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Pick a mood. Get a plan.Modes — swipe through Party, Happy Hour, Relax or Date Night. Pick the one you're actually after...
08/31/2026

Pick a mood. Get a plan.

Modes — swipe through Party, Happy Hour, Relax or Date Night. Pick the one you're actually after and the whole list rebuilds around it. On screen: 230 Fifth Rooftop Bar, Manhattan.

Curated experiences — restaurants, nightlife, rooftops and experiences, with the right places surfaced first instead of buried on page four. On screen: FREVO, Greenwich Village.

Snapshot — a place in one screen. What it's known for, review insights split into highlights and watch-outs, and quick tips for the things you'd otherwise have to ask someone. On screen: The View Lounge, San Francisco.

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Welcome to WTD Now, Balkan Bakery.Balkan Bakery in La Grange has just finished a renovation — indoor and outdoor seating...
08/27/2026

Welcome to WTD Now, Balkan Bakery.

Balkan Bakery in La Grange has just finished a renovation — indoor and outdoor seating, a pergola and patio, new artisan display cases — and not one recipe has changed since 2007.

It started with Olja Igic, who came from Kosovo with thirty-five years in the trade, one small suitcase and a black book of recipes. She opened the bakery with her son Pedja in 2007 and spent thirteen years building it. In 2020 her daughter-in-law Marija Pejkovic took it over when Olja retired, and grew it into a bakery, a café and a Balkan speciality store under one roof.

What to get:

The burek — hand-stretched dough, ground beef or feta imported from Greece, by the slice or as a whole 12-inch pie. Pies come in mushroom, potato, feta, and spinach & feta.
Cakes, pastries, pralines and crepes, all made from scratch.
And the shelves behind it: Eastern European pantry goods, deli, wine and spirits, gelato and cold-pressed juice.

Coming next month: hot panini and toast sandwiches, salads and snack bowls built on ajvar, kulen and kajmak. Later this year, The Gourmet Vault — their online store shipping Balkan goods nationwide.

La Grange Patch covered the reopening last week.

541 S. La Grange Road — about twenty-five minutes from downtown Chicago, tucked into a corner just south of 47th. Open today until 4pm.

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📍 La Grange, Illinois — 541 S. La Grange Road

MICHELIN held its California ceremony in San Diego this June, the first time the city has hosted it. Here is where that ...
08/26/2026

MICHELIN held its California ceremony in San Diego this June, the first time the city has hosted it. Here is where that guide sends you on a Wednesday.

MICHELIN Three Stars, California 2026 — a new champagne lounge that only takes walk-ins — Addison, Carmel Valley
MICHELIN One Star, California 2026 — four courses at $120, and you pick every one — Jeune et Jolie, Carlsbad Village
MICHELIN One Star, California 2026 — omakase only, no rolls — Soichi, University Heights
MICHELIN Bib Gourmand, California 2026 — five years old this June — Callie, East Village
MICHELIN One Star, California 2026 — twenty-four seats in an old board factory — Lilo, Carlsbad Village
MICHELIN Bib Gourmand, California 2026 — oyster hour runs 4 to 5 — Mabel's Gone Fishing, North Park
James Beard semifinalist for Outstanding Bar, 2026 — named after a 2,200-year-old medical text — Realm of the 52 Remedies, Kearny Mesa
In the MICHELIN Guide, California 2026 — Nướng Nights, on tonight — Kingfisher, Golden Hill

Lilo and Jeune et Jolie are both Eric Bost's, both in Carlsbad Village. North Park, University Heights and Golden Hill sit close together. Carmel Valley and Carlsbad are a drive up the coast.

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Eight of the best places to eat in San Diego this Wednesday. Explore more and find exclusive experiences on WTD Now.

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📍 San Diego, California — Carmel Valley, Carlsbad Village, University Heights, East Village, North Park, Kearny Mesa, Golden Hill

Monday is the night most of Atlanta's cocktail bars are dark. These six are open.Ticonderoga Club — No. 85 on North Amer...
08/24/2026

Monday is the night most of Atlanta's cocktail bars are dark. These six are open.

