Downtown Los Angeles & Boyle Heights
Opened in 1935 and back after a $10-million renovation, multilevel, mixed-crowd Clifton's defies description. Order drinks from a Gothic church altar amid…
Must-see nightlife in The USA
Nashville
Its entrance at an unassuming warehouse marked by a parked military transport Unimog, this taproom's relatively nondescript external set-up belies the…
Cleveland
An all-ages, cool-cat crowd gathers around the silvery tanks in Platform's tasting room for $5 to $6 pints of innovative saisons, pale ales and more…
The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill
At this industrial-chic, champagne-focused Dogpatch wine bar, you can't launch a cork without hitting a sommelier. The married owners are both sommeliers…
Lahaina
With its comfy pillows, cushy lounges and ornate accents, this rooftop oasis – owned by Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood – evokes Morocco. But views…
Massachusetts
Beer enthusiasts consider Tree House to be among the top breweries in the country, and since its beers are not sold elsewhere, expect to wait in line…
SoHo & Chinatown
Want to see what SoHo was like before the trendsetters and fashionistas? Come to the creaking old Ear Inn, proudly billed as one of the oldest drinking…
Lexington
Why isn’t this concept on every street corner? A bar devoted to drinking chocolate! Baristas can help you choose from the seven types on offer, maybe the…
Cape Cod
If you're ready for some serious partying, 'Da Coma' is the place to rock the night away. It's a bar. It's a restaurant. It's a dance club. It's the…
Chicago
An elder of the local beer scene, Metropolitan has expanded into a striking, retrofitted old tannery overlooking the Chicago River. The floor-to-ceiling…
Columbia River Gorge
It's very worth pulling off Hwy 30 for this ultrafriendly riverfront brewery and restaurant with crayons and toys for the kids and dog biscuits for Fido…
Upper East Side
Sink into a chocolate-leather banquette and take in the glorious, old-school elegance at this atmospheric bar – the sort of place where the waiters wear…
Burlington
This is Burlington's social hub for arts and music. Espressos, beer and wine keep things jumping at the all-day cafe, while nightly live performances …
Chicago
Take the elevator to the 96th floor of the building formerly called the John Hancock Center and order a (pricey) beverage while looking out over the city…
The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill
So, imagine a 1950s traveler who sets out to experience Southeast Asia and Africa, picking up art and curios along the way. Now think about this traveler…
Denali National Park & Preserve
You can have the best evening out in Denali at this multifarious place which is 1) a brewpub brewing its own fine ales; 2) a wonderful flame-grilled…
North Georgia
Athens' best craft beer emerges from 33 taps at this cutting-edge, dog-friendly former tire shop which excels at staples – Indian Pale Ales (IPAs), amber…
Chicago
Marz started as a group of home brewers whose friends demanded more. The small brewery is known for its peculiar creations, such as Potion #1 (aged in…
Upper West Side & Central Park
Above Australian bistro Burke & Wills – ask its host for access – this elegant drinking lounge is modeled on the classy Anglo-Aussie cricket clubs of the…
French Quarter
Though this great tiki bar shares the block with another tiki-themed powerhouse, Latitude 29, they're as different as Tahiti and Hawaii. Here you'll find…
Vermont
For years, Mad River locals would line up for special releases of Sean and Karen Lawson's homebrew, dispensed from a converted maple-sugar shack at their…
Memphis
A massive, countrified adult-play oasis in downtown Memphis, this buzzy spot sits on nearly an acre of junkyard-aesthetic beer garden anchored by the old…
The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill
For those who identify as ladies and also like others who identify as ladies, there's a shiny new bar. A huge neon sign announces 'you are safe here',…
White House Area & Foggy Bottom
Dispensing drinks since 1847, the bar at the Willard hotel is one of DC's most famous watering holes. The small, circular space is done up in classic…
Lexington
True to its name, Country Boy – all trucker hats, taxidermy and camouflage – delivers great beer in an authentically Kentuckian venue. Up to 24 taps are…
Atlanta
Named after the hard-to-pronounce word for those who said, 'F-you!' to Prohibition laws and continued drinking anyway, Scofflaw Brewing Co's 30-tap…
Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick
Perched on a stool in Maison Premiere, it's hard not to be seduced by this New Orleans–style oyster and cocktail bar, from antique pictures and soft…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
The second installment in Bluestone Lane's booming US empire of Aussie-style coffee shops, this tiny outpost in the corner of an art deco office block is…
Ohio
Wooly Pig lies well off the beaten path in farmland central. The brewery itself is part of a 90-acre farm where you’ll see the namesake porkers snuffling…
Queens
Get in line for bubble tea? You're damn right. The first North American outlet of Taiwan's wildly popular Tiger Sugar, which has swept across Asia like an…
New Orleans
This great neighborhood bar is a little more convivial for the older generation, although it’s definitely an all-ages crowd. The men’s bathroom,…
Logan Circle, U Street & Columbia Heights
Right Proper Brewing makes sublime ales in a building that shares a wall with the joint where Duke Ellington used to play pool. It's the Shaw district's…
Corpus Christi
The epitome of the Texas icehouse. Bring the kids for a burger, friends for a beer, or wander over after a game at Whataburger Field for live music (cover…
Honolulu
Time warp! Who says all the great tiki bars are gone? Irreverent and kitschy, this thatch-walled 1950s joint on the harbor is filled with modern-day…
Cincinnati
Longfellow looks like a cafe you’d find in Amsterdam, all cozy and candlelit in a vintage building with creaking hardwood floors and exposed brick walls…
Michigan
Brewery Vivant specializes in Belgian-style beers. Set in an old chapel with stained glass windows and a vaulted ceiling, the atmospheric brewpub also…
Montana
Sample Flathead Lake Brewing's legendary beer – including their unique sour-series inoculated with yogurt cultures (it works, mostly) – at their sharp…
New York City
With cocktail names like 'Smash the Patriarchy,' it's clear that this emporium of indulgence has a feminist ethos. The ingenious women who own it also…
The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers
Designed to stimulate discussion of philosophy and art, the Interval is a favorite spot in the Marina for cocktails and conversation. It's inside the Long…
St Petersburg Shuffleboard Club
St Petersburg
Previously a sport reserved for retirees, shuffleboard first transitioned into an all-ages affair on these very courts, which also happen to be the world…
