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San Antonio, TX: Eating & Drinking

Restaurants – Plenty to choose from, but here are my recommendations:

- Comfort Coffee (Comfort)
- Comfort Pizza (Comfort)
- 8th Street Market (Comfort)
- Flamingo Street (Comfort)
- Food for the Soul Bistro (Comfort)
- High’s Cafe (Comfort)
- Horseshoe Pub (Comfort)
- Wander’n Calf (Comfort)

Distilleries/Breweries/Wineries – I was so happily surprised at how many of these are in Hill Country:

- Bending Branch Winery (Comfort)
- Hill Country Distillers (Comfort)
- Hill Country Wineworks (Comfort)
- Newsom Vineyards (Comfort)
- Bending Branch Winery (Comfort)

Tucson, AZ: Eating & Drinking

Yummy eateries in Tucson!

- Baggin’s Gourmet Sandwiches (since 1984)
- Barrio Brewing (Rustic-chic brewpub)
- Boca Tacos Y Tequila (Best tacos around)
- Choice Greens (Customized salads, panini & pizza)
- Cielos (Excellent seasonal fare)
- Dillinger Brewery Company (Outside food welcome)
- Eegee’s (Subs, salads & frozen goodness)
- El Corral (Traditional AZ fare with cowboy memorabilia)
- La Parrilla Suiza (Mexico City- style cuisine)
- Little Anthony’s Diner (Old school retro fare)
- Perche’ No Italian Bistro (Authentic Italian fare)

Yummy eateries in Tombstone!

- Big Nose Kate’s Saloon (Historic Mexican fare & live music)
- Crystal Palace Saloon (Rustic past with food & drink)
- Depot Steakhouse & Johnny Ringos Bar (Mexican steakhouse)
- Horseshoe Cafe & Bakery (in Benson)
- Longhorn Restaurant (American classics in century old space)
- OK Cafe (Classic American fare in homey, rustic space)
- Puny John’s BBQ (Awesome all-around BBQ restaurant)
- Tombstone Brewery Company (Local food delivery & live music)
- Vogan’s Alley Bistro (Fun food & spirits of every kind)

Lexington, KY: Eating & Drinking

There are many awesome restaurants to choose from – these are my favorites from my personal experience:

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Louisville, KY: Eating & Drinking

These restaurants are from either personal experience or from the Urban Bourbon Trail Passport!

- Ei8ht Up @ Hilton Garden Inn Downtown – Unparalleled Views
- AC Lounge NuLu @ AC Hotel Downtown – Spanish Tapas
- Blue Horse Restaurant @ Crowne Plaza – Local Bourbons
- Book & Bourbon @ Louisville Airport – Southern Hospitality
- Bourbon’s Bistro – Historical Seasonal Menu & 130 Bourbons
- Brendon’s Catch 23 – Wild Seafood & 100 Bourbons
- Bristol Bar & Grille – Local Eateries & Bourbon
- Brown Hotel Lobby Bar @ Brown Hotel – Southern Hospitality
- Buck’s Restaurant & Bar – Historical Fine Dining
- Charr’d Bourbon Kitchen @ Marriott – Bourbon-Inspired Restaurant
- Corner Restaurant & Bar @ Aloft – American Comfort Fare
- Derby Cafe & Bar @ Derby Museum – Local Ingredients
- Doc Crow’s Smokehouse & Raw Bar – BBQ & Bourbon
- Garage Bar – Southern Chow Eatery in Former Garage
- Hell or High Water Bar – Enter through Hello Curio Shop
- Jockey Silks Bourbon Bar @ Galt House Hotel – Local Fare
- Merle’s Whiskey Kitchen – Soul Food & Bourbon
- Old Seelbach Bar @ Seelbach Hilton – Desserts & Bourbon
- Patrick O’Shea’s – Lively Pub with Comfort Fare & Rustic Setting
- Pin & Proof @ Omni Louisville Hotel – Bowling, Speakeasy & Bites
- Porch Kitchen & Bar @ Louisville Marriott – Comfort Food
- Proof on Main @ 21C Museum Hotel – Locally Sourced Cuisine
- Ramsi’s Cafe on the World – Global Comfort Food
- River House Restaurant & Raw Bar – American Fare w/Riverside Patio
- Sidebar at Whiskey Row – Sophisticated Burgers & Bourbon
- Sway @ Hyatt Regency – Seasonal, Locally Sourced Southern Cuisine
- Taj Louisville – Vintage Vibe w/Bourbon Based Cocktails
- Troll Pub Under the Bridge – Sports Bar w/Hidden Area Behind Bookcase
- Varanese – New American Culinary Feasts
- Vincenzo’s – Refined Locale Serving Italian Fare
- Volare – Exceptional Italian Meals

Tampa, FL: Eating & Drinking

Most of the restaurants listed here are old school or historic in some way. I have also added some excellent, farm to table choices. Enjoy!

