Atlanta
Traditionally Atlanta has lagged behind more brew-friendly Southern cities like Asheville, Nashville or Memphis due to legislation that prevented on-site…
Must-see nightlife in The USA
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Charleston
The world’s first hand-crafted sweet-tea-flavored vodka came from this gem of a distillery, tucked into the forest on Wadmalaw Island. Sampling this…
Boulder
As Boulder as it gets, this is the town's favorite brewery. It cheerfully serves a smorgasbord of fine brews and packs in everyone from yuppies to hippies…
North Beach & Chinatown
During this 1907 saloon's heyday, patrons relieved themselves in the marble trough below the bar – now you'll have to tear yourself away from Comstock's…
Las Vegas
At this lavish Asian-inspired nightclub, international jet-set DJs such as Tiësto and Steve Aoki rule the jam-packed main dance floor bordered by VIP…
Savannah
One step in the door and you feel the '70s-inspired swank, but then realize the vibe – in true Savannah fashion – is absolutely chill. Friendly barkeeps…
The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill
You've got two seconds flat to order from tough-gal barkeeps used to putting macho bikers in their place – but with 48 beers on draft, you're spoiled for…
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Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick
Anything goes at this hedonistic warehouse venue, with two stages, three bars and a covered outdoor area that offers some of the most creative themed…
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The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill
Drink adventurously with ingenious cocktails inspired by local obsessions: San Francisco muralists, Chinese diners or conspiracy theories. Every six…
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Illinois
You'll find this farmhouse brewery hidden away amid horse- and sheep-grazing pastures just 5 miles outside Shawnee National Forest in Ava. Twigs, bark,…
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SoHo & Chinatown
It takes a little effort to track down this former opium-den-turned-apothecary bar on Doyers St (look for the 'chemist' sign with a beaker illustration…
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Hanalei
The legendary Nui (rendered famous by its cameo role in The Descendants) is a tiki dive bar with heart and history, and a rather tasty dinner menu…
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San Francisco
Dangerous dames lure unsuspecting sailors into late-night schemes over potent hooch at this art-deco bar straight out of a Dashiell Hammett thriller…
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Salt Lake City
A former auto shop in the Granary District has been converted into an employee-owned, small-batch brewery that produces the freshest beer around…
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St Augustine
Odd Birds embodies just about everything one could want in a quirky, totally unique craft cocktail bar: innovative, imaginative, often playful drinks;…
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Asheville
This ever-progressive brewery gives experimental batches of Belgian-leaning styles – farmhouse saisons, strong dubbels and tripels – a Southern kick in…
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Nashville
A towering smokestack rises like an altar in a corner of this steampunk speakeasy. Tucked off an alley in Edgehill Village, the space was a laundromat…
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San Antonio
This place feels like a big neighborhood party where everyone is getting along. What could be more inviting than a pecan tree-shaded yard filled with…
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The Haight & Hayes Valley
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum…wait, make that a Dead Reckoning (Nicaraguan rum, port, pineapple, bitters), unless you'll split the flaming Scorpion Bowl?…
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North Beach & Chinatown
Beat a hasty retreat to red-vinyl booths where Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac debated the meaning of life under a golden Buddha. Enter the 1937 faux…
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Sister Louisa's Church of the Living Room & Ping Pong Emporium
Atlanta
This cradle of Edgewood's bar revival fosters a church theme, but it's nothing like Westminster Abbey. Sacrilegious art peppers every patch of free wall…
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Atlanta
A bar for the true suds connoisseur, the Porter has an encyclopedic variety of beers from around the world, including 55 taps and a head-spinning nine…
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El Paso
We don't know whether to recommend this place for the iced coffee, the gourmet doughnuts or the welcoming service. How about all three? If you're in west…
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Asheville
If you need the funk, you gotta have that funk…and you'll find at it at the East Coast’s first taproom dedicated to sour, wild ale, Brett and funky beer…
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New Orleans
Twelve Mile is simply a great bar. It’s staffed by people who have the skill, both behind the bar and in the kitchen, to work in four-star spots, but who…
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North Beach & Chinatown
The walls here are plastered with merchant-marine memorabilia, and you'll be plastered too if you try to keep up with the salty characters holding court…
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Memphis
A favorite Memphis taproom, Wiseacre is in the warehouse district of Binghampton, 5 miles east of downtown. Sample year-round and seasonal craft brews on…
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Park City
This former livery and Model A–era garage is now home to Park City's most happenin' nightspot. The ski-in distillery was founded by a biochemist, and his…
Las Vegas
While elsewhere in the US tiki bars have fallen out of favor, this popular all-day/all-night lounge is a cathedral of the kitschy cultural niche. It’s…
Key West
The oldest bar on an island of bars – 'A sunny place for shady people' being one of its mottos – this rogues’ cantina opened in the late 19th century and…
Las Vegas
Soak up sunshine on a larger-than-life 'lilypad,' bob around the pool to DJ-spun tunes, play high-stakes blackjack by the pool or kick back in a private…
Tennessee
During the popular and free Music in the Vines party (weekends April to October) you might catch co-owner Kix Brooks, of country-music duo Brooks & Dunn,…
Infinite Monkey Theorem Winery
Denver
Infinite Monkey surprises with its sophisticated wines, made on site, using mostly grapes from Colorado's western slope. It surprises again by serving…
Denver
Artisanal brewers create the all-red-ale menu at the popular BSB; ales take anywhere from two months to three years to brew. So careful are they with the…
Austin
This funky little cinder-block building, 5 miles north of downtown, is one of those dive bars that Austinites love so very much. They did even before it…
Oakland
This Blue Bottle cafe is inside the beautiful WC Morse Building, a 1920s truck showroom. Communal tables, lofty ceilings and minimalist white decor invite…
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Chicago
Enter this jovial brewery – the city’s largest – via a blue glowing hallway with trippy art painted on the walls and the Willy Wonka theme song playing…
Portland
One of Portland's best coffee shops, this tiny, stylish shop is owned by award-winning barista Billy Wilson. Beans are sourced from specialty roasters…
Detroit
Pitch-perfect espresso drinks (try the lavender latte), pour-overs, outdoor seating and free wi-fi are hallmarks of this downtown cafe. Live music nightly…
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Atlanta
You enter this incredible basement adult playground under a wordless neon green-and-white duck sign and through a graffitied, black-lit hallway that will…
