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BEST LOCAL BARTENDER
MARK ALLEN, RED FEATHER LOUNGE
246 N. Eighth St., 208-429-6340, justeatlocal.com/redfeather
BEST LOCAL KARAOKE BAR
44 CLUB
4340 W. State St., 208-344-0693 Democracy prioritizes populism over elitism. And so does karaoke. No other in town is more of-the-people than the low-ceilinged, smoke-filled, no-beers-ontap-but-every-song-in-the-book 44 Club. SECOND PLACE: TERRY’S STATE STREET SALOON THIRD PLACE: HA’ PENNY BRIDGE PUB
Red Feather Lounge’s Mark Allen has won this category so many times now that we might have to consider retiring it. Congrats once again, Mark.
BEST LOCAL STRIP CLUB
SECOND PLACE: JACOB DETWEILER, HAPPY FISH SUSHI AND MARTINI BAR
BEST LOCAL PLACE FOR COCKTAILS
RED FEATHER LOUNGE
246 N. Eighth St., 208-429-6340, justeatlocal.com/redfeather Try to order a sazerac—a combo of cognac, rye whiskey, absinthe and bitters—at any other joint within spitting distance of Red Feather, and you’ll get laughed at. Heck, order anything besides a vodka tonic, and you’re setting yourself up for disappointment. Red Feather cares about cocktails, plain and simple. SECOND PLACE: MODERN HOTEL AND BAR THIRD PLACE: BARDENAY RESTAURANT AND DISTILLERY
BEST LOCAL HAPPY HOUR
LIQUID LOUNGE 405 S. Eighth St., 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com
Sometimes the simple things are best: $1 off everything from 2-7 p.m. everyday. No confusion. And when you add a convenient location in BODO, it’s no wonder it’s the people’s choice.
SECOND PLACE: THE TORCH 2 THIRD PLACE: EROTIC CITY
BEST LOCAL DANCE CLUB
BALCONY CLUB
150 N. Eighth St., 208-336-1313, thebalconyclub.com When you want to dance, you want music, disco balls, a little liquid courage and a other people out shakin’ it. And, maybe you want your dance club to offer karaoke and bingo nights, too. Hello, Balcony Club, and thanks for being all things to all people. SECOND PLACE: NEUROLUX THIRD PLACE: SIN
BEST LOCAL GAY-FRIENDLY CLUB
BALCONY CLUB
150 N. Eighth St., 208-336-1313, thebalconyclub.com When you want to go to a gay-friendly club, you want music, disco balls, liquid EA R WINNE courage and a whole bunch of other people out shakin’ everything they have on the dance floor ... Wait. Weren’t we just talking about a place like that? Y
THIRD PLACE: FALCON TAVERN
Yet again, the Torch proves that Boise’s oldest strip club isn’t the city’s most geriatric. The ladies who bump and grind at the Main Street location bitch-slap the competition. Hmmm ... Best of Boise stripper-showdown?
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SECOND PLACE: FLATBREAD COMMUNITY OVEN, DOWNTOWN BOISE
THE TORCH
1826 W. Main St., 208-344-0218, thetorchlounge.com
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