- Bern’s Steak House – Bayshore Gardens
- Casa Santo Stefano – Ybor City
- Carmine’s Restaurant – Ybor City
- Columbia Restaurant – Ybor City
- CW’s Gin Joint – Tampa
- The Floridian Cuban Sandwiches – Tampa
- Irish 31 – Tampa
- Oak & Ola – Armature Works
- Paradise Grille (live Trop Rock Music)- St. Pete
- Red, White & Booze – St. Pete
- Salt Shack – Tampa
- Sandbar – Clearwater
- Ulele – Riverwalk
- Whiskey Joe’s Bar & Grill – Tampa

Tampa has some lovely distilleries and breweries, as well! See THINGS TO DO for the ones who offer tours!

- 7venth Sun Brewery – Tampa
- 82 West Distillery – Tampa
- Coppertail Brewery – Tampa

Miami, FL: Eating & Drinking

Most of the restaurants listed here are old school or historic in some way. I have also added some excellent, farm to table choices. Enjoy!

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Washington, DC: Eating & Drinking

You really can’t go wrong with good Yelp reviews, but these are some of my favorite historical, “farm to table” and fresh local choices:

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Austin, TX: Eating & Drinking

Restaurants in this musical roots city, are surprisingly inexpensive compared to other large cities with this level of tourism. Here’s some of my favorites tastings of the local fare:

- Cookbook Bar & Cafe (located at Austin Public Library)
- Curra’s Grill (Interior Mexican fusion)
- FareGround Food Hall (Culinary meets community)
- Galaxy Café (Texas neighborhood restaurant)
- Guero’s Taco Bar (Historical location w/patio)
- Kerbey Lane Cafe (Comfort food from the locals)
- Little City Coffee (Small batch coffee)
- Magnolia Cafe (Neighboorhood fresh food)
- Mother’s Cafe (Vegetarian)
- Roosevelt Room (Industrial chic-space lounge)
- Ruta Maya Coffee (Organic coffee)
- Shady Grove (Tex-Mex classics under pecan trees)
- South Congress Café (American cuisine w/Austin flare)
- Small Victory (Classic cocktails downtown & small bites)
- Stubb’s Bar-B-Q (Gospel Brunch)
- Vespiao (Handmade & locally sourced)
- Waterloo Ice House (Casual, local gathering spot)
- Whisler’s (100-year old building lounge with food trucks)

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San Diego, CA: Eating & Drinking

Aero Club Bar (Local Pinball & Whiskey)
Altitude Sky Lounge (Gaslamp Quarter)
Bali Hai Restaurant (Asian Fusion)
Desi’s Bar & Grill (Includes Live Music)
False Idol (Tiki Bar)
The Grass Skirt (Tiki Bar)
Prohibition (Sneaky Speakeasy)
Red Fox Steakhouse & Piano Bar (North Park)
Saltwater Fine Dining Cuisine (Fine Seafood)
Sally’s Fish House & Bar (Seaport Village)
Shakespeare Pub (UK Pub Menu)
Trilogy Sanctuary (Vegetarian)
Waterfront Bar & Grill (1933 Institution)

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Philadelphia, PA: Eating & Drinking

Restaurants/Bars – There are SO many wonderful restaurants in Philadelphia, but here’s some of my favorites old school and historic:

- Alma de Cuba – Havana in Philadelphia!
- Amada – Spanish Tapas!
- City Tap House – Craft food and drink!
- Moshulu – Restaurant on a Tall Ship!
- Ocean Prime – Seafood to delight the senses!
- Pinefish – Oyster Bar & Grill
- Royal Boucherie – Award winning chef experience!
- Tavern on Camac (PIANO BAR!)
- Victor Cafe – Classic Italian