TypeCocktail lounge and live-music room
Neighbourhoodold-north-end
HoursFri-Sat 21:00-02:00, closed Sun-Thu
Signature drinkCraft cocktails and natural wine

Food program: No kitchen; cocktails and drinks only

Location

Address: 12 N Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT 05401

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Radio Bean ★ 4.5

Live-music coffee barold-north-endTue 18:00-02:00, Wed 18:00-23:59, Thu-Sat 18:00-02:00, closed Sun-Mon

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.

Signature drink: Local-roaster espresso into evening cocktails

Food: Light bar plates plus the connected C'est Ca French-Japanese kitchen

8 N Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT 05401

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Radio Bean ★ 4.5

Live-music coffee barold-north-endTue 18:00-02:00, Wed 18:00-23:59, Thu-Sat 18:00-02:00, closed Sun-Mon

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.

Signature drink: Local-roaster espresso into evening cocktails

Food: Light bar plates plus the connected C'est Ca French-Japanese kitchen

8 N Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT 05401

Mule Bar ★ 4.5

Craft beer bar and gastropubwinooskiSun-Thu 11:30-23:00, Fri-Sat 11:30-00:00

Open since May 2013 in downtown Winooski; expertly curated craft beer list with rotating draft plus Heady Topper and Focal Banger. Plant-based plates.

Signature drink: Heady Topper and Focal Banger pours, rotating craft taps

Food: Plant-based options alongside American classics

38 Main St, Winooski, VT 05404

The Daily Planet ★ 4.3

Bohemian neighborhood barchurch-street-marketplaceMon-Thu 17:00-21:00, Fri 17:00-00:00, Sat 11:30-00:00, Sun 11:30-21:00

Center Street institution since 1982; the bar room runs alongside the solarium and the dining room, with creative cocktails as the signature.

Signature drink: Cocktail of the month, deep gin and tequila lists

Food: Eclectic kitchen, vegan and gluten-free options

15 Center St, Burlington, VT 05401

Vermont Pub and Brewery ★ 4.3

Brewpubchurch-street-marketplaceSun-Thu 11:30-22:00, Fri-Sat 11:30-23:00

Vermont's first brewpub (1988) doubles as a workhorse downtown bar; a long list of in-house brews, the cask hand-pull, and a kitchen until close.

Signature drink: Burly Irish Ale or cask hand-pull

Food: Pub menu, burgers, fish and chips

144 College St, Burlington, VT 05401

Drink ★ 4.5

Cocktail barchurch-street-marketplaceSun-Thu 16:00-00:00, Fri-Sat 16:00-02:00

Sleek downtown cocktail bar across the street from City Hall Park. Long list, nightly drink specials, board games on the tables; open till 02:00 weekends.

Signature drink: Rotating seasonal cocktails, daily specials

Food: Light snacks; board games on the tables

135 St Paul St, Burlington, VT 05401

The Whiskey Room ★ 4.4

Whiskey barchurch-street-marketplaceDaily 17:00-late

Speakeasy-style whiskey bar inside the Ri Ra Irish Pub building; old-bank room with dark wood and a fireplace. Deep American and Scotch lists on the menu.

Signature drink: Whiskey flights from a 100-plus-bottle list

Food: Tapas menu, beer and cocktails on the side

123 Church St, Burlington, VT 05401

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