It’s Cocktail Week across the Eater blog network, and as part of that series they’ve published recommendations of the most “essential” cocktail bars in the US. It’s a pretty solid list. I’ve made it to 19 of the 38, a number held down mostly by the fact that I haven’t visited New York since moving from the East Coast in 2008.
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Road trip to Milwaukee anyone?
New York, Milwaukee, and Kansas City are all high on my list of cities I need to visit for cocktails.
I can attest Manifesto in KC is quite good.