There Is Only One True Jim Gallagher
The Irish-born bartender of Molly’s Shebeen on how to cultivate regulars, pouring 12 barrels of Guinness a week and not becoming a bartender.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Eric Medsker
Sake’s Radical Awakening
Drawing comparisons to the natural wine movement, sake’s avant-garde is reinvigorating the category by challenging everything we thought we knew about it.
- story: Tom Downey
- photos: Jérémie Souteyrat
The King of New York’s Most Infamous Metal Bar
At his eponymous bar, Jimmy Duff has created a refuge for hardcore headbangers and neighborhood regulars alike.
- story: Courtney Iseman
- photo: Eric Medsker
The Best Cocktail Bar in the World Has Closed
Located 200 miles below the arctic circle, the experimental Open/Closed was never built to last.
- story: Joe Lindsley
- photo: Open/Closed
The Crooning Queen of Montana’s Mermaid Bar
For 56 years, “Piano Pat” has been serenading bargoers at the legendary Sip 'n Dip Lounge.
- story: Ann-Derrick Gaillot
- photos: Rio Chantel
The Age of the Imitation Dive Bar
As the dives of yesterday dwindle, their make-believe counterparts have risen up to fill the void.
- story: Joshua David Stein
- photo: Shannon Sturgis
A Night at the Door With Three Aspen Bouncers
The eyes and ears of three very different bars tell us about their normal-and not so normal-nights on the job.
- story: Tess Weaver Strokes
- photos: Kelsey Brunner
Milk & Honey, New Year’s Eve 1999
Twenty years after it changed cocktails forever, friends and former staff remember the bar’s exhilarating early days.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Georgette Moger
A Night at the Door With Three Anchorage Bouncers
The eyes and ears of three very different bars tell us about their normal-and not-so-normal-nights on the job.
- story: Jessica Stugelmayer
- photo: Kerry Tasker
Tom Riley Is the Definition of Old School
The Donohue’s bartender has been mixing Martinis for New York City regulars, including Drew Barrymore and Gay Talese, for 49 years.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Eric Medsker
A Crucible of Ski Bums and Billionaires
In Telluride, O'Bannon's was a refuge for mountaineers, nomadic hairstylists and one very famous foot fetishist.
- story: Laurel Miller
- illustration: Carolyn Figel
Portrait of a West Texas Saloon Man
Iconoclastic cowboy Ty Mitchell keeps time at Marfa's only dedicated watering hole, the Lost Horse Saloon.
- story: Laurel Miller
- photo: Jennifer Boomer