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The Best Places to Drink and Stay in the United States

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  4. A 1929 brick building on Ponce de Leon, now a boutique hotel where a sleek modern addition tucks in beside the original without much fuss. The basement once housed a storied gathering place in Atlanta's LGBTQ+ history, and the hotel wears that legacy with genuine intention. Rooms are compact and well considered, with plump bedding and luggage stashed in cubbies under the bed. The second-floor terrace and lobby sunroom give you somewhere to land after a day in Midtown.

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  19. A seasonal rooftop pool a few blocks from Columbia University is not something you expect from a hotel on 126th Street, which is part of the point. The George sits in a former industrial stretch of Harlem that's been pulled into the present without losing its bones. Rooms run compact and modern, the outdoor lounge leans chic without trying too hard, and the Broadway line is close enough to make Midtown feel like a minor inconvenience.

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  30. Three wings of rooms orbit a central elevator bank in this retro-futuristic high-rise hotel downtown, which at 28 stories and 1,249 rooms is less a hotel than a small municipality. Skybridges connect it to neighboring hotels and the conference center, so conventioneers can spend three days entirely indoors if the Atlanta summer has anything to say about it. Fourth-floor rooms open onto a terrace with a jogging track and pickleball courts.

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  31. Across the street from Georgia Tech, this 12-story Hilton Garden Inn sits in Midtown with MARTA access and a handful of good restaurants within walking distance, which takes real pressure off the planning. Rooms run colorful and tidy, some with proper living areas if a standard footprint feels tight. The outdoor pool deck has grilling stations and a fire pit, which is a nicer amenity mix than the category usually delivers.

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  40. Rank 3340. Add-A-Ball

    Dive Bar


    Address
    315 N 36th St, #2B, Seattle, WA 98103, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 2 PM

    Friday 2 PM–2 AM

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  41. Rank 3340. Dreamland Bar & Diner

    American Cocktail Bar

    The balcony patio goes by its own name, Carnelian Bay, which tells you most of what you need to know about this Fremont cocktail bar and diner. Margaritas come in disco balls, Jell-O shots taste like homemade jam, and pimento cheese arrives on fried saltines. The steamed burger at happy hour has a cult following among people who take their diner food seriously while pretending not to.


    Address
    3401 Evanston Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Friday 10 AM–Midnight

    Reserve
    Tock
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  42. Rank 3340. Hannyatou

    Japanese Cocktail Bar

    A tiny sake bar tucked next to Kamonegi in Fremont, Hannyatou is the kind of place where the servers will talk you through a flight without making you feel like a student. The snacks, from the same team next door, are good enough that you may accidentally eat dinner here when you came only to drink. The habanero umeshu, when available, tends to inspire the kind of enthusiasm people usually reserve for sports.


    Address
    1060 N 39th St, Seattle, WA 98103, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–Midnight

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  43. Address
    3501 Stone Way N, Seattle, WA 98103, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–2 AM

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  46. The 47-story atrium is so vertiginously tall that John Portman's neo-futuristic design has moonlighted as a movie set for decades. This downtown convention hotel connects to Peachtree Center by skybridge and runs multiple restaurants, from a coffee shop to a steakhouse. Rooms are clean and functional, with low platform beds and a proper desk. The glass elevators alone will make you feel like you're in a film, which, statistically, you sort of are.

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  50. The Fox Theatre is literally across the street, which makes this Marriott Courtyard a practical choice for anyone coming to Atlanta for a show or using Peachtree Street as a home base. It's a mid-range hotel with 158 rooms, soft lighting, plush beds, and a lobby big enough to spread out in. The attached restaurant leans into Southern comfort food, chicken and waffles among them.

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  55. The bones go back to 1913, but a thorough renovation means the lobby reads contemporary rather than musty. This downtown Atlanta hotel keeps rooms compact and practical, with a proper desk and a modern bath, and some king rooms add a sofa if you need the breathing room. The lobby coffee counter pulls double duty as a morning café and evening bar. Peachtree Center MARTA is a short walk south, and dozens of restaurants surround it.

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  65. The atrium here was John Portman's original experiment in the form: a cavernous open void with a skylight ceiling and glass elevators gliding up the walls, and it still stops people mid-stride. This conference-scale hotel spreads across three towers, from standard king rooms to the Radius, a glass cylinder with compact quarters and mosaic-tile showers that feel like a set from a 1970s sci-fi film. Polaris, the revolving rooftop restaurant under a blue dome, completes the retro-futurist mood.

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  66. The painted coffered ceiling in the lobby is original to the 1929 office building, and it sets expectations the rest of this extended-stay Marriott hotel doesn't quite match, in the best possible way to stay calibrated. Most suites come with a full kitchen setup for actual cooking. Complimentary hot breakfast runs daily, the Peachtree Center MARTA stop is right outside, and the fitness center looks straight down onto the street below.

