While breweries and beer bars are often travel destinations in their own right, it’s also handy to know which restaurants and bars have the best beer selection in any given city or neighborhood. Or, perhaps you’re visiting an art museum or historical monument with the family and want to know where to find a hearty meal and a few craft beers. Here are five great beer bars, restaurants, or breweries and the five popular tourist spots they are conveniently near.
Panama 66 + Balboa Park, San Diego
San Diego offers no shortage of spots to grab a beer, but the new Panama 66 (pictured at top), opened by the people behind esteemed beer bars Tiger! Tiger! and Blind Lady Ale House, is among the most scenic. Located in Balboa Park at the San Diego Museum of Art, Panama 66 lets visitors enjoy a pint from some of San Diego’s best, such as Alpine, Societe, and Lost Abbey, and a sandwich or a salad in the laidback courtyard bar adjacent to the museum. The menu includes beer and cocktails paired with, or inspired by, pieces of art, and you can finish the meal with a walk around one of Balboa Park’s many beautiful gardens.
Saus + Faneuil Hall, Boston
Faneuil Hall has served as a marketplace and a meeting hall since 1742. Just a stone’s throw from Faneuil Hall’s street performers and tour guides decked out in Revolutionary–War-inspired garb, Saus serves frites with a spread of sauces, poutine, Belgian waffles, and creative sandwiches. Their draft selection is small, but mighty: four rotating taps often feature local favorites such as Jack’s Abby and Night Shift Brewing. Their bottle and can selection includes Belgian classics such as Saison Dupont and Duvel that pair perfectly with a cone of piping-hot frites.