Best Business Bars: Page 2

Marketing

The Best Bar to . . . Network Without Spending Big Bucks: Copa D'Oro

This Santa Monica, Calif., hangout offers the kind of soft lighting and easy-on-the-wallet happy hour that can appeal to Gen-X startup founders.

Thought Leaders

The Best Bar to . . . Rent a Stylish Meeting Space: Eastern Standard Kitchen & Drinks

This Boston brasserie has a private dining room favored by liquor-industry insiders, among other members of the city's business elite.

Money & Finance

The Best Bar to . . . Rub Elbows With a VC: Tom & Jerry's

This popular dive bar in Manhattan attracts its share of venture investors scouting startup talent.

Thought Leaders

The Best Bar to . . . Get Some Work Done: Bookstore Bar

This Seattle bar can be a great place to power through emails.

Living

The Best Bar to . . . Hide Out in When Business Goes Bad: Holland House

This East Nashville stop is dark and takes mixology seriously.

Thought Leaders

The Best Bar to . . . Hang With Hipsters: Teardrop Cocktail Lounge

This Portland, Ore., nightspot is an island of modernity in the city's retro hipster Pearl District.

Thought Leaders

The Best Bar to . . . Celebrate a Big Win: The Chandelier

This Las Vegas venue is one of the more glitzy places in Tinsel Town to toast a business victory.

Living

Bar Keep: How a Bar Becomes Your Own

The staff of Esquire put away plenty of drinks at the bar in the San Domenico--and the bartender became their (somewhat) silent partner.

Leadership

How to Turn Bar Trivia into a Team-Building Exercise

The leader's guide to winning bar happy-hour trivia contests.