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Top Bars, Taverns and Pubs: Editor's Top 10

Our Editor's Top 10 list for Top Bars, Taverns and Pubs helps you decide where you want to go. Editor's Top 10 lists offer selections from our editors that help you plan your travel based on your lifestyle, entertainment, sightseeing, or recreation options.

Looking for a place to kick back and grab a cold one? From microbrews to the top mixed drinks, these preeminent pubs are the tops when it comes to serving suds.

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1. Geddy's
19 Main St., Bar Harbor, Maine
Dining - Cuisines - American
A Bar Harbor landmark since 1974, this restaurant is a lot of fun for the whole family. Kids' meals are served on Frisbees, which they can keep. The extensive menu includes create-your-own pasta, as well as great burgers and pizzas made with fresh ingredients. The crowd ranges from local fisherfolk to vacationing yachters. 19 Main St., Bar Harbor. Phone 207-288-5077. http://www.geddys.com.... Read Entire Review »
2. Tinto & Blanco
Jose Guadalupe Zuno 2391, Colonia Lafayette, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
See & Do - Nightlife - Bars, Taverns & Pubs
One of the more cosmopolitan nighttime hangouts around, this upscale wine bar is home to a weekly jazz show broadcast on the University of Guadalajara radio station. It's a restaurant, too, with a creative, eclectic menu of Asian fusion and Mexican dishes. Adjoining the main dining room is a patio and lounge, where jazz or electronica provides a soundtrack for the imbibing of the hip and beautiful... Read Entire Review »
3. Red Bar
23a Naberezhnaya Tarasa Shevchenko, Moscow, Russian Federation
See & Do - Nightlife - Bars, Taverns & Pubs
The view, the view, the view-atmosphere and quality reign at this New York-style cocktail bar. A private elevator connects you directly to its location on the 27th floor of an office building. $$$. 23a Naberezhnaya Tarasa Shevchenko (floor 27), Moscow. Phone 495-730-0808.... Read Entire Review »
4. Melrose Cafe & Bar
730 17th Ave. S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada
See & Do - Nightlife - Bars, Taverns & Pubs
The epicenter of Calgary's Red Mile, a multiblock street party that spontaneously occurs every time the Calgary Flames win a Stanley Cup playoff game. Big-screen TVs help hockey fans catch all the action. The summertime patio is always packed. Open daily. $$. Most major credit cards. 730 17th Ave. S.W., Calgary. Phone 403-228-3566. http://www.melrosecalgary.com.... Read Entire Review »
5. The Sundance
Corner of George and Adelaide, St John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
See & Do - Nightlife - Bars, Taverns & Pubs
One of the largest and oldest bars on George Street, The Sundance has expanded over the years to include the trendy Club One rock club and Dexas, one of the largest outdoor decks in the city (with cover for rainy days and nights). Food served. Daily 11 am-2 am. $$. Cover charges vary on entertainment. Most major credit cards. Corner of George and Adelaide, St. John's. Phone 709-753-7822. http://ww... Read Entire Review »
6. Fat Head's Saloon
1805 E. Carson St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dining - Cuisines - American
Enter the land of BIG food and leave your diet at home, because even the salads are heaped with cheeses and dressings that are too yummy to pass up. Sandwiches range from traditional burgers to the creative, such as chicken breast with cheeses and rosemary. The signature side is a heap of homemade potato chips-like everything else, these chips are really big. Wash it all down with a selection or t... Read Entire Review »
7. Sacramento Brewing Company
2713 El Paseo Lane, Sacramento, California
See & Do - Nightlife - Bars, Taverns & Pubs
This award-winning brewery makes its own ales-everything from a light hefeweizen to a stout. It may be famous for its beers, but the pub-style food is good, too. While you're enjoying a sandwich or ribs, a brewmaster in a white jumpsuit may come up to the vats and tweak some knobs and switches. Open Monday and Saturday from 11 am, Sunday from 10 am (kitchen closes at 9 pm every night). $$-$... Read Entire Review »
8. Tinkoff
Protochnyy Per. 11, Moscow, Russian Federation
See & Do - Nightlife - Bars, Taverns & Pubs
An authentic microbrewery with an excellent and varied menu that uses beer in a number of entrees and desserts. There are eight different grades of beer available for tasting. Noon-2 am. $$. Protochnyy Per. 11 (near Metro station Smolenskaya), Moscow. Phone 495-777-3300. http://www.tinkoff.ru.... Read Entire Review »
9. F.X. McRory's
419 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle, Washington
See & Do - Nightlife - Bars, Taverns & Pubs
Not far from Safeco and Qwest fields, this sports bar is a pregame institution. You can count on a decent steak, tasty raw oysters, prime rib or seafood, and it has 30 microbrews on tap. Open Monday-Friday from 11:30 am, Saturday and Sunday from noon. $$. 419 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle. Phone 206-623-4800. http://www.fxmcrorys.com.... Read Entire Review »