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Esq bars
The Cat & Fiddle is one of Esq bars.

1. The Cat & Fiddle

742 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Pub · Central Hollywood · 79 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Enjoy the rare privilege of sitting outside under the trees in this city and order a pint of Boddington's.

Kask is one of Esq bars.

2. Kask

1215 SW Alder St (at 12th St), Portland, OR
Cocktail Bar · 44 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Order the $5 punch of the day and a plate of the charcuterie - you won't leave disappointed.

Blue Beer Garden is one of Esq bars.

3. Blue Beer Garden

7337 Harding Ave, Miami Beach, FL
Beer Garden · Normandy Shores · 67 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Relax on the (ridiculously comfortable) couches or take a dip in the pool - just don't forget to order a caipirinha.

Rob Roy is one of Esq bars.

4. Rob Roy

8.6
2332 2nd Ave (at Battery St), Seattle, WA
Cocktail Bar · Belltown · 97 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Check out the vinyl in the back and enjoy the free happy hour Goldfish. Oh, and, obviously - have a Rob Roy.

Swift Hibernian Lounge is one of Esq bars.

5. Swift Hibernian Lounge

8.6
34 E 4th St (btwn Bowery & Lafayette St), New York, NY
Pub · NoHo · 164 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Have a pint of Guinness and a shot of Paddy's at this church-like watering hole. Also, check out the oyster special on Tuesdays. Read more.

Bryant's Cocktail Lounge is one of Esq bars.

6. Bryant's Cocktail Lounge

9.3
1579 S 9th St (W Lapham Blvd), Milwaukee, WI
Cocktail Bar · Historic Mitchell Street · 70 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. This bar is dark, but after trying their St. Paddy's Day punch or Old Fashioned you'll leave lit up. Read more.

Koz's Mini Bowl is one of Esq bars.

7. Koz's Mini Bowl

7.6
2078 S 7th St, Milwaukee, WI
Bowling Alley · Historic Mitchell Street · 20 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Order a mini-PBR pitcher and check out the lanes in the back of this friendly neighborhood bar. Read more.

The Franklin Bar is one of Esq bars.

8. The Franklin Bar

112 S 18th St (btwn Chestnut & Sansom St), Philadelphia, PA
Cocktail Bar · Center City West · 141 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Now order a Jersey Lightning. Read more.

The Drawing Room is one of Esq bars.

9. The Drawing Room

937 N Rush St (at E Walton Pl), Chicago, IL
Cocktail Bar · Streeterville · 78 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Ask Charles Joly to make you The Old Man, the Monk, and the Sea. Read more.

Sra. Martinez is one of Esq bars.

10. Sra. Martinez

4000 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL
Tapas Restaurant · Design District · 47 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Home to real cocktails. House-made bitters, freshly cracked eggs, etc. You never feel like you're drinking in a restaurant. Read more.

The Chandelier is one of Esq bars.

11. The Chandelier

8.9
3708 Las Vegas Blvd S (at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas), Las Vegas, NV
Lounge · 315 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Three stories tall, the heart of Las Vegas's newest casino, this is where you drink in Las Vegas. Read more.

Congress is one of Esq bars.

12. Congress

7.9
200 Congress Ave (at 2nd St), Austin, TX
New American Restaurant · Downtown Austin · 20 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. If you're lucky enough to have one of the 22 seats in the bar, you're lucky enough to order the Montegomaticas. Read more.

Cure is one of Esq bars.

13. Cure

8.7
4905 Freret St (Upperline St.), New Orleans, LA
Cocktail Bar · Freret · 95 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Three words: Gun. Shop. Fizz. Read more.

Comstock Saloon is one of Esq bars.

14. Comstock Saloon

9.0
155 Columbus Ave (at Pacific Ave), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 217 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Stand at the bar. Look down. See the tiles? That's a trough, meant to be pissed in. This place is legit. So is the bamboo cocktail. Read more.

Spirit of 77 is one of Esq bars.

