The 75 Most Popular Bars In America, According To Yelp

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The following is an all-time list of the most popular bars in the U.S. according to Yelp. In deciding which spots were worthy, the review site identified businesses in the "bars" category, and then ranked them using a number of factors including the total volume and ratings of reviews. Each one is rated 4.5 and above on a 5-star scale and only two businesses per metro were included to ensure geographic diversity.

Please note that since these businesses are categorized as "bars," they may also be part of a restaurant, but each has various positive reviews specifically about the bar. Long story short, these bars were chosen for you, by you. The atmosphere, eats, cocktails, cold beers, wine and bubbles, and the company they keep is what makes these bars the 75 most popular in America.

Old Coast Ales is a dog-friendly microbrewery halfway between the Bridge of Lions and the St. Augustine Lighthouse in Florida. There's a wide selection of beers on tap ranging from IPAs and pales to reds, brown ales and porters — all of which are brewed in house. On occasion, this spot will also serve small-batch seasonal brews like a Gose or Berliner, or its famous Kookaburra, a brown ale infused with locally roasted coffee. If you want, you can even take some home in a growler. But on the way out, make sure you stop at the place next door for awesome tacos.

This small hybrid bar and bottle shop features 12 rotating craft beers on tap, plus tons of packaged beers to go. Florida locals and visitors alike are drawn to the atmosphere of this quaint but inviting space, and they really enjoy the uniqueness of the beers for sale. FR Bottle Shop has all kinds of fun, special-release brews you won't find at the store or supermarket. Plus, there's a foosball table in here, and who doesn't like playing foosball?

Arario is an upscale Korean fusion restaurant in Reno, Nevada. People come here for the bulgogi, bibimbop, kimchi fries, short ribs and the spicy Fire Cracker (popcorn chicken and tater tots with mozzarella, ghost pepper jack cheese and secret chili sauce), but also for the Pink Bellini (Champagne and raspberry wine) and Yuzu Mojito made with soju, light rum, yuzu, mint, lime and club soda. Another favorite is the Angry Roger, which features Bulleit Rye Whiskey, bitters, mint, sugar, orange, cherry and raspberry wine.

Sigh was established in 2012 to give Californians a place to go that had an extensive selection of quality Champagne and sparkling wines. While we're unsure how it actually got its name, some guests surmise it's due to the feeling they have when they have to leave. This top-tier establishment — with notably gorgeous silver and gold décor — now also carries still wine and a small selection of beer including Lagunitas Little Sumpin', Fort Point IPA, 805 Blonde Ale, Stella Artois, Modelo and Miller High Life (because it's the Champagne of Beers, duh). If you're feeling extra fancy, you can even pop bottles with kettle chips and caviar.

There are more than 16 ciders and beers on tap and even more available by the bottle at this dog-friendly bar. There's also a simple wine list featuring local varieties from Oregon and Washington, and others imported from Italy and Argentina. The Independent Beer Bar has everything you could want in a watering hole. Excluding the obvious, there's a trivia night on the last Wednesday of each month, $5 mimosas on Sunday, happy hour every day, a few TVs for your viewing pleasure, shuffleboard, growlers to go and Russian dumplings.

This brewery is located in the heart of sunny Orlando, Florida. There are about a dozen beers on tap, and there's something for everyone whether your preference is hoppy, malty, light or dark — and if you want to sample some, opt for a flight. To keep guests entertained, there's always live music in the taproom, as well as cornhole, darts, board games (Jenga!) and a bunch of TVs. There's never a dull moment at Ocean Sun Brewing.

Hidden away in the Parker Hotel in Palm Springs, California, is Counter Reformation. It's highly doted upon by guests as "what every wine bar should aspire to be." The food is "mind-blowing," the wine is "eclectic" and waitstaff is "exceptional." The setting is cozy and intimate, and the playlist of '60s and '70s music is a hit with anyone and everyone occupying a barstool. Regulars who prefer to keep their bar a relative secret say: Don't go here, but when you do, don't tell anyone how much you loved it.

