Nightlife’s Answer to “Dinner and a Show”
Alongside the nostalgic return of disco and 'tinis, "dinner theater" is roaring back to life with good drinks at its core.
- story: Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner
- photo: Dylan + Jeni
A Night at the Door With Three Denver Bouncers
The eyes and ears of three very different bars tell us about their normal—and not-so-normal—nights on the job.
- story: Nickolaus Hines
- photo: Shawn Campbell
A One-Man Army in the Battle for Sotol
Sandro Canovas is waging war against the Texas distillers claiming the right to make sotol outside of its ancestral home.
- story: Rob D'Amico
- photo: Jessica Lutz
Here’s Where You’ll Be Drinking This Fall
From discos to new dives, wine bars built for partying to bygone favorites making triumphant returns, here are the best new and notable bars.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Kelly Puleio
The Coolers of San Marcos
What does summer drinking look like in Central Texas? Seven groups share what they packed in their coolers before a day of floating down the San Marcos River.
- story: Veronica Meewes
- photo: Drew Anthony Smith
The Cuba Libre, As You Like It
Served pintada, divorciada or quemada, Mexico City has its own relationship to the Cuban classic.
- story: Scarlett Lindeman
- photo: Alonso Romero Mendez
A Guide to Italy’s Essential Aperitivo Bars
From the birthplace of the Negroni Sbagliato to Art Nouveau rooms more than a century old, here are the 10 destinations that should be on your bucket list.
- story: Brad Thomas Parsons
- photo: Camparino in Galleria
Side Out, Volleyball Bar
The “volleybar”—perhaps the most niche example of activity-driven nightlife—is fighting to survive.
- story: Allie Conti
- photo: Christian Rodriguez
No Bar Keeps It Real Like Donn’s Depot
Equal parts honky-tonk, dance hall and derelict cocktail lounge, the iconic Austin piano bar and its regulars are icons of another era in a rapidly changing city.
- story: Laurel Miller
- photo: Drew Anthony Smith
Happy Hour Goes Hi-Fi
Across the country, new “listening bars” are refashioning the Japanese model for an American audience.
- story: Nino Padova
- photo: Shawn Campbell
Behind the World’s Biggest, Fastest Bar Team
At the country’s largest annual drinks festival, fledgling bartenders prep and pour thousands of drinks alongside some of the most respected cocktail experts in the world.
- story: Punch Staff
- photos: Gabi Porter
Freda Horton Is the “Fairy Gaymother” of Gossip Grill
At one of Southern California's only lesbian bars, Horton is known for her flavored Martinis with a side of tough love.
- story: Emma Glassman-Hughes
- photo: James Tran