3 Best Bars in Raleigh, Central North Carolina

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Goodnights Comedy Club

University

This club near the university combines dinner with a night of laughs. Past performers include Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, and Ellen DeGeneres.

Raleigh Beer Garden

Cameron Village
This two-level pub claims to have the world's largest draft-beer selection. If that's not enough, it's just plain fun to drink here—there's a tree in the ground-level bar and junglelike patio seating amidst walls of green vines.
614 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh, NC, 27603, USA
919-324--3415

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Raleigh Times Bar

Downtown

Faces of early-20th-century newsboys stare out from a 20-foot photo mural covering one wall at this 1906 newspaper office, artfully restored into a gastropub. The bar features a great selection of Belgian beers (Obama's pint glass from a 2008 campaign visit is enshrined above the bar) and thoughtful wine and cocktail lists. In addition to the three-floor bar, the Times family includes a coffeehouse and pizza takeout shop.

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