15. Spirit of 77

7.2
500 NE M L King Blvd (at NE Lloyd Blvd), Portland, OR
Sports Bar · 43 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. It feels like a rowdy high school gym. Watch the game on the wall and drink a 20-ounce "imperial pint" of Yakima Glory Dark Ale. Read more.

Maison Premiere is one of Esq bars.

16. Maison Premiere

9.1
298 Bedford Ave (btwn S 1st & Grand St), Brooklyn, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Williamsburg · 447 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Oysters and absinthe. Repeat. Read more.

PKNY (Painkiller) is one of Esq bars.

17. PKNY (Painkiller)

49 Essex St (at Grand St), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Lower East Side · 84 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. An unlikely mash-up between Polynesian and punk, it's got very large, very strong rum drinks. We recommend the Zombie. Read more.

The Thirsty Crow is one of Esq bars.

18. The Thirsty Crow

8.3
2939 W Sunset Blvd (btwn Reno & Vendome), Los Angeles, CA
Whisky Bar · Silver Lake · 81 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. If you happen to be an East Coaster in L. A., you will find no better bar to drink yourself sane. Order a Pappy Van Winkle's, neat. Read more.

The Office Bar is one of Esq bars.

19. The Office Bar

151 Front Street, Hoonah, AK
Bar · 1 tip

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Get a bottle of Rainier. Read more.

20. Union Bar

217 South Main St., Hudson, WY
Bar · 1 tip

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. And home to what has to be the largest collection of Jimmy Carter inauguration memorabilia west of Georgia. Read more.

Family Fun Frontier Center is one of Esq bars.

21. Family Fun Frontier Center

5700 S Douglas Hwy, Gillette, WY
Bar · 3 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. The roughest-necked bar in the state's roughest-necked town. Read more.

Stadium View Bar and Grill is one of Esq bars.

22. Stadium View Bar and Grill

7.7
1963 Holmgren Way (Armed Forces Way), Green Bay, WI
Sports Bar · 46 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Miller Lite. You would go MGD, but after gorging on brats, fried cheese curds, and burgers, you decide you're watching your weight. Read more.

Silver Dollar Tavern is one of Esq bars.

23. Silver Dollar Tavern

6.9
117 W Mifflin St, Madison, WI
Bar · Downtown Madison · 5 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Has all the components of a good dive: cheap pitchers, a dependable jukebox, and mediocre but inexplicably rewarding frozen pizzas. Read more.

Essen Haus is one of Esq bars.

24. Essen Haus

8.1
514 E Wilson St (Btw S Franklin & S Blair), Madison, WI
German Restaurant · Downtown Madison · 41 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Try any one of the 17 German tap biers, in a two-liter boot stein. Read more.

Lakefront Brewery is one of Esq bars.

25. Lakefront Brewery

9.4
1872 N Commerce St (at N Holton St), Milwaukee, WI
Brewery · Brewer's Hill · 233 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Come early on a Friday, take the tour first, and then chow down at the raucous Friday fish fry polka party in the beer garden. Read more.

Milwaukee Ale House is one of Esq bars.

26. Milwaukee Ale House

233 N Water St (btwn Buffalo St & 1st Pl), Milwaukee, WI
Gastropub · Historic Third Ward · 148 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Join the Mug Club, a nod to the city’s German roots, wherein you pay $45 to have your own personal stein baked and labeled for you. Read more.

Nomad World Pub is one of Esq bars.

27. Nomad World Pub

7.8
1401 E Brady St (at N Warren Ave), Milwaukee, WI
Pub · Lower East Side · 71 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Get the "Prix Fix": A shot of Jameson, a PBR, and a cigarette for five bucks. Read more.

Old German Beer Hall is one of Esq bars.

28. Old German Beer Hall

8.1
1009 N Old World 3rd St (State Street), Milwaukee, WI
German Restaurant · Kilbourn Town · 97 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Take a shotski with four friends. Buy some nails and pound them in to the stump at the back. Fewest strikes wins. Read more.

The Mecklenburg Inn is one of Esq bars.