GrandTen was created by Matthew Nuernberger and Spencer McMinn because they love spirits and, just like the rest of us, enjoy a drink at the end of the day. Their flagship product, Wire Works American Gin, pays homage to the historic South Boston Iron Foundry that previously occupied the space where the duo now distills. There's a bar inside too, so customers can experience classic and modern cocktails directly from the source. Try the Tiki Torch made with GrandTen's Fire Puncher Black Vodka, pineapple, cranberry and tiki bitters.

Ghost Coast was named in honor of where it sits — in hospitable Savannah, Georgia, which may or may not be haunted. All spooks aside, it was also the city's first distillery dating back to just before Prohibition. Today, bourbon, honey- and ginger-flavored whiskey, vodka, orange-flavored vodka, tiki spiced rum, cherry-almond-, peach- and herbal-flavored liqueur, and fernet are made here. Drink them straight up or as part of many innovative and gorgeously presented cocktails. Basil sour? Cucumber Collins? Coming right up.

Amalga is located in downtown Juneau and is the city's first distillery. Single malt whiskey, gin and vodka is made here and the tasting room is actually in the stillhouse, which is cool because visitors can enjoy a cocktail right next to where the spirits are made. People are obsessed with this drink called the "Mango Sea Donkey" made with mango, gin and ginger beer. It appears that the drinks list changes from time to time, but if you're lucky, it'll be on the menu next time you visit Alaska.

"Hoi Polloi" is a noun that means "the many, the masses, the common people." This neighborhood beer bar is located in South Berkeley, California, and produces a variety of beers both here and at an off-site location in Oakland. The menu also features a carefully curated rotating selection of craft brews and ciders from other West Coast breweries on guest taps. Yelpers note that the service here is outstanding. Bartenders greet you immediately and are charismatic and knowledgeable. Apart from that, the bathrooms are clean (this is important), the Wi-Fi is strong and the truffle popcorn is what dreams are made of.

The Spoon Trade's concept is simple: to spoon food and trade stories. The brunch menu boasts brown sugar French toast, fried chicken and sourdough waffles and a hot steak take on eggs Benedict. Dinner features deviled eggs, artisan soups, sea bass, handmade fettucine and pork tenderloin. The drinks list is plenty, offering all sorts of cocktails, draft beers, ciders and sours, and sparkling, red, white and rosé wines. In describing this restaurant and bar, one word patrons tend to use often is "quality." The farm to table menu is made with love from scratch, the staff is friendly and attentive, and the interior is cute and quirky.

The people behind Chanticleer don't care what you're wearing, or whether you're coming in from the beach or off an exhaustive bike ride. They just want you to be comfortable along with those you love "or at least like a lot" — including dogs, which are welcome on the patio. Happy hour is Monday through Friday from 5 to 6 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and includes $2 off all draft beer, bottled beer, wine and cocktails. There's lots of cool artwork here too, and if you see something you like, you can purchase it right off the wall. Oh, and one last thing: Don't sleep on the white chocolate coconut cookie.

This little neighborhood bar in Oxnard, California, is right near the beach. What's better than a cold beer after a long day of sun? One visitor from the U.K. offered laid-back praise for Beachcomber on Yelp: "This place just 'gets it.' Anyone will talk to anyone, no attitude, a smooth jukebox, bar games. Need anything, just ask for it. TVs for watching sports, reliable, smoking fast Wi-Fi." Need we say more?

The Whining Pig has several locations throughout Arizona, all of which carry lots and lots of booze. There's a huge chalkboard highlighting everything this place has to offer, but in short: There's an amazing selection of wine and over 125 craft beers. Oh and happy hour runs 1 to 8 p.m. every day. Another attractive quality here is the grilled cheese menu. There are five in total including "The Heart" with fig spread, prosciutto and goat cheese; "The Peace Sign" with pesto, sun dried tomato and mozzarella; "The Ying Yang" with cream cheese, American cheese and Swiss cheese; "The Hash Tag" with smoked ham and American cheese; and "The Star" with pepperoni, Sriracha, Italian cheese and cherry peppers. We'll take one of each, please.