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  73. Address
    333 S Garland Ave, Orlando, FL 32801, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until midnight

    Friday 11 AM–Midnight

    Reserve
    OpenTable
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  74. Rattan furniture, grass skirts, and cocktails arriving in vessels that would embarrass a prop department set the tone at this tiki cocktail bar on East Central. The drinks are genuinely stiff under all the kitsch, and the signature comes in a schooner glass, fuschia-hued and finished with a flaming sugar cube on a lemon slice. South Pacific camp done with a straight face, which somehow makes it funnier.


    Address
    431 E Central Blvd, Orlando, FL 32801, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–2 AM

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    188 S Hemlock St, Cannon Beach, OR 97110, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–8 PM

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    3377 S Las Vegas Blvd, Fl 2, Las Vegas, NV, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

    Friday 7:30 PM–9:30 PM

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    606 Broadway E, Seattle, WA 98102, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–2 AM

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    Tock
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  78. Rank 3374. Balboa Cafe

    American


    Address
    3199 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA 94123, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–10 PM

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  79. Rank 3374. Bar Hygge

    Beer Bar


    Address
    1720 Fairmount Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–Midnight

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    1571 Grand Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55105, United States
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    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Friday 3 PM–Midnight

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    Resy
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  81. Rank 3374. Barcelona Wine Bar

    Spanish Wine Bar

    A wine bar with a list that runs close to 400 bottles, anchored in Spain and Italy but wandering convincingly into South America and France. It's a chain out of Connecticut, which the lively, group-heavy room makes easy to forget. Tapas keep things going between pours. Good for a party that wants to spend a long evening working through the menu without anyone having to make too many decisions alone.


    Address
    1085 Howell Mill Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30318, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Friday 3 PM–11:59 PM

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    Tock
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  82. Rank 3374. Bellhop

    Cocktail Bar


    Address
    37 N Orange Ave, Orlando, FL 32801, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–2 AM

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  83. Rank 3374. Bistro

    Seafood


    Address
    263 N Hemlock St, Cannon Beach, OR 97110, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–9 PM

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  84. Rank 3374. Booze Box

    Japanese Cocktail Bar


    Address
    823 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–Midnight

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    Tock
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  85. Rank 3374. Bottlehouse

    Wine Bar

    A retrofitted house in Madrona with a porch and backyard patio that gets claimed fast once the sun appears. Bottlehouse is a neighborhood wine bar with a range that runs from Bolivian syrah to Walla Walla grenache blanc, plus wine cocktails that pair well with whatever the resident cheesemonger is recommending. It feels more like a very well-stocked friend's place than a formal tasting room, which is exactly the point.


    Address
    1416 34th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122, United States
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    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Friday 3 PM–10 PM

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    Resy
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  86. Rank 3374. Bungalow by Middle Brow

    Tavern-style Pizzeria

    Bungalow is the Logan Square brewpub where the beer runs on wild yeast and the wine is made with as little intervention as the law allows. Tavern-style thin-crust pizza shows up on Tuesdays, cut in squares, but the toppings come from regional farms and the sauces wander off script. Order a pepperoni pie here and you'll feel like you've missed the point. The Beard folks named the beverage program a semifinalist in 2024.


    Address
    2840 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 8 AM–10 PM

    Reserve
    Resy
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  87. Rank 3374. Candlelite

    Tavern-Style Pizzeria



  88. Address
    1235 S Hemlock St, Cannon Beach, OR 97110, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Friday 10 AM–10 PM, Noon–10 PM

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  89. Getting into this off-Strip speakeasy means ringing a football, which feels like a sentence from a fever dream, and then supplying a password you only get by booking ahead. A host in a vest and flat cap works the room while jazz singers handle the stage, and you can request an unlikely cover from the lounge. It's an Italian steakhouse in costume, so the red leather booths fill up with tourists.



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    701 S 50th St, Philadelphia, PA 19143, United States
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    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–11 PM

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    131 2nd St, Cannon Beach, OR, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–9:30 PM

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    3460 Arville St, Las Vegas, NV, United States
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    Closed now, opens 6 PM

    Friday 6 PM–10:30 PM

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    5050 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–2 AM

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  94. Address
    4864 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–10 PM

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  95. The instructions say to write about a bar, but the source material describes Crepe Neptune as a grab-and-go crepe and boba shop with no mention of alcohol or bar service. Writing it as a bar would misrepresent the place. Could you clarify the "Kind of entry" field, or confirm whether this should be described as a casual counter-service crepe shop?


    Address
    175 E 2nd St, Cannon Beach, OR 97110, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 4 PM

    Friday 9 AM–4 PM

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