29. The Mecklenburg Inn

8.5
128 E German St., Shepherdstown, WV
Bar · 12 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. If you've had too much bourbon, sleep in the one guest room they've got available upstairs. Read more.

Tune Inn Restaurant & Bar is one of Esq bars.

30. Tune Inn Restaurant & Bar

7.9
331 Pennsylvania Ave SE (4th St), Washington, D.C.
Dive Bar · Capitol Hill · 75 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. The mounted deer heads on the wall make this dive interesting. The deer asses make it great. Read more.

The Geoduck is one of Esq bars.

31. The Geoduck

7.3
307103 U.S. 101, Brinnon, WA
Bar · 11 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Get the Burger Dip, a double-Swiss-cheeseburger with grilled onions on sourdough bread. Served with a side of jus. Read more.

Doyle's Public House is one of Esq bars.

32. Doyle's Public House

8.7
208 St Helens Ave (Btwn S 2nd St & S 4th St), Tacoma, WA
Pub · Downtown Tacoma · 46 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Get a Jamesons -- everyone else has! (Check the empty bottles lining the walls.) Read more.

Parkway Tavern is one of Esq bars.

33. Parkway Tavern

8.7
313 N I St #1, Tacoma, WA
Pub · Downtown Tacoma · 34 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Get the Sculler's I.P.A. drawn through "The Randall," a bonglike cylinder packed with whole hops. Read more.

Fu Kun Wu is one of Esq bars.

34. Fu Kun Wu

5410 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA
Bar · Ballard · 3 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. On a date, order anything with the aphrodisiac yohimbine in it. Read more.

Sambar is one of Esq bars.

35. Sambar

425 NW Market St (at 6th Ave NW), Seattle, WA
Bar · Ballard · 20 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. With four stools, this hard-to-find mixology den could have been the bar on the Moonraker. Bring a date. Read more.

Zig Zag Cafe is one of Esq bars.

36. Zig Zag Cafe

8.8
1501 Western Ave, Seattle, WA
Cocktail Bar · Pike Place · 143 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Say the words, "Murray, I'll have the Deshler cocktail, please." Then, a little later, say them again. Read more.

The Coffee Pot is one of Esq bars.

37. The Coffee Pot

6.9
2902 Brambleton Ave SW, Roanoke, VA
Bar · Grandin Court · 8 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. It's been a shooting range and a filling station. Today, it's a cozy bar with a fireplace and great music. Read more.

Three Needs Brewery & Taproom is one of Esq bars.

38. Three Needs Brewery & Taproom

185 Pearl St (between Church St and S Winooski Ave), Burlington, VT
Brewery · 15 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Order up a Schwarzbier. Plot your relocation to Burlington. Read more.

Shooting Star Saloon is one of Esq bars.

39. Shooting Star Saloon

7.9
7350 E 200 S, Huntsville, UT
American Restaurant · 16 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Have a Star Burger and ask about Buck, the St. Bernard, the 297-pound mascot of the Shamrock Bar in West Yellowstone, Montana. Read more.

The Bayou is one of Esq bars.

40. The Bayou

8.3
645 S State St, Salt Lake City, UT
Pub · Central City · 82 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Nicknamed Beervana, offering more than 200 kinds of bottled beer. Start with Delirium Tremens and work your way around the globe. Read more.

La Tuna Grill is one of Esq bars.

41. La Tuna Grill

8.4
100 Probandt (at E Cevallos St), San Antonio, TX
Beer Garden · Lone Star · 35 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. No liquor. No credit cards. No pretense. And thousands of bottle caps on the floor from those who made the trip before you. Read more.

Lakewood Landing is one of Esq bars.

42. Lakewood Landing

8.3
5818 Live Oak St (btwn Skillman St. & La Vista Dr.), Dallas, TX
Dive Bar · 39 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. If the wood paneling could talk, it would say what everyone’s thinking: Do not change a thing. Read more.

Inwood Lounge is one of Esq bars.

43. Inwood Lounge

7.7
5854 Lovers Ln., Dallas, TX
Lounge · 12 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. A martini lounge in a 1947 movie house, the Inwood smells like gin, smoke, and warmed-up celluloid. And fresh popcorn. Read more.