This taproom in Fairfield, California, has really friendly vibes and super cool tap handles. Instead of your run-of-the-mill designs, Rustwater playfully uses pool balls, a baseball, a Pokéball, the head of Frankenstein's monster and more. Perhaps more importantly, the beer is excellent. There are 30 craft beers on draft, and they're all written on a giant chalkboard behind the bar. But it's not just the booze that turns visitors into regulars. Apparently the cheeseburgers are incredible, and they're only $5.

Bar Red Beard is a family-run establishment named after Mike, who helps run the bar with his mother and father — and who obviously has a red beard. Everything on the food menu is made from scratch, including the pizza dough, barbecue sauce in the pulled pork sandwich, sweet and spicy dressing for the (also homemade) tater tots and chicken salad sandwich, and the hand-rolled meatballs in red gravy. Bar Red Beard proudly serves American-made craft beers and wines. On its website, you can see all the brews that are presently on draft as well as the ones that are on deck to replace current kegs once they kick.

House of Hops in Raleigh, North Carolina, is a family-owned craft beer store with 400 bottled and canned brews in house and 24 rotating drafts. You can see the current updated list on the shop's website. If you want to bring your favorite beer on tap to go, this place will hook you up with a fill for 32- and 64-ounce growlers. Although there's no kitchen on site, food trucks are parked on the premises Tuesday through Sunday for all your noshing needs. There's also a pretty impressive game section with old-school games and toys like Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots. Perhaps most importantly, House of Hops is dog friendly inside and out.

Rock Cut Brewing Company was founded by college friends Tracy Goodemote and Matt Heiser, who have been making beer together for 13 years. Their Estes Park taproom has large windows with incredible views of the gorgeous Colorado outdoors. There are 12 brews on tap and, weather permitting, you can go out on the patio with a pint or flight and listen to the rush of the Big Thompson River. Rock Cut sometimes has a food truck on site, but outside food is permitted.

Florida Keys Brewing is the Upper Keys' first microbrewery. There's a selection of core beers on draft, as well as rotating seasonal options and barrel-aged brews. People looking to escape the Florida sun can hang out in the tasting room with a flight of beer or glass of wine, sangria or cider, but the real appeal is the outdoor beer garden. It's dog-friendly, spacious, tropical and grassy with lots of seating and lawn games.

This dimly lit Brooklyn pub has all the essentials: board games, shuffleboard, darts, cocktails, wine, 14 craft brews on tap and the old beer-and-a-shot special. Guests can get $1 off all wine, drafts and well drinks during happy hour weekdays 4 to 7 p.m. and weekends noon to 4 p.m. If you're hungry, The Commissioner has burgers, wings, Nashville hot chicken, hot dogs, tacos, tater tots and more. Nothing goes together quite like a cold one and greasy eats. Those are just the facts.

The menu at Ten in Phoenix, Arizona, features Midwestern classics and Southern comforts like shrimp and grit cake, hush puppies, "stand out" fried green tomatoes, barbecue pulled pork and "really delicious" buttermilk fried chicken. Happy hour is Monday through Saturday from 2 to 6 p.m. The deal includes half-price appetizers, select $7 craft cocktails, $6 house wines and $4 draft beers. Customers recommend the "Clapped Basil" mixed drink with Absolut Ruby, basil, elderflower and grapefruit juice.

People come to Lady Yum to "escape, be whoever they want to be, to sip Champagne at noon on a Wednesday, eat fancy cookies and pretend they are in Paris," says owner Megan Wagstaff. Her adorable bakery and wine bar, Lady Yum, supplies Seattle with quirky macarons like espresso fudge, lemon, oatmeal cookie, s'mores and raspberry chardonnay. She also does seasonal and monthly flavors (Irish chocolate, cinnamon roll, birthday cake, Earl Grey and PB&J... yum). Customers can take them to go or stay and have a glass of wine. The house Champagne is super cheap at $3 a glass for brut and $4 for brut rosé. White, red and rosé wines, and bubbly are on the menu too, as well as tea and coffee.

