30 editor picks across United States.
30 bars worth the trip across United States, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All United States guides.
Bar Leather Apron in Downtown Honolulu is Justin and Tom Park's intimate cocktail bar on the TOPA Financial Center mezzanine, the 2023 James Beard winner.
TipReservations highly recommended; walk-ins welcomed by availability. Open Wednesday to Saturday 17:00 to midnight.
Sovereign Remedies on North Market Street is the multilevel apothecary-themed cocktail bar in a historic downtown building. Bar opened 2014, kitchen.
TipReserve a table on Resy. The downstairs bar takes walk-ins for the cocktail menu. Closed Tuesdays.
Marble + Rye on Genesee Street downtown is the Dimmer-Willmott cocktail program, with seasonal mixed drinks and Buffalo's most considered bar work.
Devil Takes a Holiday on St Paul Street across from City Hall Park, an upscale Burlington cocktail lounge with hand-crafted drinks and a chic vintage room.
Kumiko in Chicago is Julia Momose's West Loop Japanese cocktail bar on Lake Street, with a kaiseki-leaning food menu and a James Beard Outstanding Bar.
TipBook the chef's-counter omakase pairing if you have a long evening; otherwise the bar Toki highball is the showcase order.
Sundry and Vice on West 13th Street in OTR is Cincinnati's apothecary-themed cocktail bar with bitters and one of the city's strongest spirits programs.
Law Bird on South High Street in Columbus is Luke and Annie Williams Pierce's intimate cocktail and natural-wine bar in the Brewery District since 2019.
Williams and Graham in Denver is Sean Kenyon's Highland speakeasy behind an unmarked bookcase, a James Beard nominee since 2011 and a Front Range cocktail.
Standby in The Belt alley off Gratiot serves modern cocktails in downtown Detroit since 2015. Order the house cocktail, often barrel-aged. At 225 Gratiot Ave.
TipEntry is from The Belt alley; reservations through OpenTable. World's 50 Best Discovery list.
The Green Parrot has poured at Whitehead and Southard since 1890 by its own count, Key West's open-shuttered dive with free popcorn and nightly bands.
TipThere is no kitchen, only free popcorn, and outside food is welcome; soundchecks around 17:30 are a show in themselves.
Herbs and Rye in Las Vegas is the West Sahara speakeasy since 2009, a classic-cocktail bar and late-night steakhouse with the half-price happy hour.
TipHappy hour daily 17:00-20:00 runs all classic cocktails and steaks at half price; the only happy hour late enough for the swing shift.
Doc Crow's on West Main in Louisville pours from a 2,700-bourbon library on Whiskey Row, the city's deepest bourbon list paired with smoked brisket and a raw.
TipWalk-in for the bar. The Whiskey Wednesday flight runs four pours for $24.
Bryant's Cocktail Lounge on South 9th Street in Lincoln Village has poured no-menu cocktails since 1938 with dealer's-choice service and signature pink.
Jewel of the South in New Orleans is Chris Hannah's St Louis Street cocktail temple in an 1830s Creole cottage, four-time North America's 50 Best South USA.
TipThe brandy crusta was invented by Joseph Santini in New Orleans circa 1850; this is the canonical version.
Ordinaire on Grand Avenue near Lake Merritt has poured natural wine since Bradford Taylor opened it in 2013. Bistro plates, daily until 21:00.
Hop Sing Laundromat in Philadelphia is the unmarked Chinatown speakeasy on Race Street since 2012, with 1,000-plus rare spirits, strict house rules.
Portland's whiskey library and membership lounge on SW Alder, with 1,500+ bottles on rolling library ladders, leather wingbacks and cart-pulled cocktail.
TipMembers reserve ahead. Non-members enter via the standby line at 17:00 (or Mon-Wed walk-ins more reliable).
Water Witch on West 900 South, Sean Neves, Scott Gardner and Matt Pfohl's Central 9th cocktail bar, was a 2025 James Beard Outstanding Bar finalist.
Tanto on North Florida Avenue runs a creative Latin-inflected cocktail program with mezcal, agave spirits and a small-plates menu of Latin American bites.
Bar Below 1208 sits underneath Bern's Steakhouse and runs creative cocktails using the Bern's cellar inventory, with vintage vermouth and rare amari.
The Owls Club on South Scott in downtown Tucson is a Food and Wine Top 10 US Bars 2026 cocktail room set inside a former funeral home in the Armory Park area.
Antidote at Chemist Spirits on Coxe Avenue runs three floors of 1920s apothecary-styled cocktail bar above the Chemist gin and rum distillery.
TipTop-floor bar takes the views. Tours of the distillery downstairs run weekends; book ahead.
Kimball House in Decatur, Atlanta runs the city's most-awarded cocktail and oyster bar inside a converted 19th-century train station. Booking recommended.
TipSunday Happy Hour 17:00-18:30 runs cheaper oysters and cocktails. The bar takes walk-ins late on weekends.
Saturn on 41st Street South in Avondale Birmingham is the 2015 Brian Teasley-founded music venue and bar in the former Cory and Faulkner Hardware building.
Hot and Hot Fish Club Bar at Pepper Place Birmingham runs craft cocktails alongside Chris Hastings's Southern menu, with the chef-counter and bar seats.
Backbar in Union Square Somerville has poured artful cocktails behind an unmarked door in Boston since 2011. Order the greek mastiha milk punch.
TipWalk-in only, no reservations. Last call 23:15. Order from the staff-pick chalkboard for the best off-menu drink.
Big Ditch Brewing on East Huron Street downtown is the two-level Buffalo brewery taproom, with up to fifteen beers on tap and a full small-plates menu.
Lucky Day on Pearl Street downtown is the dim-lit Buffalo cocktail bar with a deep whiskey program, leather banquettes and a Prohibition-era room feel.
Lee Anderson opened Radio Bean in November 2000 in the former Java Love space on North Winooski. Live music every night; Grace Potter and Anais Mitchell.
The Supperland bar in Plaza Midwood pours cocktails from Michelin's 2025 Exceptional Cocktails Award winner Colleen Hughes, inside the converted 1950s.
OrderWhichever seasonal cocktail Hughes has on the menu that week.
TipWalk-in seats at the bar are easier than the dining room. The hidden speakeasy upstairs is reservation-only.
Private tour · 8 - 9 hours
Private, fully customizable full‑day winery tour through the Niagara Region. Visit up to five wineries, enjoy guided tastings, and soak in stunning countryside views a...
Guided tour · 5 hours
Experience Niagara Falls by air, land, and water on a guided tour. Enjoy a flight over the falls, a boat ride on the Maid of the Mist, a guided tour of the state park,...
Multi-day trip · 4 days
Discover the highlights of the Northeast on a 4-day sightseeing tour from Boston. Enjoy stops in New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Niagara Falls.