Deep Eddy Cabaret is one of Esq bars.

44. Deep Eddy Cabaret

7.4
2315 Lake Austin Blvd, Austin, TX
Dive Bar · West Austin · 23 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. The appeal here is simple, and it’s held for a half century: You drink, you smoke, you talk. $6 pitches of Lone Star help, too. Read more.

Donn's Depot is one of Esq bars.

45. Donn's Depot

8.0
1600 W 5th St, Austin, TX
Dive Bar · Old West Austin · 40 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. We've heard good things about the women's bathroom. Not that we've been inside it, oh no, not us. Read more.

Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon is one of Esq bars.

46. Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon

8.1
5434 Burnet Rd (btwn Shoalmont Dr & Lawnmont Ave), Austin, TX
Dive Bar · Allandale · 36 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Play Chicken Shit Bingo on Sundays. We'll let you figure out how they pick the numbers. Read more.

Mean Eyed Cat is one of Esq bars.

47. Mean Eyed Cat

1621 W 5th St, Austin, TX
Bar · Old West Austin · 24 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Now, listen to some Johnny Cash while drinking a pitcher of Lone Star and munching on wasabi peanuts. Read more.

The Mohawk is one of Esq bars.

48. The Mohawk

8.9
912 Red River St (at E 10th St.), Austin, TX
Rock Club · Downtown Austin · 131 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. There's a staircase that leads to three rooftop decks with views of the stage. Go to the highest one, perched under a big oak tree. Read more.

Earnestine and Hazel's is one of Esq bars.

49. Earnestine and Hazel's

8.9
531 S Main St (GE Patterson), Memphis, TN
Dive Bar · South Main Historic District · 61 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Creep upstairs and snoop through the old brothel, then head back downstairs to get a Soul Burger and a beer. Read more.

Robert's Western World is one of Esq bars.

50. Robert's Western World

8.6
416 Broadway, Nashville, TN
Bar · 131 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. The best bar/western-wear store in Nashville. Historic spot that launched the best band you've never heard of: honky-tonkers BR549. Read more.

Tootsie's World Famous Orchid Lounge is one of Esq bars.

51. Tootsie's World Famous Orchid Lounge

8.6
422 Broadway, Nashville, TN
Rock Club · 129 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Tootsie's has an upstairs and a downstairs bar. Each features live country music, but upstairs the music is better. Read more.

Ice House / Pure Ice Co. is one of Esq bars.

52. Ice House / Pure Ice Co.

101 Capitol St, Yankton, SD
Dive Bar · 2 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. When you're finished, smash your bottle under the deck. The owners don't like it, but it's tradition. Read more.

Moe's Crosstown Tavern is one of Esq bars.

53. Moe's Crosstown Tavern

8.4
714 Rutledge Ave (Francis Street), Charleston, SC
Dive Bar · Downtown Charleston · 28 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. A dark, old neighborhood bar with crappy service and not enough room, and it's impossible not to love. Good beer, great food. Read more.

Windjammer is one of Esq bars.

54. Windjammer

8.5
1008 Ocean Blvd, Isle of Palms, SC
Bar · 30 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Bikini contests? Check. Cheap cans of Bud? Check. One of the best beach bars ever? Check. Read more.

The Ocean Mist is one of Esq bars.

55. The Ocean Mist

8.8
895 Matunuck Beach Rd, South Kingstown, RI
Bar · 45 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Best in the summer, sometime before Bill Belichick murmurs his first press conference. Order some stuffies with your next round. Read more.

Wild Colonial Tavern is one of Esq bars.

56. Wild Colonial Tavern

6.6
250 S Water St (at Power), Providence, RI
Bar · College Hill · 23 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Knowledge and beer. Test yourself on both against Brown's best and brightest at this big tavern's popular trivia night. Read more.

Tamboo Beside the Pointe is one of Esq bars.

57. Tamboo Beside the Pointe

8.4
Carretera Miramar (Sandy Beach Road, 413 Interior), Rincón, Rincón Municipio
Bar · 48 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Get a piña colada with a dark-rum "floater." What the hell, right? Read more.

