Best bar
White Water Tavern
Runners-up: Capital Bar and Grill, Maxine’s, Pizza D’Action, Town Pump
Best bartender
Loryn Smith, Town Pump
Runners-up: Spencer Jansen, Capital Bar and Grill; Kevin Creasy, White Water Tavern; Sara Clark, Town Pump
Wine bar
Zin Urban Wine and Beer Bar
Runners-up: By the Glass, Ciao Baci, Crush Wine Bar
Best bar for food
Capital Bar and Grill
Runners-up: Dugan’s Pub, Stickyz Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack, Town Pump
Best bar for live music
White Water Tavern
Runners-up: Maxine’s, Stickyz Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack, Town Pump
Best bar for pool, darts, shuffleboard or other games
Town Pump
Runners-up: The Hillcrest Fountain, Pizza D’Action, Zack’s
Beer selection
Flying Saucer
Runners-up: The House, Maxine’s, Town Pump
Bloody Mary
Town Pump
Runners-up: Capital Bar and Grill, Midtown Billiards, Stickyz Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack
Martini
Capital Bar and Grill
Runners-up: Ciao Baci, Diversion, Graffiti’s
Margarita
Cantina Laredo
Runners-up: Casa Manana, El Porton, Senor Tequila
Coldest beer
Town Pump
Runners-up: Flying Saucer, White Water Tavern, U.S. Pizza
Dive bar
White Water Tavern
Runners-up: Maxine’s, Midtown Billiards, Town Pump
Drinking brunch
The House
Runners-up: B-Side, Loca Luna, Pizza D’Action
Gay bar
Discovery
Runners-up: 610 Center, Sidetracks, Sway
Happy hour
The Town Pump
Runners-up: Pizza D’Action, Stickyz Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack, Zin Urban Wine and Beer Bar
Hotel bar
Capital Bar and Grill
Runners-up: The Peabody Lobby Bar and Mallards, Lee’s Lounge in the Springs Hotel, Rocks at Crowne Plaza
Patio for drinking
Cajun’s Wharf
Runners-up: Ciao Baci, The House, U.S. Pizza in Hillcrest
Pick-up bar
The Town Pump
Runners-up: White Water Tavern, Pizza D’Action, Stickyz Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack
Sports bar
West End Smokehouse and Tavern
Runners-up: Big Whiskey’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Gusano’s
Tequila selection
Casa Manana
Runners-up: Cantina Laredo, On the Border, Senor Tequila
Liquor store
Colonial Wines & Spirits
Runners-up: Copping’s Arkansas Liquor, Hillcrest Liquor, Markham Liquor
Local brew
Diamond Bear
Runners-up: Boscos, Vino’s
National brew
Sam Adams
Runners-up: Shiner Bock, Spaten Oktoberfest, Goose Island