Best of Rochester 2014: Nightlife 

Best New Bar/Club

City Grill. 384 East Avenue, 222-2489, citygrillrochester.com

Runners up: Angry Goat | Flour City Station | Ox & Stone

Best Bar for Beer

Tap & Mallet. 381 Gregory Street, 473-0503, tapandmallet.com

Runners up: MacGregors' Grill and Tap Room | Old Toad | Victoire

Best Bar for Wine

Flight Wine Bar. 262 Exchange Boulevard, 360-4180, winebarflight.com

Runners up: Chocolate & Vines | Solera | Veritas

Best Bar for Craft Cocktails

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• The Revelry

The Revelry. 1290 University Avenue, 340-6454, therevelryroc.com

Runners up: Cheshire | The Daily Refresher | Good Luck

Best Sports Bar

The Distillery. Many area locations. thedistillery.com

Runners up: Acme Bar & Pizza | Marshall Street Bar and Grill | Sports Page

Best Neighborhood Bar

Lux Lounge. 666 South Avenue, 232-9030, lux666.com

Runners up: Dicky's | Marshall Street Bar and Grill | Tap and Mallet

Best Happy Hour

Lux Lounge. 666 South Avenue, 232-9030, lux666.com

Runners up: Acme Bar & Pizza | Good Luck | Marshall Street Bar and Grill

Best Dance Club

Tilt. 444 Central Avenue, 232-8440, facebook.com/Tiltnightclub

Runners up: One | Vertex | Vinyl

Best Juke Box

Marge's Lakeside Inn. 4909 Culver Road, 323-1020, margeslakesideinn.com

Runners up: Lux Lounge | Marshall Street Bar and Grill | Skylark Lounge

Best Bar for Karaoke

Scotland Yard. 187 St. Paul Street, 730-5030, scotlandyardpub.com

Runners up: 140 Alex | Nashville's | Temple

Best Non-Bar Hangout

Java's Café. 16 Gibbs Street, 232-4820, javascafe.com

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• The Little

Runners up: Boulder Coffee Co. | Spot Coffee | Wegmans

Best Place to Take a Date

The Little. 240 East Avenue, 258-0400, thelittle.org

Runners up: Good Luck | The Revelry | Tilt | TRATA

Best Place to Meet Singles

Wegmans. Many area locations. wegmans.com

Runners up: Lux Lounge | Murphy's Law | Tilt | Vertex

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• Acme

Best Cheap Night Out

Acme Bar & Pizza. 495 Monroe Avenue, 271-2263

Runners up: Cinema | Lux Lounge | Marshall Street Bar and Grill

Best Bartender

Emily Horsington (Good Luck). 50 Anderson Avenue, 340-6161, restaurantgoodluck.com

Runners up: Don Bush (Marshall Street) | Donny Clutterbuck (The Revelry) | Jacob Rakovan (The Daily Refresher) | Phil Stratigis (Lovin' Cup)