The Alabama Guide
Bars & Nightlife
This area knows how to have a good time after the sun goes down. From laid-back dive bars to craft cocktail lounges and live music stages, these are the independently owned bars and nightlife spots worth finding.
96 places
Nitro Tales
Coffee by day, cocktails on tap by night
Cash Allen’s Pub
Main Channel Brewing Company
Come for the beer, stay for the laughs
The Carriage Wine & Market, Dauphin Island
Wine, bistro plates, and gourmet finds on the island's main road
Bier Shack Taproom
Beer, schnitzel, and axe throwing in Foley
Bama Buds Bar
Foley's easygoing pool hall and karaoke bar
The Book Cellar at Page & Palette
A bar with a literary twist, beneath the bookstore
Red or White Wine & Gourmet Center
Wine by the glass and gourmet bites downtown
Plow
Fairhope's no-frills neighborhood dive bar
The Monkey Bar
Downtown Fairhope's tropical-inspired hideaway
Fairhope Brewing Company
Where Fairhope's craft beer scene began
Gulf Babe Wine Boutique
Wine, but make it a lifestyle
Avenue Pub – Orange Beach
Pub food and cold beer, done right
We Crush Wine @ The Wharf
Wine first, tapas alongside
POUR Smart Bar
Pour your own, at your own pace
Isla Wine
A neighborhood wine bar and bottle shop.
Icehouse Tap Room
Local beer, live music, water views.
Big Beach Brewing Company
Craft beer at the southern edge of Alabama.
The Bank Oxford
Prohibition-era cocktails in a historic Oxford bank
Rack & Roll Sports Bar and Grill
Pool, darts, and wings in historic downtown Anniston
The Lush Garden
Wine, small plates, and old school jams in downtown Anniston
Coldwater Mountain Brewpub
Craft beer and freight-house charm in downtown Anniston
The Old Place Tap House and Bar
Tap House and Bar With High-End Spirits and 32 Draft Beers on Tap
The Beer Hog
Craft Beers And Great Food
Jules J Berta Vineyards
A working Sand Mountain winery with lake-view seating, wood-fired pizza, and its own wine slushies.
Main Channel Brewing – Albertville
A Marshall County taproom pouring house-made lagers and hazy IPAs on Sand Mountain Drive.
Busted Oak Bourbon Society
A Prohibition-styled cocktail bar and cigar lounge inside one of downtown Albertville's oldest surviving buildings.
Local 39
Hot wings, burgers, and a full bar at the corner of Oxmoor and Broadway.
BUKA
Natural wine, market goods, and cheese boards in the 186 Building.
Corbeau Wine Bar – Homewood
Self-pour flights and chef-driven small plates in Homewood's The Edge development.
Whiskey Bay Bar & Grill
Family dinners by day, live music and karaoke by night on US-98
Le Bouchon Wine & Tapas Bar
Wine by the glass and small plates in the heart of Olde Towne Daphne
Folklore Brewing & Meadery, Enterprise
Craft beer, mead, and local art on Boll Weevil Circle
Athens Alehouse
Self-serve craft beer and wine on the downtown square
Resting Pulse Brewing Company
A slower kind of taproom in downtown Opelika
Red Clay Brewing Company
Downtown Opelika's brewhouse and gathering hall
Whistle Stop Bottle & Brew
Downtown Opelika's tap wall and homebrew headquarters
Zazu Gastropub
Downtown Opelika's food-forward gastropub
Siluria Brewing Company
Craft beer in a historic Alabaster post office
The Wine Bunker
Alabaster's wine and whiskey bar with a side of coffee
For the Record
A Huntsville Road bar built around pool tables, arcade games, and a stage for local bands.
The Carriage Wine & Market, Florence
A wine shop and bar on East Mobile Street built for browsing bottles or settling in for a glass.
Singin’ River Brewing Co.
The Shoals' first craft brewery, pouring pints in a converted College Street taproom.
