NOTE: Runners up listed in alphabetical order
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
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
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
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)
This article appears in Oct 29 – Nov 4, 2014.
