Brookston Beer Bulletin

Jay R. Brooks on Beer

  • Home
  • About
  • Editorial
  • Birthdays
  • Art & Beer

Socialize

  • Dribbble
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • GitHub
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Powered by Genesis

You are here: Home / Uncategorized / Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2009

Esquire’s Best Bars in America 2009

May 26, 2009 By Jay Brooks

Esquire magazine, again this year makes their choices for the “The Best Bars in America 2009.” From reviewing past years, it appears the idea is for each year’s list to not duplicate previous choices. Here’s who made this year’s list as top rated.

  1. Brewer’s Art, Baltimore, Maryland (though a brewpub)
  2. Toronado, San Francisco, California
  3. Beachcomber, Wellfleet, Massachusetts
  4. Clyde Common, Portland, Oregon
  5. Charlie’s Kitchen, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  6. Zeitgeist, San Francisco, California
  7. Ginny’s Little Longhorn, Austin, Texas

Here are the best new bars added to their database this year, apparently listed geographically from west to east.

  1. Horse Brass Pub, Portland Oregon
  2. Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant, San Francisco, California
  3. Alembic, San Francisco, California
  4. The Varnish, at Cole’s French Dip, Los Angeles, California
  5. The Buffet, Tucson, Arizona
  6. Arnaud’s French 75 Bar, New Orleans, Louisiana
  7. Harry’s Corner, New Orleans, Louisiana
  8. Sheffald’s, Chicago, Illinois
  9. Helen Back Café, Fort Walton Beach, Florida
  10. Clover Club, Brooklyn, New York
  11. Radegast Hall & Biergarten, Brooklyn, New York
  12. Drink, Boston, Massachusetts
  13. Ocean Mist, Matunuck, Rhode Island

So after doing this list for several years now, here’s the complete list to date. I’ve had issues with this list before, but this year I’ll just share the list.

 

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Bars



Comments

  1. Brad - BeerInBaltimore.com says

    May 26, 2009 at 3:02 pm

    I’m still trying to figure this one out (and I live in Baltimore… and have visited The Brewer’s Art)
    But hey, we’ll take it!

  2. beerinator says

    May 26, 2009 at 3:15 pm

    Sheffalds in Chicago is supposed to be Sheffield’s by the way. Not your mistake Jay, Esquire messed it up on their site. Hopefully an intern somewhere will catch it because it really is a good bar.

Find Something

Northern California Breweries

Please consider purchasing my latest book, California Breweries North, available from Amazon, or ask for it at your local bookstore.

Recent Comments

  • Amanda Alderete on Beer Birthday: Jack McAuliffe
  • Aspies Forum on Beer In Ads #4932: Eichler’s Bock Beer Since Civil War Days
  • Return of the Session – Beer Search Party on The Sessions
  • Scoats on Beer Birthday: Scoats
  • You're Not From Around Here - Food GPS on The Sessions

Recent Posts

  • Beer In Ads #4975: Sold Out … So What Am I Going To Do Now? May 20, 2025
  • Historic Beer Birthday: Benjamin, Lord Iveagh May 20, 2025
  • Historic Beer Birthday: Eduard Buchner May 20, 2025
  • Historic Beer Birthday: Louis de Luze Simonds May 20, 2025
  • Historic Beer Birthday: Johann Adam Lemp May 20, 2025

BBB Archives

Go to mobile version