The Local – Bourbon House & Eatery
A neighborhood bourbon bar built for Vestavia Hills regulars
The Game Decatur
Arcade cabinets and football on 2nd Avenue
Josie’s
Mediterranean plates and late nights downtown
The Vine & Oak
Downtown Madison's wine and bourbon lounge
The Stem and Stein
Wine cellar and craft beer bar, together
Old Black Bear Brewing Company
Downtown Madison's neighborhood craft brewery
J’s Landing
Dothan's oldest bar, karaoke and pool tables
Maison de Rousse
A hidden speakeasy in a historic building
Vino On Main
Dothan's wine bar for slowing down
Folklore Brewing & Meadery, Dothan
Family farm roots, house made beer
17-16
A downtown Auburn game day bar named after a famous Iron Bowl score
SkyBar
Downtown Auburn's late night bar for karaoke, trivia, and live music
Bunkers Auburn
Auburn's kitchen and social club with three bars and live weekend music
The Anvil Pub
A globally inspired gastropub in the Village at Lee Branch
Board In Birmingham
Alabama's original charcuterie board restaurant and wine bar
Von’s Ross Bridge Wine Bar
A neighborhood wine bar and bottle shop in Ross Bridge
The Sanctuary on 25th
Craft cocktails and Southern dining inside a converted downtown Tuscaloosa church
Rounders on the Strip
The premier bar and nightclub on Tuscaloosa's Strip
The Houndstooth Sports Bar
Tuscaloosa's longtime gameday hangout near Bryant-Denny Stadium
POST Crafted Cocktails & Wine Bar
Craft cocktails and an expansive wine list on Dauphin Street
O’Daly’s Irish Pub
Home of the four-dollar Irish Carbomb on Dauphin Street
Heroes Sports Bar & Grille
Craft beer and a big-ass burger, downtown since 1998
Callaghan’s Irish Social Club
An Irish community pub in Oakleigh Garden District since 1946
Hayley’s Bar
The oldest bar on Dauphin Street, open since 1991
Amici Trattoria Wine Bar and Market
Handmade pasta and a curated wine list on Cottage Hill Road
Pour Baby
A West Mobile wine bar built around tasting before you commit
The Haberdasher
Craft cocktails and a from-scratch kitchen on Dauphin Street
Las Floriditas
A password-entry speakeasy inspired by Havana's birthplace of the daiquiri
Iron Hand Brewing
Small batch craft beer inside a converted 1920s church
Cork & Cleaver
A family-owned neighborhood gastropub on Zelda Road
Red Bluff Bar at the Silos
Riverfront drinks and yard games inside Montgomery's historic silos
23 Court Cigar Bar
Premium cigars and top-shelf whiskey in downtown Montgomery
Tower Taproom
Alabama's first self-pour taproom, next to Riverwalk Stadium
Leroy Lounge
Prohibition-era cocktails and 18 drafts in Old Cloverdale
The Gin
East Montgomery's neighborhood hang for cocktails and craft beer
Waterworks
Rooftop cocktails with a downtown Montgomery skyline view
Bar Attico
A penthouse cocktail room above Ravello Ristorante
Common Bond Brewers
Montgomery's only production brewery, poured downtown
Rojo
Highland Park's longtime neighborhood bar
Red or White
Forest Park wine shop, bar and kitchen
Golden Age Wine
Downtown natural wine shop with a garden bar
The Marble Ring
Unmarked Avondale bar with a literary twist
Pilcrow Cocktail Cellar
Underground agave bar in an 1881 cellar
Adiós
Downtown cocktails rooted in Mexican heritage
Birmingham District Brewing Co.
Fast-rotating taproom named for Birmingham's mines
Cahaba Brewing Company
River-named beer in a historic gin complex
Avondale Brewing Company
Historic taproom and outdoor concert venue
Good People Brewing Company
Southside's dependable original craft taproom
Voodoo Lounge Bar & Grill
Underground dive bar with nightly live music
The Wine Cellar
Huntsville's original wine shop and bar
Domaine South
Wine bar and kitchen on the Courthouse Square
Stella’s Elixir Lounge
Downtown rooftop cocktails with fire pits
Straight to Ale
Founding Huntsville brewery turned beer campus
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