Ticonderoga Club — No. 85 on North America's 50 Best Bars, 2026. From 5pm, Inman Park
JoJo's Beloved — a Spirited Awards regional top ten honoree for Best U.S. Bar Team, 2025 and 2026. From 5pm, Midtown
Bar ANA — a Spirited Awards regional top ten honoree for Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar, 2026. From 6pm, Poncey-Highland
Ranger Station — one of Esquire's Best Bars in America, 2024. From 5pm, Old Fourth Ward
The Rooftop at Hotel Clermont — astroturf, string lights and the skyline, no reservations. From 4pm, Poncey-Highland
Little Spirit — martinis and grilled cheese until 2am. From 5.30pm, Inman Park

JoJo's runs Monday as an industry night: walk-up only, and the music and the menu change week to week.

Inman Park gives you two of these within a few blocks. The rest are a ride.

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Six of the best bars in Atlanta this Monday. Explore more and find exclusive experiences on WTD Now.

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📍 Atlanta, Georgia — Inman Park, Midtown, Poncey-Highland, Old Fourth Ward

Gustavo Dudamel conducts Beethoven's Ninth at the Hollywood Bowl on Thursday night, his last season in the job. Here is ...
08/20/2026

Gustavo Dudamel conducts Beethoven's Ninth at the Hollywood Bowl on Thursday night, his last season in the job. Here is where to drink either side of it.

Kato — 2026 James Beard Award winner, Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program, and two MICHELIN stars in the California 2026 guide. From 5pm, ROW DTLA
Mírate — No. 28, North America's 50 Best Bars 2026. From 5pm, Los Feliz
Daisy — No. 44 and a new entry, North America's 50 Best Bars 2026. From 5pm, Sherman Oaks
Vandell — No. 68, North America's 50 Best Bars 2026, and a 2026 Spirited Awards top four finalist for Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar. From 5pm, Los Feliz
Thunderbolt — No. 92, North America's 50 Best Bars 2026. From 5pm, Historic Filipinotown
Donna's — bartender Linda Douglas, a 2026 Spirited Awards top ten U.S. nominee for Bartender of the Year. From 5pm, Echo Park
Capri Club — 2026 Spirited Awards regional honoree, Best U.S. Cocktail Bar, U.S. West. From 4pm, Eagle Rock
Damn, I Miss Paris — 2026 Spirited Awards regional honoree, Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar, U.S. West. From 5pm, West Adams

Capri Club opens at 4, the rest from 5. Mírate and Vandell are a few doors apart on Hillhurst and Vermont, so that pair is a walk. The rest is a drive.

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Eight of the best places to drink in Los Angeles this Thursday. Explore more and find exclusive experiences on WTD Now.

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📍 Los Angeles, California — ROW DTLA, Los Feliz, Sherman Oaks, Historic Filipinotown, Echo Park, Eagle Rock, West Adams

Welcome to WTD Now, The New York Distilling Company.They opened on Repeal Day — 5 December 2011 — in Williamsburg, found...
08/19/2026

Welcome to WTD Now, The New York Distilling Company.

They opened on Repeal Day — 5 December 2011 — in Williamsburg, founded by Allen Katz and Tom Potter, who co-founded Brooklyn Brewery back in 1987. Fifteen years on they are in Bushwick, and you can now find them on WTD Now.

IN THE PRESS
Eater — Best New Cocktail Bars, July 2026
The Infatuation — reviewed in Bushwick
The Spirits Business — Jaywalker opens, 2026
Craft Spirits Magazine — a rare varietal, 2024
Wine Enthusiast — on heirloom grain whiskey

WHAT THEY MAKE
JAYWALK RYE — Cornell gave them ten seeds of Horton, a 17th-century rye that grew less than thirty miles from here and then vanished for over 150 years. Five years of cultivation later, those ten seeds cover two hundred acres in the Finger Lakes. Empire Rye certified
DOROTHY PARKER — American gin at 44%, juniper with elderberries and hibiscus, named for the Algonquin Round Table writer
PERRY'S TOT — navy strength at 57%, named for the Commandant of the Brooklyn Navy Yard
MISTER KATZ'S ROCK & RYE — young rye, rock candy, sour cherries, cinnamon

WHERE TO DRINK IT
Jaywalker is their bar, opened in June, in the same building — twenty feet from the still, behind glass. Cocktail programme led by Jamie Gordon. Martinis and Manhattans from $12, and a Rye Egg Cream that contains neither egg nor cream.

Thursday to Sunday, 4pm to midnight. Walk-ins, 21+. Distillery tours by appointment.

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📍 573 Johnson Avenue, Bushwick, Brooklyn

Say hello to Sincerely, Bagel — a Korean-owned sourdough bagel shop on NE 24th in Portland, and a new favourite of ours....
08/18/2026

Say hello to Sincerely, Bagel — a Korean-owned sourdough bagel shop on NE 24th in Portland, and a new favourite of ours.

