In the service of sobriety, the Arkansas Times passed on the Toast of the Town in 2018. After a year’s break, and with a fresh palate, our readers once more held forth on their favorite watering holes, booze, beers, bartenders and other libation-related activities. Four Quarter Bar, in North Little Rock’s Argenta neighborhood, held on to the Best Bar ranking it received in 2017, and grabbed other firsts as well. Atlas Bar made it on the map as well, winning Best New Bar, and a Hot Springs entry, the Starlite Club, was its runner-up. Raise a glass and say sláinte to the following:
Best Bar
Four Quarter Bar
Runner-up: White Water Tavern
Best Bartender
Kevis Smith (Atlas)
Runner-up: Jimmy Tolan (Four Quarter)
Best New Bar
Atlas Bar
Runner-up: Starlite Club (Hot Springs)
Best Bar for Live Music
Four Quarter Bar
Runner-up: White Water Tavern
Best Neighborhood Bar
Four Quarter Bar
Runner-up: The Pantry Crest
Best Wine Bar
Crush Wine Bar
Runner-up: By the Glass
Best Sports Bar
Prospect Sports Bar & Grill
Runner-up: Brewski’s Pub & Grub
Best Pickup Bar
Midtown Billiards
Runner-up: Four Quarter Bar
Best Gay Bar
Discovery
Runner-up: Triniti
Best Dive Bar
Pizza D’Action
Runner-up: Four Quarter Bar
Best Hotel Bar
Capital Bar and Grill
Runner-up: Agasi 7 Rooftop
Bar + Kitchen
Best Bar for Pool, Darts, Shuffleboard, etc.
Pizza D’Action
Runner-up: Four Quarter Bar
Best Bar for Food
Four Quarter Bar
Runner-up: Raduno Brick Oven & Barroom
Best Happy Hour
The Pantry
Runner-up: Big Orange Midtown
Best Drinking Brunch
Petit and Keet
Runner-up: The Fold Botanas & Bar
Best Patio or Deck for Drinking
Ciao Baci
Runner-up: The Fold Botanas & Bar
Coldest Beer
Twin Peaks
Runner-up: Hideaway Pizza
Best Cocktail List
Petit and Keet
Runner-up: Atlas Bar
Best Bloody Mary
Four Quarter Bar
Runner-up: The Fold Botanas & Bar
Best Margarita
The Fold Botanas & Bar
Runner-up: Local Lime
Best Martini
Petit and Keet
Runner-up: Capital Bar and Grill
Best Local Brewery
Lost Forty Brewing
Runner-up: Flyway Brewing
Best National Brewery
Lagunitas Brewing Co.
Runner-up: Founders Brewing Co.
Best Local Pale Ale
Lost Forty Pale Ale
Runner-up: Diamond Bear Pale Ale
Best Local IPA
Lost Forty Rockhound IPA
Runner-up: Flyway Early Bird IPA
Best Liquor Store
Colonial Wine & Spirits
Runner-up: 107 Liquor
Best Brewpub
Flyway Brewing
Runner-up: Lost Forty Brewing
Best Beer Selection
(Bar or Restaurant)
Flying Saucer
Runner-up: Raduno Brick Oven & Barroom
Best Beer Selection
(Liquor Store)
Colonial Wine & Spirits
Runner-up: 107 Liquor
Best Wine List
Petit and Keet
Runner-up: The Pantry
Best Wine Selection
Colonial Wine & Spirits
Runner-up: Legacy Wine and Spirits