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Editors' Picks

Clubs/Bars

Best new club
The Flipside
Honorable Mention: Billy G's

Best bartender
Mike Carroll, Wings N' Ale
Honorable Mention: FD, Rafters

Best brewpub
Hunter-Gatherer Brewery and Ale House
Honorable Mention: Vista Brewing Company

Best rock club
Elbow Room
Honorable Mention: New Brookland Tavern

Best jazz club
Tie: Bentleyıs, Rhino Room

Best alternative rock club
New Brookland Tavern

Best acoustic club
Monterrey Jack's
Honorable Mention: The Village Idiot

Best blues club
Beulah's

Best western bar
The Skyline Club
Honorable Mention: Tombstone

Best cigar bar
Encore
Honorable Mention: Goatfeathers

Best college bar
Rafters
Honorable Mention: Group Therapy

Best dance club
Rafters
Honorable Mention: Have A Nice Day

Best meet market
Jillian's

Best gay club
Metropolis
Honorable Mention: Traxx

Best neighborhood bar in The Vista/Downtown
Jillian's
Honorable Mention: Billy G's

Best neighborhood bar in Five Points/Shandon
Group Therapy
Honorable Mention: The Publick House

Best neighborhood bar in St. Andrews/Irmo
Wings N' Ale
Honorable Mention: Hemingway's

Best neighborhood bar in Northeast Columbia
Garrett's Grille & Grog

Best neighborhood bar in Southeast Columbia
Al E. Gator's

Best place for bathroom graffitti
Art Bar
Honorable Mention: Group Therapy

Best outdoor deck
Group Therapy
Honorable Mention: Jillian's

Best people-watching bar
Art Bar
Honorable Mention: Group Therapy

Best club DJ
Vac, Rafters
Honorable Mention: Fotizo, Rafters

Best sports bar
Garrett's Grille & Grog
Honorable Mention: Bailey's

Best billiards parlor
Jillian's
Honorable Mention: Bailey's

Best happy hour
Dianne's on Devine

Best bottled beer selection
The Publick House
Honorable Mention: Carolina Wings

Best draft beer selection
The Publick House

Best martini
Encore
Honorable Mention: Club Cocktail