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1. Foothills Brewpub
Downtown | Brewpubs/Beer GardensWinston-Salem's first craft brewery keeps a variety of year-round and seasonal brews on tap, including regional staples like their Hoppyum IPA...
Winston-Salem's first craft brewery keeps a variety of year-round and seasonal brews on tap, including regional staples like their Hoppyum IPA and Torch Pilsner. The pub also serves up inspired bar food like dry-rubbed wings and daily flatbread and sandwich specials. It's a popular happy hour and weekend gathering spot. Try even more beers at the brewery and tasting room, just outside downtown.
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2. Kingfisher
Downtown | Wine BarsThe subterranean digs at this choice cocktail bar make it feel like a speakeasy, but there's no secret password required to enjoy bespoke cocktails...
The subterranean digs at this choice cocktail bar make it feel like a speakeasy, but there's no secret password required to enjoy bespoke cocktails like the Celebrity Sour, an addictive amalgam of mezcal, cinnamon, pomegranate, and caramelized goat yogurt.
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3. 6th and Vine
Downtown | Wine BarsFor a classy yet quirky evening out, try this wine bar–café. Outdoor patio seating (on the street and back patio), North Carolina wines, local...
For a classy yet quirky evening out, try this wine bar–café. Outdoor patio seating (on the street and back patio), North Carolina wines, local brews, and frequent DJ dance parties make this a fun gathering place in the heart of the Arts District.
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4. Carolina Brewery
Downtown | Brewpubs/Beer GardensSip a Sky Blue Kölsch or an American IPA at this Franklin Street brewpub, where the production beer tanks are on full display. Plenty of TVs...
Sip a Sky Blue Kölsch or an American IPA at this Franklin Street brewpub, where the production beer tanks are on full display. Plenty of TVs mean the crowd fills in on game days.
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5. Cat's Cradle
Live MusicThe Triangle’s premier live-music club since the late '70s, this legendary venue hosts local and regional bands as well as nationally known...
The Triangle’s premier live-music club since the late '70s, this legendary venue hosts local and regional bands as well as nationally known indie acts.
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6. Fullsteam Brewery
Downtown | Brewpubs/Beer GardensLocal ingredients are used to make the traditional and experimental beers at this regionally celebrated brewery. Beer-friendly food is served...
Local ingredients are used to make the traditional and experimental beers at this regionally celebrated brewery. Beer-friendly food is served at the tavern.
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7. Goodnights Comedy Club
University | Comedy ClubsThis club near the university combines dinner with a night of laughs. Past performers include Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, and Ellen DeGeneres. ...
This club near the university combines dinner with a night of laughs. Past performers include Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, and Ellen DeGeneres.
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8. Motorco Music Hall
Downtown | Live MusicThis former mid-century car dealership is now one of Durham’s top places to hear live music and enjoy cocktails with friends. Motorco is made...
This former mid-century car dealership is now one of Durham’s top places to hear live music and enjoy cocktails with friends. Motorco is made up of four parts: the eclectic Garage Bar, Parts and Labor restaurant, a spacious patio with outdoor seating, and the 450-seat Showroom, where you can catch both nationally touring acts and favorite local bands and performers.
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9. Natty Greene's Brewing Company
Downtown | Brewpubs/Beer GardensLocated on lively South Elm Street, this tavern keeps a dozen beers on tap, including several that it brews in-house. The bar food here's done...
Located on lively South Elm Street, this tavern keeps a dozen beers on tap, including several that it brews in-house. The bar food here's done right, including the potato chips and a generous tuna steak. Upstairs is a sports bar with pool tables. In nice weather, you can sit on the patio along the main drag.
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10. Raleigh Beer Garden
Cameron Village | Brewpubs/Beer GardensThis two-level pub claims to have the world's largest draft-beer selection. If that's not enough, it's just plain fun to drink here—there's...
This two-level pub claims to have the world's largest draft-beer selection. If that's not enough, it's just plain fun to drink here—there's a tree in the ground-level bar and junglelike patio seating amidst walls of green vines.
