Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019

1. Casablanca Lounge

200 W. Ramon Rd. (Melvyn's Ingleside Inn), California

Lounge · 1 tip

Ruffian is one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019.

2. Ruffian

8.7

125 E 7th St (btwn Avenue A & 1st Ave), New York, NY

Wine Bar · East Village · 33 tips and reviews

Raised by Wolves is one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019.

3. Raised by Wolves

9.2

4301 La Jolla Village Dr #2030, San Diego, CA

Lounge · University City · 13 tips and reviews

The Polynesian is one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019.

4. The Polynesian

400 W 42nd St (9th Ave), New York, NY

Tiki Bar · Garment District · 32 tips and reviews

Lucinda Grain Bar is one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019.

5. Lucinda Grain Bar

2120 NE 65th St, Seattle, WA

Southern Food Restaurant · No tips or reviews

Mister Paradise is one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019.

6. Mister Paradise

8.6

105 1st Ave, New York, NY

Cocktail Bar · East Village · 12 tips and reviews

Expatriate is one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019.

7. Expatriate

8.7

5424 NE 30th Ave (at NE Killingsworth St), Portland, OR

Cocktail Bar · Concordia · 44 tips and reviews

Here & Now is one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019.

8. Here & Now

300 S Santa Fe Ave Ste N, Los Angeles, CA

Cocktail Bar · Arts District · 4 tips and reviews

The Back Bar is one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019.

9. The Back Bar

8.1

163 13th Ave NE (at NE 2nd St), Minneapolis, MN

Speakeasy · Sheridan · 12 tips and reviews

Le Sirenuse Restaurant & Champagne Bar is one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019.

10. Le Sirenuse Restaurant & Champagne Bar

9011 Collins Ave, Surfside, FL

Italian Restaurant · 10 tips and reviews

The Streamliner is one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019.

11. The Streamliner

800 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA

Cocktail Bar · Historic Cultural · 2 tips and reviews

Pacific Cocktail Haven is one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019.

12. Pacific Cocktail Haven

8.5

550 Sutter St (btwn Mason St & Powell St), San Francisco, CA

Cocktail Bar · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 129 tips and reviews

Brunette is one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019.

13. Brunette

9.2

33 Broadway (Abeel), Kingston, NY

Wine Bar · 14 tips and reviews

Better Luck Tomorrow is one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019.

14. Better Luck Tomorrow

8.7

744 Yale St (6th St), Houston, TX

Gastropub · 13 tips and reviews

Hop Sing Laundromat is one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019.

15. Hop Sing Laundromat

7.9

1029 Race St (btwn 10th & 11th St.), Philadelphia, PA

Speakeasy · Chinatown · 76 tips and reviews

Bar Leather Apron is one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019.

16. Bar Leather Apron

9.2

745 Fort Street Mall, Honolulu, HI

Cocktail Bar · Downtown Honolulu · 12 tips and reviews

Verjus is one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019.

17. Verjus

8.7

550 Washington St (Sansome Street), San Francisco, CA

Wine Bar · Financial District · 13 tips and reviews

Linden Room is one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019.

18. Linden Room

8.7

330 Gough St (at Linden St), San Francisco, CA

Cocktail Bar · Civic Center · 18 tips and reviews

CDP is one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019.

19. CDP

8.4

3861 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA

Cocktail Bar · Piedmont Avenue · 3 tips and reviews

The Greenbrier is one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019.

20. The Greenbrier

9.0

300 W Main St, White Sulphur Springs, WV

Resort · 41 tips and reviews

Maxwell Park is one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019.

21. Maxwell Park

9.1

1336 9th St NW (at O St NW), Washington, D.C.

Wine Bar · Logan Circle - Shaw · 17 tips and reviews

Walt’s Bar is one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019.

22. Walt’s Bar

9.1

4680 Eagle Rock Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Bar · Eagle Rock · 7 tips and reviews

Manolito is one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019.

23. Manolito

8.3

508 Dumaine St, New Orleans, LA

Bar · French Quarter · 11 tips and reviews

Katana Kitten is one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019.

24. Katana Kitten

8.9

531 Hudson St (Charles), New York, NY

Cocktail Bar · West Village · 25 tips and reviews

Maxine's Tap Room is one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019.

25. Maxine's Tap Room

8.7

107 N Block Ave, Fayetteville, AR

Bar · Dickson Street · 11 tips and reviews

Death & Co. is one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019.

26. Death & Co.

8.9

1280 25th St, Denver, CO

Cocktail Bar · Curtis Park · 11 tips and reviews

Ludlow Liquors is one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2019.

27. Ludlow Liquors

8.7

2959 N California Ave, Chicago, IL

Cocktail Bar · Northwest Side · 10 tips and reviews