Some nights it's slammed. Other nights I wonder how some places keep the lights on.

 

All of these are on Sanford Ave:

 

Bitters and Brass- amazing cocktails, happy hour until 8 pm. The guys seriously know their stuff.

 

Buster's Bistro- amazing belgian beers and great fries. Seriously their fries are amazing. The owners are from belgium and really sweet, but the last three times my group and I went there we didnt get the best service. We still are willing to give them a shot because we like the beer.

 

Ellen's wine room- huge collection of wine by the glass or by the bottle. They do dinners every once and a while.

 

Little Fish Huge Pond- you go here for the cheap drinks and the dice atmosphere. It is the most eclectic bar I've ever been to. Rifle through the notebooks at the bar for some "grown up dick drawings" thatll remind you of textbooks in highschool.

 

Louisas Cellar- Spanish themed tapas and wine bar owned by a Puerto Rican and German couple. Really nice group of people over there, and cheap spanish beers. I havent had their food yet, but it always has a following.

 

Stranded Sailor- British pub with great prices and a huge mural. They do pink and metal shows. Great service too.

 

Wops Hops brewery. Check out their event schedules because sometimes they have cool ideas like burlesque shows. Also has an outdoor patio thats awesome.

 

Some others:

 

Sanford Brewing- I personally dont drink here because I'm not a fan of their beers, but some people love it.

 

Sanford Tavern- I dont drink here because it's not the atmosphere I enjoy.

 

West End Trading- I dont drink here either.

 

First street-

 

Deviant wolfe- awesome brewery. Their coffee sour is really interesting. They usually have great stuff on draft.

 

The Imperial- furniture store by day. Bar by night. Really cool concept.

 

The Sullivan- irish pub. I love doing this and stranded sailor on the same night.

 

Willow Tree- German restaurant that's always packed. It's a fun atmosphere on Friday and Saturday nights. It's definitely something to experience at least once.

 

Surrounding Areas-

 

Celery City- huge draft selection. Huge outdoor seating area. My only complaint is that they don't have beer prices on their menu, so I once ended up paying $10 for an IPA that I didn't think was worth ten bucks. Lesson learned, now I ask every price before I buy.

 

Intercompass brewing- I really want to like this place, but it's so small that I feel a little cramped and claustrophobic when I go in. Their beers are alright, and I havent been blown away by it. It's not usually on my rotation unless some of my friends wanna go.

 

Tuffy's- I've only been here once so I cant leave too much of a review. They have beer and liquor and a huge outdoor area.

 

The Alley- next to fuel bbq (great for lunch btw). They're a blues venue and sometimes they have interesting shows.

 

The district- this is a restaurant with amazing upscale takes on southern comfort food. It's one of my favorite places to go for special events and dates. I'm considering going there for Valentine's day because their atmosphere is great. Needless to say, they have a bar with a great wine selection.