it can feel like a sophisticated singles bar, full of hot millennials –…

  • Tempered

    Nashville

    This little Germantown chocolatier invites visitors to come in and stay a while, offering good-value wine, chocolate and cheese pairings, as well as a…

  • Trade and Lore

    Charlotte

    The hippest intersection of Charlotte’s happening NoDa neighborhood makes an ideal location for the first outpost of Asheville coffee roasters Trade and…

  • O' Be Joyful

    Tennessee

    The name of this downtown tavern is Civil War slang for an alcoholic drink. And this cozy newcomer stays true to its moniker. The extensive bourbon and…

  • Flytrap Brewing

    Coastal North Carolina

    Located in a bright space in the Brooklyn Arts District just a short walk from Front St, Flytrap Brewing specializes in American- and Belgian-style ales…

  • Kudu

    Charleston

    Rock up at 6:45am and order an excellent espresso or craft booze – we're not judging – at this hipster cafe and beer bar just off Marion Sq.

  • Sound Table

    Atlanta

    If you are looking for a mega nightclub with lasers and confetti, head to Opera, but if you want a more intimate night out with cutting-edge DJs, head to…

  • Sutler Saloon

    Nashville

    A wall of colorful cowboy boots serves as the stage backdrop at the Sutler Saloon. Upstairs, upbeat crowds gather in a lofty space for craft whiskey,…

  • Trade & Lore

    Asheville

    Deft baristas dole out serious java in this trendy downtown coffeehouse, drowning in industrial cool but leavened by occasional fits of vintage furniture…

  • White Squirrel Brewery

    Kentucky

    Join a rotating cast of locals at the small, friendly Squirrel for the house kolsch, pale ale and seasonal brews. Groovy paintings and tree-like…

  • The Hound

    Alabama

    It's worth noting the Hound is a restaurant, one that serves decent burgers and steaks. We mainly love it for the bar though, a lovely old cedar-top where…

  • Café at Rouler

    New Orleans

    This cafe serves as an excellent CBD meet-up corner and is popular with the local cycling community – unsurprising, as it's connected to a bicycle shop…

  • Ice Bing

    Charleston

    Ice Bing is an adorable Taiwanese teahouse in Cannonborough Elliottborough specializing in shaved ice and hot beverages like matcha lattes, bubble tea and…

  • dose.

    Nashville

    An impressive barricade of open laptops may be the first thing you notice when entering this big-windowed coffee shop. But don't worry, the upbeat indie…

  • Louisville Beer Store

    Louisville

    While arguably Kentucky's most coveted specialty craft beer shop, this small NuLu store is also a good place to duck in for a quick sip from its eight in…

  • Martin's

    Mississippi

    This is a delightfully dirty dive, the kind of place where the bartenders know the phone numbers of their regulars in case said regulars pass out on their…

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