Before you check out an unexplored bar or club in Orlando, let us be your guide - read our latest "Inside" features.
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October 8, 2007Inside: Green Bar
Named more for the walls and less for the environment, but still a good time
Inside: Rivals Sports Bar and Grille
The prices and selection at this bar rival most
Inside: Brix
Brix still delivers with its upscale menu options and an expanded beer selection
Inside: Finnhenry’s
Finnhenry’s has historic atmosphere, fairly-priced drinks and comfy digs
Inside: Sloppy Taco Palace
It’s not just the tacos that get sloppy here
Inside: Rising Star
Rising Star offers patrons a chance to sing with a live band and feel like a bonafide pop star
Inside: Cheyenne Saloon and Opera House
Cheyenne Saloon is fun for both country and non-country lovers
Inside: 11/12 Lounge
It's open bar every night for an hour at 11/12 Lounge -- not a bad gimmick if you ask us
Inside: Red Star Tavern
Red Star Tavern is not your ordinary mall bar
Inside: Funky Monkey Wine Company
Funky Monkey is just comfortable enough for both the wine snob and average drunky
Inside: Timmy Macks
Timmy Macks tosses their merriment on you like so much beer-soaked confetti
Inside: Revolution
You can drink, dance, or lounge at Revolution, and you don’t even have to be gay to do so
Inside: O-Town Art Café and Wine Bar
Just the spot for laid-back appreciation of fancy drinks in downtown Orlando Most beer and wine snobs aren’t actually snobby - they’re more like geeks. Therefore they don’t need to nourish their geekiness in a ritzy, overpriced establishment when the alcoholic equivalent of a coffee shop will do. O-Town Art Café & Wine Bar at 37 South Magnolia St. is...
Inside: Lux Ultra Lounge
Lux is shinier, larger and not afraid to embrace the dance club limb of the ultra lounge family tree
Inside: Knight Library
The UCF bar is perfect for the young lush gaining his firewater footholds
Inside: The Haven
Live metal and cheap drinks attract the UCF crowd to this Winter Park favorite
Inside: Beer:30
Cheap beer is the big draw to this sports bar on Airport Road in Sanford
Inside: Tryst
The new martini bar is a nice break from the Church Street norm
Inside: Dolce Nightclub
The newly rechristened nightclub, is surprisingly not the shambling pink zombie it was expected to be
Inside: 23
23 strives for an atmosphere of vintage luxury, even amid the surging crowds that just want the booze
Inside: The Celt
The Celt is determined to bring the Irish back to downtown, one uncomfortably jam-packed weekend at a time
Inside: Underground Bluz
Though Underground Bluz is all beer and wine, they make the most of it with dozens of microbrews and imports
Inside: The Club at Firestone
The Club at Firestone has opened its arms to everyone -- hip-hopper, trance dancer and indie rocker (sorry, country fans -- it's nothing personal)
Inside: The Hideaway
Lower your standards and head out for fantastic burgers and cheap beer at The Hideaway
Inside: Eye Spy
Grab a beer and discover the bar's secret rooms and two-way mirrors scattered about
Inside: Club Screamers
If you like niche music (like soca and Indian pop) and have cash to burn, then Screamers might be your place
Inside: The Grape
The Grape, off of I-Drive, doesn't make you feel like a fool for not knowing jack about wine
Inside: Jake and Micky s
Though young, the bar brings in a fairly diverse group from professionals to bikers
Inside: Destiny Nightclub
If you're a fan of hip-hop and beats, keep an eye out for who's headed to the club next
Inside: Rhythm & Flow
If you're looking for a glossy, high-style ultra-lounge, then head down to Rhythm & Flow
Inside: Cigarz
Cigarz is perhaps the best place to go in CityWalk if you want to get away from the kids
Inside: Fusian
Fusian customers are inclined to socialize and make the most of their surroundings
Inside: Lou's Lounge
Lou's Lounge in Orlando satisfies the atmospheric portion of dive-bar couture
Inside: Odin's Den
Odin's Den has been crafted through good atmosphere, cheap drinks, and an awesome bar staff to be one thoroughly cool place to hang
Inside: Barnie's
Coffee shops are great for drinking alcohol, you get the socially acceptable appearance of being sophisticated while being able to get smashed
Inside: AKA Lounge
AKA attracts anyone who breathes, and has a hankering for a groovy, feel-good place to drink
Inside: Sky60
Head up the stairs between Tabu and The Social and experience one spiffy little outdoor lounge
Inside: Burton's
Burton's Bar and Grille has cleaned up real pretty and deserves a pat on the back
Inside: Junkyard Saloon
It's a southern crowd, but no matter who you are the rickety saloon doors will always be open (because they're broken)
Inside: Club Hush
Hush frequently plays for the reggaeton-loving crowd and pulls a lot of them in
Inside: Jesse Black Saloon
A place where those with large belt buckles and straw hats are free to click their spurs and slap their chaps
Inside: Red Coconut Club
Red Coconut at Universal CityWalk is a cool looking lounge with heavy prices on its drinks
Inside: Thirsty Whale Too
The Thirsty Whale Too is good for people who like their sports pubs a little cleaner and brighter
Inside: Buffalo Wild Wings
Buffalo Wild Wings is large and cavernous, allowing the cheers and hoots of sports fans to echo to infinity
Inside: Bliss Premium Ultra Lounge
Bliss is perhaps the most true-to-definition ultra lounge in Orlando, this side of International Drive
Inside: Wall Street Cantina
The mightiest anchor in the popular barge of booze that is Wall Street Plaza is the Wall Street Cantina
Inside: Paddy McGee's
Paddy McGee's is a good bar, but with the exception of its name and some green inside it's not really an Irish pub
Inside: Best of British Soccer World
Best of British Soccer World, otherwise known as BOB, is a decent pub that really likes soccer
Inside: Jax Fifth Ave. Deli & Ale House Lake Mary
Jax Fifth Ave. Deli & Ale House in Lake Mary is home to the best beer selection in Central Florida

