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50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag)

50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag)

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Created by Michael Moses • Updated On: November 29, 2012

As according to Food & Wine magazine in December 2011. http://www.foodandwine.com/slideshows/americas-best-bars

Cure is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

1. Cure

8.7
4905 Freret St (Upperline St.), New Orleans, LA
Cocktail Bar · Freret · 95 tips and reviews
Bar Agricole is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

2. Bar Agricole

355 11th St (at Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 213 tips and reviews
Drink is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

3. Drink

348 Congress St (at A St), Boston, MA
Cocktail Bar · Seaport District · 234 tips and reviews

Michael M.Michael Moses: Star chef Barbara Lynch’s bar dispenses with menus; mixologist John Gertsen and his team custom-make drinks like the Golden State for each guest.

Holeman & Finch Public House is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

4. Holeman & Finch Public House

8.4
2277 Peachtree Rd NE (near Peachtree Memorial Dr.), Atlanta, GA
Gastropub · Peachtree Hills · 214 tips and reviews
PDT (Please Don't Tell) is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

5. PDT (Please Don't Tell)

8.2
113 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 439 tips and reviews

Michael M.Michael Moses: Reservations-only lounge, whose name means Please Don’t Tell. The door is in a phone booth inside the hot dog joint Crif Dogs. Read more.

Rob Roy is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

6. Rob Roy

8.6
2332 2nd Ave (at Battery St), Seattle, WA
Cocktail Bar · Belltown · 97 tips and reviews
Teardrop Lounge is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

7. Teardrop Lounge

8.6
1015 NW Everett St (at NW 10th Ave), Portland, OR
Cocktail Bar · Pearl District · 93 tips and reviews
The Varnish is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

8. The Varnish

118 E 6th St (at Main St), Los Angeles, CA
Speakeasy · Fashion District · 124 tips and reviews
The Violet Hour is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

9. The Violet Hour

9.1
1520 N Damen Ave (at Pierce Ave), Chicago, IL
Speakeasy · Wicker Park · 256 tips and reviews
The Alembic is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

10. The Alembic

8.8
1725 Haight St (btwn Cole & Shrader St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Haight Ashbury · 236 tips and reviews
Anvil Bar & Refuge is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

11. Anvil Bar & Refuge

9.1
1424 Westheimer Rd (at Windsor St.), Houston, TX
Cocktail Bar · 184 tips and reviews
Arnaud's French 75 Bar is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

12. Arnaud's French 75 Bar

8.9
813 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA
Cocktail Bar · French Quarter - CBD · 76 tips and reviews
Beretta is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

13. Beretta

9.1
1199 Valencia St (at 23rd St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Mission District · 487 tips and reviews
Cask Cookhouse at Loews is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

14. Cask Cookhouse at Loews

601 1st Ave S, Minneapolis, MN
New American Restaurant · Warehouse District · 53 tips and reviews
Clover Club is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

15. Clover Club

9.2
210 Smith St (btwn Baltic & Butler St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Boerum Hill · 369 tips and reviews
Clyde Common is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

16. Clyde Common

1014 SW Stark St (btw SW 10th & 11th Ave.), Portland, OR
American Restaurant · 220 tips and reviews
Comstock Saloon is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

17. Comstock Saloon

9.0
155 Columbus Ave (at Pacific Ave), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 217 tips and reviews
Copa D'Oro is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

18. Copa D'Oro

217 Broadway (at 2nd St), Santa Monica, CA
Cocktail Bar · Downtown Santa Monica · 72 tips and reviews
Craft & Commerce is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

19. Craft & Commerce

8.9
675 W Beech St (at Kettner Blvd), San Diego, CA
Gastropub · Little Italy · 198 tips and reviews
Death & Co. is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

20. Death & Co.

8.8
433 E 6th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Speakeasy · East Village · 395 tips and reviews
Distil is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

21. Distil

722 N Milwaukee St (btw Mason St & Wisconsin Ave), Milwaukee, WI
Cocktail Bar · Juneau Town · 40 tips and reviews
Downtown Cocktail Room is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

22. Downtown Cocktail Room

8.6
111 Las Vegas Blvd S (at Fremont St), Las Vegas, NV
Cocktail Bar · Downtown Las Vegas · 78 tips and reviews
The Drawing Room is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

23. The Drawing Room

937 N Rush St (at E Walton Pl), Chicago, IL
Cocktail Bar · Streeterville · 78 tips and reviews
Dutch Kills is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

24. Dutch Kills

9.1
27-24 Jackson Ave (btwn Queens & Dutch Kills St), Long Island City, NY
Cocktail Bar · 259 tips and reviews
Eleven Madison Park is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

