Must-see nightlife in Northern Vermont

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 …

Tucked into an industrial-chic building with painted concrete floors and long wooden tables, this homegrown success story uses tankfuls of apples trucked…

Housed in an attractive brick building with exposed post-and-beam woodwork and a dreamy terrace looking out toward Lake Champlain, Foam was founded by a…

One of Vermont's finest microbreweries, Switchback is best known for its trademark reddish-amber ale and the lighter-bodied Connector IPA. You'll see both…

Part of an Irish-American chain that imports architectural elements from authentic historic Irish pubs, this one was restored in Ireland, dismantled and…

Perched atop Burlington's floating boathouse is this sometimes low-key, sometimes raucous restaurant-bar with stellar views over Lake Champlain. It serves…

Sip 5oz samples ($2.50 each) or go in for full pints at this microbrewery in a converted 19th-century blacksmith's shop between Stowe village and the…

Step downstairs to this cave-like speakeasy for cocktails, boutique wines and occasional live music. It's sophisticated and sheltered from the raucous…

This place labels itself a gastropub, with over two dozen craft brews on tap (most of them Vermont-made) and a farm-to-table menu of regionally sourced…

A lengthy wine list dominates, complemented by an armada of nightly special cocktails (mojitos, cosmopolitans and more) for those in search of stiffer…

After a decade in business, this purveyor of fine wines (mostly Italian and French, many organic) has recently expanded into seductively spacious new digs…

This refined wood-paneled refuge, entered from College St or through the back door of Ri Ra the Irish Pub, makes a convivial, refined refuge for sampling…

Bringing effervescent pizzazz to Burlington's nightlife, this pink warehouse in a parking lot specializes in highballs made with Stonecutter Spirits'…

This cozy Czech-founded tearoom offers over 50 varieties – some seasonal, all hand-selected directly from their regions of origin. Sit at a table, an up…

At this cafe in the heart of Church Street Marketplace, take your newspaper, order a cup of joe and a muffin, grab a sidewalk table and people-watch in…

A popular UVM student hangout with pool tables, oodles of TVs, regular DJ nights, occasional live music and dirt-cheap Thursday drink specials.

Founded in 1988 by microbrewing pioneer Greg Noonan, this large pub still produces its specialty and seasonal brews on the premises, including weekly…

Whatever your needs, this small college hangout doles out abundant suds from its microbrewery. The crowd gravitates toward the pool table in the back,…

If you're searching for a standard après-ski scene with a bit of class, basic pub fare and occasional live music, head to this place.

Drenched in heavily nouveau-Victorian decor, this local watering hole attracts the young and upwardly mobile.