Two is better than one at this San Antonio "brewstillery." Ranger Creek brews craft beer and distills small-batch whiskey. Visitors can learn how both are made by taking an intimate and immersive hour-and-a-half tour of the facilities in Texas. Three product samples and a souvenir pint glass are just $10, designated drivers can join for $5 and kids 6 and under get in for free. The tasting room is another way to enjoy Ranger Creek's exceptionally priced brews (most are $4 a pint), whiskey and cocktails. Meat and cheese plates and other small snacks are available for purchase. There are often food trucks on site too, and events like Pizza Night, Jazz and Cocktails, Cocktails and Lobster Rolls, and more.

This San Francisco-based brewery is owned by longtime army family and husband and wife duo Kevin and Shae Inglin. Their beer? Fantastic. In fact, FDR took home five awards at the 2018 California State Commercial Craft Beer Competition. Their offerings change every so often, but at the time of this writing, tons of creative flavors graced the menu including Cupcake Reincarnate Almond-Coconut Ale, which is described as tasting like you're "eating a cupcake, but it's a beer!" Sign us up! They also made a tropical stout, a kombucha shandy and a double IPA called Skip the Gym, which really resonates with us.

This 21-and-up wine bar in Ventura, California, is cozy and romantic. Many compare it to the likes of a sophisticated French café. The owner, Parfait, is actually from France. Visitors note his immaculate hospitality and how, instead of sitting down at any old restaurant, they feel as if they're being comfortably welcomed into his home. Barrell 33 does not have a fully stocked bar, but it does have beer and wine (always kept at approximately 55 degrees Fahrenheit) complimented by light bites including an artisan cheese platter, salad, thin-crust pizza, penne pasta, chocolate soufflé, crème brulee and more.

The Rendition Room is a blast from the past — the 1930s specifically. The exclusive speakeasy is reservation only, but it's well worth the forward planning. Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington and Frank Sinatra play on the overhead speakers as talented mixologists curate creative drinks like Breakfast of Champions made with bacon, maple, vanilla-infused bourbon, citrus and egg whites; and Black Magic built with olive oil and rosemary-infused vodka, caper and olive brine, and squid ink. Speaking of magic, magicians make an appearance every Tuesday from 8 to 9 p.m.

Immortal Spirits & Distilling was founded in 2009 in Medford, Oregon. All the equipment here was built from scratch and all mashing, fermenting, distilling, aging and bottling are done in-house. The signature spirit here is whiskey — aged in charcoaled, locally made Oregon Oak casks — but rum, absinthe, gin, brandy, eau de vie, nocino and limoncello are produced at the facility as well. All can be enjoyed on their own or as part of a top-shelf cocktail in the tasting room. Visitors are really excited about the Pink Lady (gin, blackberry brandy, lemon and grenadine) and the Pear Sidecar (pear, vodka, blackberry and lemon soda), but you can't go wrong no matter what you choose.

Cheese Please in Tampa, Florida is great because... they have a lot of gourmet cheese. There are 90 different kinds including Dutch potato chip goat Gouda, aged Italian pecorino with truffles, British sticky toffee cheddar and Jamaican jerk cheddar perfectly paired with charcuterie, olives, nuts and honey. The wine bar section is actually called "Clooney's Bar" — yes, as in George Clooney. It's unclear whether or not the movie star actually has anything to do with this place (he probably doesn't), but his face is prominently featured on a prayer candle and someone taped a bunch of photos of him on the wall behind the bar. Hey, we could never complain about that.

Alps Village is a little taste of Europe in the U.S. The family-owned bar and restaurant is located in the heart of Palm Desert. Like the Golden State itself, Alps has a warm atmosphere where Californians can indulge German-inspired cheese fondue, cabbage rolls, goulash fries, chicken paprikash, Wiener schnitzel and bratwurst pizza with a frosty mug of beer, a cocktail or a glass of wine.

