Soothe the cold-weather chill with a hot toddy—aka Southern cough syrup—at these bars and restaurants around Raleigh.
Raleigh’s 2025 Best Bartender
Meet your 2025 Best Bartender. Willco’s Nolan Ruhmke grabs the coveted crown from last year’s winning mixologist Kaylah Thomas of Gussie’s.
Raleigh’s Best Bars of 2025
After a neck-in-neck round of voting, we unveil the best bars in Raleigh across all categories—including Best Overall + Best Burbs.
New Year’s Eve Parties Around Town
Ring in 2026 Raleigh style with the city’s best New Year’s Eve parties, prix fixe dinners, Champagne toasts and more.
Best Bartender Top Pours
Raleigh’s Best Bartender noms name their favorite cocktails to craft. Catch them in action at The Cocktail Classic Nov. 15.
Meet Raleigh’s Viral Chicken Wings
James Higgins’ chicken wing concept, Da Bubs, has landed its first location at Le Dive, serving up easy-to-eat wings—plus focaccia and chocolate chip cookies.
Vinyl DJing Is Back
We tap two local vinyl DJs for insight on Raleigh bars, venues and events opting to spin it old-school rather than going digital.
Slice of Summer
Whether a dish or drink for spicing up that juicy fruit at home, one thing is certain—Raleigh’s watermelon scene is anything but ordinary.
Best Bartenders Share Fave Bars
Tap into some of Raleigh’s best bars as selected by Raleigh Magazine’s 2024 Best Bartenders.
Rock the Vote for Raleigh Magazine’s Best Bartender 2024 Nominees
RM reveals its 2024 class of Best Bartender nominees so you can belly up to the bars—and sip their crafts at The Cocktail Classic—to get ready to rock the vote!
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