BW3 sports spicy hot buffalo wings at $.25 apiece to complement your trivia or home game. Dog & Duck claims the Thames, but their tasty bar snacks — chips, quesadillas, nachos — run closer to the Rio Grande.

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The first winners in this new category pour 'em cool and stiff, according to our readers. Mmmmmmm... just like we likes 'em.

Oilcan's
211 W. Fourth
512/320-8823
www.fb.com/oilcanharrys

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With 82 international beers on tap, this bar — named for J.P Donlevy's book — may require a taxi ride all the way home.

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With homemade brews a buck from 5-6pm daily and $2 pints Sun-Tues, you won't even notice this casual bar serves no cocktails — even on Fourth Street.

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Inventive martini menu, but nothing beats it dirty and ice cold, with juicy olives skewered in that chilled glass.

Cedar Street Courtyard
208-C W. Fourth
512/495-9669
www.fb.com/cedarstreetcourtyardaustin

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It's only just begun. If you wanna rock & roll all night and party every day, Maggie Mae's has the medicine to cure your boogie-woogie flu.

Maggie Mae's
323 E. Sixth
512/478-8541
www.maggiemaesaustin.com

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It's not too paradoxical that 1996's second place Paradox takes this year's first place, while last year's first, Area 52, takes second.

Paradox
311 E. Fifth
512/469-7615
www.paradoxaustin.com

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A younger, wilder crowd keeps Oil Can plenty lubricated.

Oilcan's
211 W. Fourth
512/320-8823
www.fb.com/oilcanharrys

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This Top is your tops for pub grub with a noshy twist.

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When the Dobie renovated, it not only spruced up its theatres, it began offering eclectic and apparently welcome items like Evian, ice cream, and unique candies. It wins hands down.

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This gargantuan movieplex is first-world viewing at its finest. Huge screens, cushy stadium seating, and – most crucial of all – wide cup holders.

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Village people are a cerebral bunch. From the epic Lone Star to the epic Hamlet, this unassuming little theatre is where four-star films come home to roost.

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After years of Crown & Anchor and Deep Eddy Cabaret duking it out in this category, this year's winner was a dark horse indeed.

Draught House Pub & Brewery
4112 Medical Pkwy.
512/452-6258
draughthouse.com

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If Hanson made it big here, you can, too.

Four Seasons Hotel
98 San Jacinto
512/478-4500
www.fourseasons.com/austin

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Attention, hustlers. Ample pool space riddled with smoke for sharks and minnows alike.

Clicks Billiards
2121 E. Oltorf
512/448-4945

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It seems ironic that the best place to hang out is a drag – fortunately ours isn't. With so much to do, no wonder kids love it.

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From their 1,200 square foot dance floor to Thursday night live music, "The Ranch" is where the Fiesta never ends!

Tejano Ranch
7601 N. Lamar, Ste. A
512/453-6615
www.tejanoranchaustin.com

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These Roman gods of filmic fire melt our hearts every year, especially now that they've opened a second location behind Güero's. We love that you love I Love Video in second and Waterloo in third.

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