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Find the best spots daily to eat and drink in hipster neighborhoods. Hit the roof, drink a beer and eat delicious at top-tier restaurants. Plan your nightlife adventure with maps and reviews of unknown micro-brews, rooftop parties, and independent drink.

Best Restaurants & Bars - Places to Eat & Drink - Thrillist

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Say the word barbecue to anyone in America and a different image will pop into nearly everyone’s heads.

A Field Guide to Regional BBQ Styles in America

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It’s hard to imagine an American breakfast landscape without Pop-Tarts, or a Pop-Tart without frosting.

Pop-Tart Flavors, Ranked By Their Fillings and Frostings

Chicago

It's no wonder Calumet Fisheries, on the far south side of Chicago, was featured on Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations.

Calumet Fisheries

This haunt of Julia Child's was reputedly her favorite Mexican restaurant -- and her endorsement was both justified and powerful, because folks still line up for their always on-point tacos, tamales, and refreshing Mexican drinks.

La Super-Rica Taqueria

Portland

Circa 33 is a speakeasy located in Portland, behind a secret bookshelf, which slings classic cocktails that follow the formula of spirit + sugar + citrus + bitters... or just about anything you could imagine.

Circa 33

New York

Right across from McCarren Park, Turkey's Nest is a dive bar in Williamsburg known for serving drinks in huge styrofoam cups.

Turkey's Nest

San Francisco

After almost being torn down, the Kingfish dive bar in Oakland is back and better than ever -- shuffleboard, low ceilings, and cheap drinks included.

The Kingfish Pub & Cafe

Dallas

Famous in Dallas for its late charitable, coke-bottle-glasses-wearing bartendress, Lakewood Landing is a dive bar that serves up a killer burger and super-strong drinks.

Lakewood Landing

A Brooklyn dive where Scorsese shot the infamous "cranberry juice" scene from The Departed, Irish Haven is about as Irish as a bar gets -- right down to the perfect-Guinness-pouring, brogue-spitting bartenders.

Irish Haven

Washington DC

Dan's Cafe is a DC dive bar with a make-your-own cocktail option -- only the cocktails are squirted from repurposed condiment bottle.

Dan's Cafe

Detroit

The oldest bar in Detroit is one hell of a dive, and its clientele ranges from hipsters to old-timers -- all of whom are looking for cheap drinks and a good time.

2 Way Inn

Named one of the nation's top 100 beer bars, the Mayor of Old Town has 100 beers on tap and a passionate staff that'll help you find your ideal brew.

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