2610 Best Bars in USA

Popular Kincade's packs 'em in on two levels with a 10-foot-wide video monitor, several plasma screens, and a bar menu that invites patrons to linger for a game—or three. An outdoor beer garden, pool tables, and French doors that prop open on warm summer days are added bonuses.

Maxfield Parrish's justly beloved 1906 mural of \"Old King Cole\" and his artful court (made famous by the 18th-century nursery rhyme) was fully renovated in summer 2024 and now gleams just like the day after it was finished. It adds to the already considerable elegance at this romantic and essential Midtown lounge. Try the Bloody Mary—since this is where this spicy drink was introduced to Americans as a \"Red Snapper\" back in 1934, with an nonalcoholic version available—and be ready to pay for the privilege of drinking in this legendary establishment.

From the owner of Linda's Tavern in Capitol Hill, King's Hardware has the same ironic rustic decor, great patio space, and cachet with hipsters. It also has great burgers. It gets packed on weekends—if you want the same scene with fewer crowds, go two doors down to Hattie's Hat, which was the reigning spot until King's showed up.

Deep-red walls and a velvet Elvis lend this Uptown spot a touch of kitsch, but the friendly atmosphere, jukebox stocked with vintage soul and modern rock, and young, fun crowd keep people coming back nightly. It's the host of frequent Saturday night outdoor concerts, and a favorite place to cheer on the city's beloved Saints.

This massive bar and restaurant entertains with upscale-style bowling, billiards, air hockey, shuffleboard, foosball, and more. ’80s kids can wax nostalgic while playing the retro arcade games from childhood, including Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros., and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The kitchen makes burgers, wings, tacos, and more.

In 1968, Kingston Mines went down in Chicago history as the first blues club to open on the North Side, and it's hosted luminaries like Koko Taylor and Junior Wells. Though it's since moved to bigger digs with not one, but two stages, it still offers the same traditional sounds and late-night hours as the original club. Have something you need to get off your chest? Work it out at the Sunday evening open blues jam.

This handsome spot in the Hilton Chicago is an authentic Emerald Isle pub with all things Irish, including live music Thursday through Sunday, beer, food, and bar staff.

The band Roomful of Blues was born at "The Knick," and national touring artists still gig at this club near the Westerly train station. The venue hosts R&B, jazz, and alt-country touring acts on its main stage and intimate Tap Room; local bands also perform, and there are occasional open-mike nights and dance lessons, too.

An 1899 cabin built from hand-hewn logs, Kochevar's is a classic saloon where locals play pool.

Freshly brewed (with organic malt) and unfiltered beer is the specialty here, sold in liters, growlers, pigs, and kegs, so you can stock up for your wilderness expedition and avoid beer withdrawal. Drop on by for a couple of pints in the tasting room.

Circles are a big theme at this lounge that fronts Koi restaurant. The motif is repeated in the ceiling and in light patterns projected on the walls, plus the circular banquettes that are great for big groups and lousy for small ones. Be sure to visit during happy hour from 5 to 7 pm, Tuesday through Saturday, when mixologists oblige by offering signature drinks for reasonably discounted prices.

This massive Kona Brewing Co. restaurant and bar on the docks of Koko Marina has long been a hot spot. In addition to serving the company's signature brews with lunch and dinner, this authentic pub offers live music most nights. It's a lively spot, especially on weekends.

A favorite after-work spot for employees from the surrounding hotels, this sports bar lounge in the Hilton Waikoloa Village offers friendly bartenders, free Wi-Fi, and pool tables. Enjoy tropical cocktails, craft beers, light fare, and live music from 8 to 10 nightly.

The sibling to Union Square bar stalwart P.C.H. is just as compelling for locals and travelers alike looking for some of the city's greatest cocktails. With colorful lighting and wall decor made of comic book and karate film prints, the space is a feast for the eyes. But it's really all about the outstanding cocktails with unique ingredients like bay leaf, calamansi, and pandan in the Boracay Old-Fashioned.

