Esquire tabs three Downtown bars for national kudos

Three of Downtown’s favorites watering holes have been selected by Esquire magazine or its list of Best Bars in America 2013.

Two of the three — Harry’s Country Club in the River Market and Manifesto in the Crossroads — were called out in the June/July edition that is currently on stands. The third — the Blue Room at 18th & Vine — is included in the complete list of America’s best bar that is found online.

Esquire went so far as to recommend the cocktail of choice at each of the bars on the list. For Downtown afficianadoes.

Harry’s Country Club: “You’re having a Thomas H. Handy rye on the rocks”

Manifesto: “You’re having a Jackson County Democrat Club Cocktail

The Blue Room: “You’re having a Blue Room Martini — (Skyy Melon, Blue Curacao, Triple Sec, lime juice)”

To read the write-ups on the Downtown establishments and any other bars on the list, click here
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