Alyson Sheppard is a food writer and hangover specialist based in the South.

Bars We Love: Republic, Minneapolis (Playboy.com)

Bars We Love: Republic, Minneapolis (Playboy.com)

Matt O’Reilly, owner of Republic in Minneapolis, will be the first to tell you his bar is not for everyone. “We send a clear message: quality over popularity,” he says. “We don’t sell Budweiser. We don’t need to sell Budweiser.”

http://www.playboy.com/articles/bars-we-love-republic-minneapolis

Bars We Love: Dante, New York (Playboy.com)

Bars We Love: Dante, New York (Playboy.com)

City in a Glass: Las Vegas (PasteMagazine.com)

City in a Glass: Las Vegas (PasteMagazine.com)