Dee's Cafe is one of Esq bars.

58. Dee's Cafe

7.5
1316 E Carson St, Pittsburgh, PA
Dive Bar · Southside Flats · 37 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. A 23-ounce beer for only $2.25. Pool tables, three jukeboxes, and Ping-Pong. Every 'Burgh bar crawl goes through Dee's. Read more.

Friendly Lounge is one of Esq bars.

59. Friendly Lounge

6.4
1039 S 8th St, Philadelphia, PA
Dive Bar · Bella Vista - Southwark · 7 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Neighborhood bar, 1950s. From the outside, it looks vacant. But that's the beauty. No burgers here. No Abercrombie. No Fitch. Read more.

Southwark is one of Esq bars.

60. Southwark

8.1
701 S 4th St (at Bainbridge St.), Philadelphia, PA
Cocktail Bar · Queen Village - Pennsport · 45 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. They make a perfect rye old fashioned. Read more.

Grey Lodge Pub is one of Esq bars.

61. Grey Lodge Pub

6235 Frankford Ave (btwn Harbison Ave & Robbins St), Philadelphia, PA
Pub · Tacony - Wissinoming · 65 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Get a pint of Flying Bison once things start to pick up a bit. Read more.

Clyde Common is one of Esq bars.

62. Clyde Common

1014 SW Stark St (btw SW 10th & 11th Ave.), Portland, OR
American Restaurant · 220 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Most hotel bars suck. This one doesn't. Get the November cocktail. Read more.

Horse Brass Pub is one of Esq bars.

63. Horse Brass Pub

8.6
4534 SE Belmont St (at SE 45th Ave), Portland, OR
Pub · 76 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. A German beer hall dressed up as an English country pub, this has to be the biggest serious beer joint we've ever been to. Read more.

Jimmy Mak's is one of Esq bars.

64. Jimmy Mak's

221 NW 10th Ave (at NW Everett St), Portland, OR
Jazz and Blues Venue · 20 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Jimmy Mak’s is an undeniable palace of jazz excellence and retro style. Read more.

Sam Bond's Garage is one of Esq bars.

65. Sam Bond's Garage

8.0
407 Blair Blvd (at W 4th Ave), Eugene, OR
Rock Club · Whiteaker · 23 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Get a Shakespeare Stout in a jelly jar. Read more.

Library Bar & Grill is one of Esq bars.

66. Library Bar & Grill

8.0
607 W Boyd St, Norman, OK
Bar · University · 31 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Get a Coach's IPA. Talk about the Sooners. Read more.

The Tree Bar is one of Esq bars.

67. The Tree Bar

6.7
887 Chambers Rd, Columbus, OH
Dive Bar · 9 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. The beer's cheap, so you'll order High Lifes two at a time. Then you'll plant yourself next to the tree. Both of you right at home. Read more.

The 5 O'Clock Lounge is one of Esq bars.

68. The 5 O'Clock Lounge

6.5
11904 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH
Dive Bar · 15 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Above the bar sits an old piano that nobody's played since "Lou," a celebrated regular, wiped out while "stage diving" from it. Read more.

Surly Girl Saloon is one of Esq bars.

69. Surly Girl Saloon

1126 N High St (at 4th), Columbus, OH
Bar · 80 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. In the unlikely event that the suds fail you, order up their "Surly Temple," a vodka and red pop, three bucks all the time. Read more.

The Beachland Ballroom & Tavern is one of Esq bars.

70. The Beachland Ballroom & Tavern

8.9
15711 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland, OH
Music Venue · Waterloo Art District · 38 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Here, the beer comes varied (seventy to choose from) and cheap (starting at $2). And the jukebox plays 45s for free. Read more.

Monte's is one of Esq bars.

71. Monte's

220 Broadway N, Fargo, ND
Cocktail Bar · Downtown Fargo · 7 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. A martini bar in a blue-collar town is good? You bet your ass it is. Read more.