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11. Raleigh Times Bar
Downtown | Bars/PubsFaces of early-20th-century newsboys stare out from a 20-foot photo mural covering one wall at this 1906 newspaper office, artfully restored...
Faces of early-20th-century newsboys stare out from a 20-foot photo mural covering one wall at this 1906 newspaper office, artfully restored into a gastropub. The bar features a great selection of Belgian beers and thoughtful wine and cocktail lists.
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12. The Blind Tiger
Coliseum | Live MusicA Greensboro institution, this standing-room club is one of the best places in the Triad to hear live music. Previous headliners have included...
A Greensboro institution, this standing-room club is one of the best places in the Triad to hear live music. Previous headliners have included Ben Folds Five (their first show, no less) and members of the Neville Brothers.
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13. The Crunkleton
Downtown | Bars/PubsSetting the standard for craft cocktail bars in North Carolina, the Crunkleton has a knowledgeable staff of mixologists ready to stir and shake...
Setting the standard for craft cocktail bars in North Carolina, the Crunkleton has a knowledgeable staff of mixologists ready to stir and shake drinks. You can also select from a pages-long whiskey list—it includes antique spirits that seem to taste even better in the dark, parlorlike surroundings, with elk and deer busts lording it over the room.
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14. The Garage
Downtown | Live MusicCheck out one of the best places to drink a beer and hear a sampling of mostly regional musicians. There's live music about half the week. ...
Check out one of the best places to drink a beer and hear a sampling of mostly regional musicians. There's live music about half the week.
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15. Top of the Hill (TOPO)
Downtown | Bars/PubsA restaurant, brewery, and distillery all in one, TOPO has an impressive cocktail list featuring drinks made with homegrown spirits. As for...
A restaurant, brewery, and distillery all in one, TOPO has an impressive cocktail list featuring drinks made with homegrown spirits. As for beers, the refreshing Kenan lager and Old Well White wheat beer are always on tap. The top-floor space overlooks Chapel Hill's main street and is the place to be on UNC game days.
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16. Watts & Ward
Downtown | Bars/PubsThere's definitely a speakeasy vibe going on at this subterranean club downstairs from Caffé Luna. In fact, Watts & Ward is named for the...
There's definitely a speakeasy vibe going on at this subterranean club downstairs from Caffé Luna. In fact, Watts & Ward is named for the legislative acts that first sought prohibition in North Carolina. With several bars, a terrace, and nooks with sofas and cozy seating, it’s the perfect setting for sipping a scotch or expertly mixed cocktail. There’s often live music.
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17. West End Wine Bar
Downtown | Wine BarsAn affluent crowd seeks out this tony bar, locally owned since 1997, for its comprehensive wine list (more than 50 by the glass), tapas menu...
An affluent crowd seeks out this tony bar, locally owned since 1997, for its comprehensive wine list (more than 50 by the glass), tapas menu, lounge, and outdoor and rooftop patios. Downstairs, the speakeasy-style Cellar has two pool tables and beers on tap.
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18. Wise Man Brewing
Downtown | Brewpubs/Beer GardensWinston-Salem's downtown brewery scene is geographically compact yet expansive in variety, and Wise Man is arguably the best among a strong...
Winston-Salem's downtown brewery scene is geographically compact yet expansive in variety, and Wise Man is arguably the best among a strong pack of contenders. Choose from over 20 rotating brews, like the punch-packing Body Electric double IPA or the Sufficient Wit Belgian witbier, and grab a seat at any of the shaded picnic tables lining the warehouselike brick taproom.
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19. Southern Rail
Live MusicClosed PermanentlyThis crowd-pleaser makes a unique place for drinking and schmoozing. Set near active train tracks, the bar/restaurant/music venue is scattered...
This crowd-pleaser makes a unique place for drinking and schmoozing. Set near active train tracks, the bar/restaurant/music venue is scattered throughout old train station buildings and railcars.
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