Everything there is sourdough. Unbleached, unbromated, no added sugar, no high fructose corn syrup, no additives, no dye.

THE FLAVOURS — kimchi cheddar, ube, za'atar, fig and kelp, all on rotation. Ask what is on when you get there.
THE B.E.C.A. — bacon, egg, cheese and avocado, with a chili crisp schmear and hot honey.
TARTINES — open-faced on their own sourdough, alongside a signature matcha menu.
CATERING — platters and boxes to order, lox and capers and the full spread.

Eater Portland put them in its 2025 piece on the city's hometown bagel revival.

525 NE 24th Ave, Kerns. They close at 1pm and take Tuesdays off, so the next one is Wednesday from 8am.

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📍 Portland, Oregon — Kerns, NE 24th Avenue

Six of Orlando's best coffee counters, and every one is open today.Haan Coffee — second best coffee bar in Orlando Weekl...
08/17/2026

Six of Orlando's best coffee counters, and every one is open today.

Haan Coffee — second best coffee bar in Orlando Weekly's 2025 Best Of. 7am to 7pm, Mills 50
Lineage Coffee — a finalist in Orlando Magazine's 2025 coffee bracket. 7am to 7pm, Mills 50
Lobos Coffee — third best local roaster, Orlando Weekly 2024, roasting on site since 2019. From 6.30am, Audubon Park
Vespr — an Elite Eight pick in that same 2025 bracket, open since 2013. 8am to 8pm, Waterford Lakes
Craft & Common — a Sweet Sixteen pick, 2025. 7am to 6pm, Downtown
Orlando Coffee Roasters — roasting in the city since 2004. 8.30am to 4.30pm, Gore Street

Haan and Lineage are a few minutes apart in Mills 50, so that pair is a walk. Lobos opens earliest at 6.30. Orlando Coffee Roasters shuts at 4.30, so it is the morning stop.

This week's editorial highlight.

Six of the best places for coffee in Orlando this Monday. Explore more and find exclusive experiences on WTD Now.

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📍 Orlando, Florida — Mills 50, Audubon Park, Waterford Lakes, Downtown, Gore Street

Michelin lands in Las Vegas on 26 August. These eight got there first.Casa Playa — James Beard Best Chef: Southwest winn...
08/15/2026

Michelin lands in Las Vegas on 26 August. These eight got there first.

Casa Playa — James Beard Best Chef: Southwest winner, 2026, coastal Mexican, the Strip
Lotus of Siam — Saipin Chutima took the same award in 2011, northern Thai, East of Strip
Sparrow + Wolf — James Beard Best Chef: Southwest nominee, 2026, Chinatown
Tamba — James Beard Best New Restaurant nominee, 2026, Town Square
Esther's Kitchen — James Trees, Best Chef: Southwest nominee, 2020, Arts District
The Black Sheep — Jamie Tran, Best Chef: Southwest nominee, 2022, southwest valley
Ada's — James Beard semifinalist for its wine programme, 2026, Arts District
Nocturno — James Beard Best New Bar semifinalist, 2026, Arts District

Esther's serves brunch from 10 and Ada's opens at 3. The rest is a dinner list, most from 5, Nocturno from 6.

Saturday tops out near 97 with no heat advisory, the first real break in weeks. It is back above 105 on Monday.

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📍 Las Vegas, Nevada — Arts District, Chinatown, Town Square, the Strip

Three rooftops and three of the best bars in the country, all open tonight.Overstory — No. 33, North America's 50 Best B...
08/14/2026

Three rooftops and three of the best bars in the country, all open tonight.

Overstory — No. 33, North America's 50 Best Bars 2026, rooftop, Financial District
Dear Irving on Hudson — Spirited Awards top 10 US hotel bars 2026, rooftop, Midtown West
Bar Blondeau — sixth floor, facing Manhattan, Williamsburg
Bar Snack — Best U.S. Cocktail Bar, Spirited Awards 2026, East Village
Clemente Bar — No. 15, North America's 50 Best Bars 2026, NoMad
Martiny's — No. 23, and Takuma Watanabe took US Bartender of the Year 2026, Gramercy

Bar Snack opens at 2, both rooftops at 4, Bar Blondeau and Clemente at 5, Martiny's at 6.

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📍 New York, NY — Financial District, Midtown West, Williamsburg, East Village, NoMad, Gramercy

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