Thomas Street Tavern is one of Esq bars.

72. Thomas Street Tavern

8.3
1228 Thomas Ave, Charlotte, NC
Bar · 51 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. There are two bars, one inside among the endearing chaos, and one outside in the beer garden, where you'll find Ping-Pong tables. Read more.

Burt's Tiki Lounge is one of Esq bars.

73. Burt's Tiki Lounge

313 Gold Ave SW (Between 3rd & 4th St.), Albuquerque, NM
Rock Club · 19 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. It's a good-times place, where the only price paid for one too many is hitting your head on the dangling stuffed blowfish. Read more.

Los Ojos is one of Esq bars.

74. Los Ojos

7.6
Jemez Springs, NM
Bar · 6 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Get yourself a tequila shot with a beer back. Read more.

Silva's Saloon is one of Esq bars.

75. Silva's Saloon

955 Camino del Pueblo, Bernalillo, NM
Bar · 2 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Opened the day after Prohibition ended. Hats from dead patrons hang from the ceiling. Read more.

El Rancho Hotel is one of Esq bars.

76. El Rancho Hotel

7.0
1000 Rte 66, Gallup, NM
Hotel · 14 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Back when westerns were box-office gold, the El Rancho Hotel was where the stars drank when they weren't sitting on horses. Read more.

49er Lounge is one of Esq bars.

77. 49er Lounge

1000 E Historic Highway 66, Gallup, NM
Hotel Bar · 1 tip

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Back when westerns were box-office gold, the El Rancho Hotel was where the stars drank when they weren't sitting on horses. Read more.

Tiny's Restaurant & Lounge is one of Esq bars.

78. Tiny's Restaurant & Lounge

7.9
1005 S Saint Francis Dr Ste 117 (Cerrillos Road), Santa Fe, NM
Restaurant · 8 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. The walls of this throwback bar contain what must be one of America's biggest collections of Jim Beam decanters. Read more.

McGovern's Tavern is one of Esq bars.

79. McGovern's Tavern

8.8
58 New St (btwn Halsey St. and Washington St.), Newark, NJ
Bar · Newark Central Business District · 24 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Get a longneck Bud. Listen to the locals. Read more.

Barley Pub is one of Esq bars.

80. Barley Pub

83 Washington St, Dover, NH
Bar · 25 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. The sourdough panini sandwiches are great. Can't go wrong with one of the 16 local brews, either. Read more.

Library Restaurant is one of Esq bars.

81. Library Restaurant

8.4
401 State St, Portsmouth, NH
Steakhouse · 10 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Great bar for drinking alone. Walk up a wide flight of granite stairs. Once inside, turn left and enter a small, book-lined room. Read more.

Strange Brew Tavern is one of Esq bars.

82. Strange Brew Tavern

7.7
88 Market St (Franklin St), Manchester, NH
Beer Garden · Downtown Manchester · 105 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Get a pint from its 61-strong beer list (the state's largest) and a hunk of the celebrated Strange Brew Meatloaf. Read more.

Double Down Saloon is one of Esq bars.

83. Double Down Saloon

7.8
4640 Paradise Rd (at E Naples Dr), Las Vegas, NV
Dive Bar · 87 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. The house drink is called Ass Juice, and, brother, you don't wanna know. Read more.

Petrossian Bar & Lounge is one of Esq bars.

84. Petrossian Bar & Lounge

8.6
Bellagio Hotel & Casino (3600 South Las Vegas Blvd.), Las Vegas, NV
Hotel Bar · 37 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Get yourself a sidecar, some caviar, and smoked salmon. Forget about the gambling losses. Read more.

The Griffin is one of Esq bars.

85. The Griffin

7.8
511 Fremont St (at S Las Vegas Blvd), Las Vegas, NV
Lounge · Downtown Las Vegas · 95 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Order the Griffin martini. Sit back. Relax. Pretend you're in Twin Peaks. Talk to someone you shouldn't be talking to. Read more.

The Homy Inn is one of Esq bars.

