According to a survey published by Travel & Leisure, the top five cities that rank for attracting and entertaining singles (heavy on the cocktail and eye candy for both sexes) may surprise some of you as it did us. Here are the top 5 with satisfying bars from our files:
1) New Orleans
The Three Muses
536 Frenchmen St.
New Orleans, La 70116
(504) 252-4801
http://www.thethreemuses.com
Three Muses brings together professionals in culinary, hospitality, and music to create a chic, unique, smoke free environment committed to quality and verve.
2) Austin
Dirty Bill's
511 Rio Grande Street
Austin, TX United States of America 78701
http://dirtybill.com/the-bar
An Austin down-n-dirty is popular among those that seek beer and a long counter. As one reviewer put it in bar-poetry, "The Anti-West-6th-Street bar and a very welcome change a scene of starched shirts, rooftop decks, calamari, and walls of plasma TVs. This is our best 'big city bar' laid out blue-collar shotgun style, no windows, and a couple TVs around so you have something at which to point and bitch."
Barfly's
5420 Airport Blvd.
Austin, TX United States of America 78751
Telephone: (512) 452-6455
http://www.barflysaustin.com/
3) Las Vegas
Tryst Nightclub
3131 Las Vegas Blvd. S
Las Vegas, NV United States of America 89109
Telephone: (702) 770-3375
http://trystlasvegas.com/
In Short – Billed as an intimate rendezvous spot, this chic club has enough nooks to feel cozy despite its bulging 12,000 square feet. Bottle-service booths ring the semicircular club, and scads of framed mirrors decorate the red-velvet walls
Frankie's Tiki Room
1712 West Charleston Blvd
Las Vegas, NV United States of America 89102
Telephone: 702-385-3110
http://www.frankiestikiroom.com
Frankie's Tiki Room is a unique combination of south seas exotica and modern primitivism, with just a hint of Las Vegas kitsch. One hundred percent original and deeply rooted in tiki tradition, Frankie's is the place where you can escape to the fantasy any hour of the day or night. Where you can order up your buzz from the menu of exotic rum drinks in the tiki lounge, or enjoy traditional cocktails while gambling at the bar in classic Las Vegas style.
4) New York
Pegu Club
77 West Houston Street, New York,
New York, NY United States of America 10012
Telephone: 212/473-PEGU
http://www.peguclub.com/flash
Mixologist and owner Audrey Saunders, formerly of Bemelman's Bar in the Carlyle Hotel, makes magic with cocktails. In 2005 she opened her own little downtown gathering spot where she can even better showcase her immense talents. The cocktails here change seasonally and will astound you with their creativity. It helps that the staff uses fresh squeezed juices, homemade ginger beer and the largest assortment of bitters you will find anywhere.
Subway Inn Bar
143 E. 60th St.
New York, NY United States of America 10022
In an era of recast hipness, and transparent attraction, the Subway Inn reminds us of what a bar was and is supposed to be. Over looking Bloomingdale's loading dock, the view couldn't be better.
Raines Lawroom
48 West 17th Street
New York, NY United States of America 10011
http://www.raineslawroom.com/
Behind and unassuming door, on a street stocked with not so impressive bars lies a quite little gem. Nothing but drinks here, and seriously good cocktails with a Russian vodka theme.
5) Miami
Nikki Beach
1 Ocean Drive
Miami, FL United States of America 33139
Telephone: 305 538 1231
http://www.nikkibeach.com
A South Beach institution that is forever young, hip and if you seek to watch the beautiful people....this is it.
The Room
100 Collins Avenue
Miami, FL United States of America 33139
Telephone: 305 531 6061
http://www.theotheroom.com
So hip you almost need surgery.
At the bottom of 35 listed, Salt Lake City and Anchorage.
Salt Lake City
Gracies
326 S W Temple
Salt Lake City, UT United States of America 84101
Telephone: 1 801 819-7565
http://www.graciesslc.com
With two floors, two patios, and by far the most beautiful view of downtown and the Wasatch Mountains; Gracie's is a must for a night on the town.
Anchorage
Chilkoot Charlie's Promotion
1071 West 25th Avenue
Anchorage, AK United States of America 99503
Telephone: (907) 279-1692
http://www.koots.com
Koot's, as it is affectionately called by locals, began as a neighborhood watering hole with a live piano bar. Today Chilkoot Charlie's features a rustic Alaska atmosphere with sawdust-covered floors, 3 stages, 3 dance floors and 10 bars (11 in the summertime!) with padded tree stumps and beer kegs for seating.
Kodiak Bar & Grill
225 East 5th Avenue
Anchorage, AK United States of America 99501
Telephone: (907) 258-5233
http://www.kodiakbar.com
Serving up the best value for your drinking dollar and great food too. This is a family business so when you're here you're one of the family!! Your hosts, Doug and Calvin, and the best bar staff in town are here to serve you with the true Alaskan hospitality.
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