Best of SLO County 2024: Drinks 

[{
    "name": "Newsletter Promo",
    "id": "NewsletterPromo",
    "class": "inlineCenter",
    "insertPoint": "4",
    "component": "15264767",
    "requiredCountToDisplay": "0"
    },{
    "name": "Ad - Medium Rectangle CC01 - 300x250",
    "id": "AdMediumRectangleCC01300x250",
    "class": "inlineCenter",
    "insertPoint": "8",
    "component": "2963441",
    "requiredCountToDisplay": "12"
    },{
    "name": "Ad - Medium Rectangle LC01 - 300x250",
    "id": "AdMediumRectangleCC01300x250",
    "class": "inlineCenter",
    "insertPoint": "18",
    "component": "2963441",
    "requiredCountToDisplay": "22"
    },{
    "name": "Ad - Medium Rectangle LC09 - 300x250",
    "id": "AdMediumRectangleLC09300x250",
    "class": "inlineCenter",
    "insertPoint": "28",
    "component": "3252660",
    "requiredCountToDisplay": "32"
    }]

Best North County Bar

Whiskey & June

5950 El Camino Real, Atascadero

(805) 466-9974

@whiskeyandjune

facebook.com/p/Whiskey-June-100063663957196

Best North Coast Bar

The Siren

900 Main St., Morro Bay

(805) 225-1312

[email protected]

thesirenmorrobay.com

@thesirenmorrobay

facebook.com/thesirenmorrobay

Best San Luis Obispo Bar

Sidecar Cocktail Co.

1040 Broad St., SLO

(805) 439-3563

[email protected]

sidecarslo.com

@sidecarslo

facebook.com/sidecarslo

Best South County Bar

Mason Bar & Kitchen

307 E. Branch St., Arroyo Grande

(805) 202-8918

masonbarag.com

@masonbarandkitchen

facebook.com/MasonBarAG

Best South Coast Bar

Harry's Night Club & Beach Bar

690 Cypress St., Pismo Beach

(805) 773-1010

[email protected]

harryspismobeach.com

@harryspismobeach

facebook.com/HarrysPismoBeach

Best Wine Bar

Saints Barrel

1021 Higuera St., SLO

(805) 439-1929

[email protected]

saintsbarrel.com

@saintsbarrelslo

facebook.com/saintsbarrelslo

Best Winery for Red

Eberle Winery

3810 E. Highway 46, Paso Robles

(805) 238-9607

[email protected]

eberlewinery.com

@eberleboar

facebook.com/eberlewinery

Best Winery for White

Claiborne & Churchill Winery

2649 Carpenter Canyon Road, SLO

(805) 544-4066

[email protected]

claibornechurchill.com

@claiborneandchurchillwinery

facebook.com/ClaiborneandChurchillWinery

Best Winery for Sparkling

Laetitia Vineyard & Winery

453 Laetitia Vineyard Drive, Arroyo Grande

(805) 481-1772

[email protected]

laetitiawine.com

@laetitiawine

facebook.com/laetitiawine

Best Tasting Room

Biddle Ranch Vineyard

2050 Biddle Ranch Road, SLO

(805) 543-2399

[email protected]

biddleranch.com

@biddleranchvineyard

facebook.com/BiddleRanchVineyard

Best Tasting Transportation

SLO Safe Ride

241B Prado Road, SLO

(805) 620-7233

[email protected]

slosaferide.com

@slosaferide

facebook.com/slosaferide

Best Brewery

Central Coast Brewing

6 Higuera St., SLO

1701 Monterey St., SLO

(805) 783-2739

[email protected]

centralcoastbrewing.com

@centralcoastbrewing

facebook.com/CentralCoastBrewing

Best Distillery

Rod & Hammer's SLO Stills

855 Aerovista Place, SLO

(844) 756-7845

[email protected]

rodandhammer.com

@rodandhammer

facebook.com/rodandhammer

Best Cidery

SLO Cider Co.

3419 Roberto Court, suite C, SLO

(805) 439-0865

[email protected]

slociderco.com

@slocider

facebook.com/slocider

Best Happy Hour

Black Sheep Bar & Grill

1117 Chorro St., SLO

(805) 544-7433

[email protected]

blacksheepslo.com

@blacksheepslo

facebook.com/blacksheepslo

Best Drink with a View

High Bar - Hotel SLO

877 Palm St., SLO

(805) 235-0700

hotel-slo.com/dining/high-bar

@highbar.slo

facebook.com/highbarslo

Best Bartender

Branson Chubbuck (KROBAR)

1701 Monterey St., SLO

(833) 576-2271

[email protected]

krobardistillery.com

@sapere_mixology, @krobarcraftdistillery

facebook.com/krobarcraftdistillery

Best Dive Bar

McCarthy's Irish Pub

600 Marsh St., SLO

(805) 544-0286

mccarthysirishpub.com

@mccarthysirishpub

facebook.com/McCarthysIrishPubSLO

Best Sports Bar

Firestone Grill

1001 Higuera St., SLO

(805) 783-1001

[email protected]

firestonegrill.com

@firestonegrill

facebook.com/FirestoneGrill

New Times' proximity to Firestone Grill is dangerously close; close enough to keep my "days without French fries" scoreboard at a near constant zero. Luckily for me, fries and onion rings aren't the only things at the downtown SLO staple that pair well with ranch dressing. Firestone Grill has a phenomenal salad selection, which you can order as you belly up to the bar to watch any of the sports on the many televisions surrounding it. I can't recall ordering a Cobb or Caesar anywhere else with tri-tip as a protein option. I'm a chicken lover so Firestone's Southwestern and Asian chicken salads are more my speed, but the Firebird (the restaurant's popular chicken strip sandwich) is my favorite non-salad thing to snack on with a beer at the bar while I watch basketball on one TV, and maybe baseball or golf on another.

—Caleb Wiseblood

Best Bloody Mary

McCarthy's Irish Pub

600 Marsh St., SLO

(805) 544-0286

mccarthysirishpub.com

@mccarthysirishpub

facebook.com/McCarthysIrishPubSLO

Best Margarita

La Esquina Taqueria

1051 Nipomo St., SLO

(805) 439-4289

[email protected]

laesquinaslo.com

@laesquina_taqueria

facebook.com/LaEsquinaSLO

Best Craft Cocktail

Sidecar Cocktail Co.

1040 Broad St., SLO

(805) 439-3563

[email protected]

sidecarslo.com

@sidecarslo

facebook.com/sidecarslo

Best Coffee Shop

Scout Coffee

SLO (2 locations), Cal Poly, Morro bay

(805) 439-2175

[email protected]

scoutcoffeeco.com

@scoutcoffee

facebook.com/scoutcoffee

Best Coffee Roaster

Scout Coffee/HoneyCo Coffee Roasters

3468 Sacramento Drive, unit C, SLO

(805) 439-2253

honeycocoffee.com

@honeycoffeeco

Best Tea Shop

The Secret Garden Organic Herb Shop

740 Higuera St., SLO

(805) 544-4372

[email protected]

organicherbshop.com

@secretgardenslo

facebook.com/secretgardenslo

Best Juice Place

The Neighborhood

SLO (2 locations), Paso Robles

(805) 439-4033

[email protected]

neighborhoodacai.com

@neighborhood_acai

facebook.com/neighborhoodacai

Best Smoothie

Jamba

SLO (2 Locations), Cal Poly, Arroyo Grande, Paso Robles, Atascadero

(805) 549-0733

jamba.com/ca/san-luis-obispo

@jambajuice

facebook.com/jambajuice