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Favorite Downtown Spots
Ruben James is one of Favorite Downtown Spots.

1. Ruben James

7.1
159 Main St (btwn Church St & Saint Paul St), Burlington, VT
Sports Bar · Downtown Burlington, Burlington, VT · 35 tips and reviews

Bridgette A.Bridgette Abare: Great for a pre-game spot. Tip the bartenders well. Especially Sid. He will treat you well. Don't be rude to the bouncers, they will not tolerate it. Great for watching games.

Red Square is one of Favorite Downtown Spots.

2. Red Square

6.7
136 Church St (btwn College St & Main St), Burlington, VT
Night Club · 41 tips and reviews

Bridgette A.Bridgette Abare: GREAT in the Summer time! A lounge area outdoors with live entertainment and great drinks. A little more crowded in the winter time. Check out the Blue room. A great hangout spot.

Drink is one of Favorite Downtown Spots.

3. Drink

135 Saint Paul St (btwn College & Main), Burlington, VT
Cocktail Bar · 48 tips and reviews

Bridgette A.Bridgette Abare: A good place to hang out on couches and lounge. They have games such as connect 4 and others for a low key night.

Club Metronome is one of Favorite Downtown Spots.

4. Club Metronome

7.1
188 Main St, Burlington, VT
Night Club · 14 tips and reviews

Bridgette A.Bridgette Abare: 90s night with Fatty B is really great. He plays fun music that you love to sing to, but forgot about. Get ready to dance and shake it..It's going to be a good night

Rí Rá is one of Favorite Downtown Spots.

5. Rí Rá

7.2
123 Church St (btwn College & Main), Burlington, VT
Irish Pub · 49 tips and reviews

Bridgette A.Bridgette Abare: The bouncers are about the only friendly people here. I had AWFUL service at the bar. BUT on the plus side, the ONLY good long island Iced Tea in town! They use Newmans own :-)

Ecco is one of Favorite Downtown Spots.

6. Ecco

7.3
81 Church St (at Bank St), Burlington, VT
Clothing Store · 6 tips and reviews

Bridgette A.Bridgette Abare: Awesome Clothes for classy sophisticated style with an edgy appeal. A little pricey, but the quality is very good.

1/2 Lounge is one of Favorite Downtown Spots.

7. 1/2 Lounge

6.5
136 1/2 Church St (at Main St), Burlington, VT
Speakeasy · 19 tips and reviews

Bridgette A.Bridgette Abare: Exactly what it sounds like..A small loung that is also awesome in the summer time for drinks outside. Inside is VERY dark and quite small. Great for a smaller party who wants to sit and talk

Urban Outfitters is one of Favorite Downtown Spots.

8. Urban Outfitters

5.7
25 Church Street, Burlington, VT
Clothing Store · 4 tips and reviews

Bridgette A.Bridgette Abare: Depending on when you hit this store it can be pricey for not very good quality clothing. More for the relaxed type with it's sweaters and loose fitted clothing.

Red Onion is one of Favorite Downtown Spots.

9. Red Onion

7.4
140 1/2 Church St, Burlington, VT
Sandwich Spot · 34 tips and reviews

Bridgette A.Bridgette Abare: Amazing Sandwiches..GREAT lunch spot. Highly recommended