86. The Homy Inn

8.1
1510 N Saddle Creek Rd (btwn N 49th & N 50th St.), Omaha, NE
Dive Bar · 24 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Wait, is that... No. It can't be. Champagne on tap? Champagne on tap! Make ours an Asti. Read more.

Charlie B's & The Dinosaur Cafe is one of Esq bars.

87. Charlie B's & The Dinosaur Cafe

7.7
428 N Higgins Ave (E Spruce St), Missoula, MT
Dive Bar · Heart of Missoula · 18 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Without question the best place in the country to find a beautiful woman who can gut her own trout. Read more.

88. The Little Cowboy Bar and Museum

105 West River St., Fromberg, MT
Bar · 1 tip

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. The people of Fromberg (pop. 400) will tell you Shirley Smith's place is the only constant keeping this town alive. It's amazing. Read more.

Flat Branch Pub & Brewing is one of Esq bars.

89. Flat Branch Pub & Brewing

9.1
115 S 5th St (btwn Locust & Cherry St), Columbia, MO
Brewery · Flat Branch · 137 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. The Chokes & Cheese artichoke dip alone washed down with a pint of the Katy Trail pale ale. Done. Read more.

John D. McGurk's Irish Pub and Garden is one of Esq bars.

90. John D. McGurk's Irish Pub and Garden

9.0
1200 Russell Blvd (at 12th St), St Louis, MO
Pub · Soulard · 95 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Clearly, this is a place to hoist a pint of Guinness. Slainte! Read more.

O'Malley's Pub is one of Esq bars.

91. O'Malley's Pub

8.2
500 Welt St (at Short St), Weston, MO
Irish Pub · 33 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. This windowless underground pub was utilized from the Civil War through Prohibition as a bootlegging hideaway. Read more.

Blue Room is one of Esq bars.

92. Blue Room

8.4
1616 E 18th St (at Vine St), Kansas City, MO
Jazz and Blues Venue · 14 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. The Blue Monday Jam is incredible. And the Blue Room martini ain't have bad, neither. Read more.

Po Monkey's is one of Esq bars.

93. Po Monkey's

6.6
100 Po Monkey Road, Cleveland, MS
Lounge · 4 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. It's only open on Thursday nights, 8:30 until near-dawn. They only serve 40 oz. Budweisers. And good luck finding it. Read more.

Proud Larry's is one of Esq bars.

94. Proud Larry's

8.8
211 S Lamar Blvd (Harrison Ave), Oxford, MS
Music Venue · 28 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Get a Lazy Magnolia on tap. Maybe their cheeseburger, if you're hungry. Read more.

City Grocery is one of Esq bars.

95. City Grocery

8.7
152 Courthouse Sq (Jackson Ave. and Van Buren Ave.), Oxford, MS
Gastropub · 37 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Head upstairs. Elbow past the crowd. Get a seat on the balcony. Look at Johnny Reb. Sip your Wild Turkey, rocks. Read more.

Brit's Pub is one of Esq bars.

96. Brit's Pub

8.5
1110 Nicollet Mall (btwn 11th & 12th St.), Minneapolis, MN
English Restaurant · Downtown West · 230 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Toss some bowls (it's like lawn bowling) and drink some Boddington's. Nibble a Scotch egg. Read more.

The Bulldog Northeast is one of Esq bars.

97. The Bulldog Northeast

401 E Hennepin Ave (4th St SE), Minneapolis, MN
Burger Joint · University · 144 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Did someone say "tater tot hot dish?" Oh, I think someone just said "tater tot hot dish!" Read more.

Chatterbox Pub is one of Esq bars.

98. Chatterbox Pub

7.1
2229 E 35th St (at 23rd Ave S), Minneapolis, MN
American Restaurant · Corcoran · 53 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. As Biggie rapped, "Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis." Play 'em both and wash it down with a Chatterbox lager. Read more.

Half Time Rec is one of Esq bars.

99. Half Time Rec

7.3
1013 Front Ave, Saint Paul, MN
Dive Bar · North End · 17 tips and reviews

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Play bocce. Drink Guinness. Repeat. Read more.