This cocktail bar in Denver, Colorado, is intimate, old-fashioned and classy with speakeasy vibes above ground. Union Lodge No. 1 transports you to a time before Prohibition with both its décor and drinks list. Guests here love the Knickerbocker, a drink that originated in New York City sometime in the mid-1800s. This refreshing recipe features rum, sour raspberry, lemonade and sparkling wine. Boozehounds looking for something stiffer should order the old fashioned, which one person said was so strong it "grew a little hair on my chest!"

If you're looking for variety and a big selection of beers and maybe a new pair of sneakers, run, don't walk, to The Running Shop and Hops in Morgan Hill, California. There are 86 craft brews on tap at this veteran-owned tap room at all times. Seriously, 86! Offerings are always changing, though, but you can check out what's pouring now on Untappd. Bring your dog and hang out on the heated outdoor patio or come inside for a friendly game of darts, jumbo Jenga, chess, shuffleboard or foosball. Hungry guests are invited to bring their own food.

People can't get enough of the feel in this speakeasy. One woman who stumbled in on accident even claims Hold Fast is "the best thing to happen to Hell's Kitchen." The open layout features romantic lighting, rustic brick walls and exposed piping, and the bar was crafted from reclaimed wood from the Coney Island boardwalk before Hurricane Sandy hit. Drink prices are standard for New York City, but during happy hour they're dirt cheap. Every day until 8 p.m., select beer cans are $3; draft beers are $4; glasses of wine, well drinks and a shot of Cold Spell mint-flavored whiskey are $6; and a beer and a shot combo is $8. The food here is fancier than one might suspect, but it won't break the bank. Get two tacos for $8, dry-rub wings for $11, chicken and waffles for $13 or a classic burger for $14.

The Miller's Table is a small bar and restaurant in Oceanside, California, just a stone's throw from the Pacific Ocean. The menu offers a rotating selection of craft beers and fine wines, which can be ordered by the glass or via sample flight. Pair them with small plates like sweet and spiced nuts, house-marinated olives and pickled veggies or a build-your-own grilled cheese sandwich with Gruyère, fontina, havarti, smoked Swiss or brie and you're good to go. Staff will even curate your cheese and charcuterie plate to compliment the wine you're drinking. But perhaps most importantly, the outdoor patio is canine-friendly.

This place is more of a fast-casual pizzeria than an actual bar, but it's sought out by drinkers nonetheless. Asheville, North Carolina, is one of the best cities for beer lovers, which is why Fahrenheit Pizza & Brewhouse implemented a "pour your own beer" system. Some brews are made in house, but other local beers are also featured on tap. All pair perfectly with a slice or two of crispy New York-style pizza and delicious chicken wings.

Social is a locally-owned underground cocktail bar (or speakeasy) in Fort Collins, Colorado, an hour north of Denver. Guests are welcomed by an old-timey street clock at the top of a well-lit stairwell leading them to a cool-as-a-cucumber modernized industrial atmosphere with sommelier-selected wines and high-quality handcrafted cocktails that are more affordable than at other praiseworthy mixology bars like The Aviary and The Dead Rabbit. At Social, the Lavender Sour with vodka, ginger cognac and house-infused lavender sour is a fan favorite. Neat "throwback" drinks are served in glassware from the decade they were created, and all guests seated prior to 8 p.m. are offered one complimentary aperitif. Free Negroni, anyone? Bar bites include cheese and charcuterie, pulled pork sliders, roasted beet salad, smoked salmon pate, blistered shishito peppers and beef carpaccio.

The runner-up for most popular bar in America is quite literally called "A Simple Bar." People outside of Los Angeles in Studio City come to this lively, semi-small California club to drink and dance (although there is no designated dance floor). One of the most attractive qualities about this place is that happy hour is every single day from 5 to 8 p.m. Boozers can get two for one well and specialty drinks including the fan-favorite Isuki Sour made with Suntory Toki whisky, lychee simple syrup and freshly squeezed lemon juice. The daily deal is also good for $5 house wine and $1 off all beers including simple selections like Lagunitas IPA, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Blue Moon, Angry Orchard, Guinness, Heineken, Bud Light and Stella Artois. It's always pretty busy on the weekends, but on Sundays and weekdays it's the perfect place to catch a game on the big screen.