A favored haunt of the South Kona crowd, Korner Pocket is tucked into the back of an office plaza and looks like a dive at first glance. But don't let appearances fool you. They serve fantastic, affordable food, ranging from scrumptious burgers to a killer prime rib. The fish taco is a reliable bet. Popular local bands frequently perform, with no cover, and everyone gets up to dance. You can also play pool. It's one of the only places open late in South Kona.

This small, sweet bar gives grandpa's basement vibes, if grandpa came from Eastern Europe and alternated his glass of house-infused vodka with the occasional craft cocktail. A few booths surround the live-edge, U-shaped bar, and floral wallpaper completes the feel. The small food menu features Slavic classics, including a variety of dumplings, pickles, and borscht.

Outrageous and full of sexual energy, this tiny space with an even tinier dance floor may be the heterosexual equivalent of San Francisco's gay-bar scene. It may all be on the racy side, but it's never creepy or uncomfortable.

This queer-centric nightclub that combines modern fixtures and an industrial space is known for electronic music and theatrical performances that draw fun crowds. Tickets to shows by local and out-of-town DJs, musicians, and multidisciplinary artists are often available in advance. Upstairs, the Timbre Room hosts smaller, more intimate shows, and a third space, Cherry, has more electronic music as well as drag shows.

Depending on the night, the music rocking Kung Fu Necktie ranges from local bands to national bands, to DJs spinning dance-party-ready sets. A block removed from the major intersection of Frankford and Girard, KFN welcomes music-loving fans to its small, moody barroom hidden underneath the elevated tracks of SEPTA's Market-Frankford line.

This intimate bar serves more than 200 tequilas along with Mexican beers, wines, top-shelf cocktails, and a colorful array of margaritas. Try a tequila flight while snacking on tapas, chips, guacamole, and queso. For a $180 per person fee, you can also have a certified "Tequila Ambassador" guide you through the selection of rare and unique agave spirits.

This dive bar may not look like much, but it more than makes up for it with an interesting mix of barflies, urban hipsters, and reasonable drink prices. Friday and Saturday night, DJs mix Top 40 hits and a tiny dance floor packs in the crowd. For those more interested in drinking and socializing, head to the back patio where a TV plays local sports. Every day has a differently themed happy hour—Tropico Tuesday or Cumbia Fever on Thursday. Specials vary from inexpensive beers to free pizza.

Everyone could use a little more mezcal and tequila in their lives. La Cuevita has a lot of it, often in its collection of savory and sweet cocktails. This long-standing establishment—complete with free Taco Tuesday, a moody red interior, and papel picado that brightens the ceiling—has one of the most generous happy hours in L.A., making it the perfect place to start your evening.

Key brews at La Cumbre include its award-winning Elevated IPA, the year-round, traditional Bavarian wheat ale A Slice of Hefen, and the seasonal Azulito, a blue-corn-based Mexican-style lager. Food trucks await outside the convivial taproom and its outdoor-seating "corral."

In a space that housed an old-school Italian place for decades, La Diaspora is a fun bar (with an adjacent restaurant next door). Cozy up to the long bar, order a mezcal margarita, and chat with the always-friendly bartender. If you get hungry, the adjoining restaurant has a long menu of pan-Latin fare, including birria tacos, Cuban sandwiches, and shrimp quesadillas that you can eat at the bar.

Sahar Gharai's downtown wine bar highlights boutique producers worldwide. You can sip by the glass or order a themed flight, perhaps of whites and reds from Italy or comparing Sauvignon Blancs from France, New Zealand, and Mendocino. The kitchen turns out small bites, pizzas, soups, sandwiches, and desserts.

Named both for the legs of a wine and a leg of ham, this is the place to fill your metaphorical hollow leg with wine, cheese, and charcuterie. Choose from a variety of reds, whites, and everything in between (even a few French cider styles), or go for a flight of brandy and whisky. All of the cocktails and spirits here are either from France or the District. Happy hour runs from 5 to 7, Tuesday through Friday, and brunch is served from 11 to 3 on weekends.