25. Eleven Madison Park

9.2
11 Madison Ave (at E 24th St), New York, NY
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · NoMad · 292 tips and reviews
Employees Only is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

26. Employees Only

9.0
510 Hudson St (at Christopher St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 512 tips and reviews
Delano South Beach is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

27. Delano South Beach

1685 Collins Ave Miami Beach, Fl 33139 (at 17th St), Miami Beach, FL
Hotel · City Center · 191 tips and reviews
The Franklin Bar is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

28. The Franklin Bar

112 S 18th St (btwn Chestnut & Sansom St), Philadelphia, PA
Cocktail Bar · Center City West · 141 tips and reviews
Island Creek Oyster Bar is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

29. Island Creek Oyster Bar

500 Commonwealth Ave (at Kenmore St), Boston, MA
Seafood Restaurant · Kenmore · 304 tips and reviews
Jimmy's An American Restaurant is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

30. Jimmy's An American Restaurant

205 S Mill St, Aspen, CO
New American Restaurant · 44 tips and reviews
Leon's Full Service is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

31. Leon's Full Service

9.0
131 E Ponce de Leon Ave (at Church St), Decatur, GA
Gastropub · 190 tips and reviews
PX is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

32. PX

728 King St, Alexandria, VA
Speakeasy · Old Town · 31 tips and reviews
Little Branch is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

33. Little Branch

9.0
20 7th Ave S (at Leroy St), New York, NY
Speakeasy · West Village · 335 tips and reviews
LivingRoom Lounge At The W SouthBeach is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

34. LivingRoom Lounge At The W SouthBeach

8.3
2201 Collins Ave (22nd St), Miami Beach, FL
Cocktail Bar · City Center · 7 tips and reviews
Mayahuel is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

35. Mayahuel

304 E 6th St (at 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · East Village · 263 tips and reviews
OAK at fourteenth is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

36. OAK at fourteenth

8.9
1400 Pearl St (at 14th St.), Boulder, CO
New American Restaurant · Downtown Boulder · 73 tips and reviews
Parasol Up/Down is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

37. Parasol Up/Down

8.3
3131 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV
Lounge · 84 tips and reviews
The Passenger is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

38. The Passenger

1021 7th St NW (at L St NW), Washington, D.C.
Cocktail Bar · Mount Vernon Square · 116 tips and reviews
Patterson House is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

39. Patterson House

9.1
1711 Division St (at 18th Ave S), Nashville, TN
Speakeasy · 179 tips and reviews
Pegu Club is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

40. Pegu Club

77 W Houston St (at W Broadway), New York, NY
Cocktail Bar · Greenwich Village · 302 tips and reviews
Sable Kitchen & Bar is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

41. Sable Kitchen & Bar

505 N State St (at W Illinois St), Chicago, IL
New American Restaurant · Near North Side · 196 tips and reviews
The Sound Table is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

42. The Sound Table

483 Edgewood Ave SE (at Boulevard SE), Atlanta, GA
Cocktail Bar · Old Fourth Ward · 94 tips and reviews
Southwark is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

43. Southwark

8.1
701 S 4th St (at Bainbridge St.), Philadelphia, PA
Cocktail Bar · Queen Village - Pennsport · 45 tips and reviews
Taste By Niche is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

44. Taste By Niche

4584 Laclede Ave (Btw S. Euclid & N. Taylor), St Louis, MO
Cocktail Bar · Central West End · 73 tips and reviews
Rivera Restaurant is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

45. Rivera Restaurant

1050 S Flower St (at W 11th St), Los Angeles, CA
Latin American Restaurant · South Park · 65 tips and reviews
The Roger Room is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

46. The Roger Room

8.7
370 N LA Cienega Blvd (at Oakwood Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Cocktail Bar · Mid-City West · 83 tips and reviews
Slanted Door is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

47. Slanted Door

1 Ferry Building #3 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Financial District · 451 tips and reviews
Smuggler's Cove is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

48. Smuggler's Cove

8.8
650 Gough St (at McAllister St), San Francisco, CA
Tiki Bar · Civic Center · 328 tips and reviews
The Tasting Kitchen is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

49. The Tasting Kitchen

8.4
1633 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA
New American Restaurant · 179 tips and reviews
Tavern Law is one of 50 Inspired Bars in America (Food & Wine Mag).

50. Tavern Law

8.0
1406 12th Ave (at Madison St), Seattle, WA
Speakeasy · Capitol Hill · 114 tips and reviews

Michael M.Michael Moses: Through a heavy vault door is Needle & Thread, an upstairs bar where drinks are custom-made. Read more.