America's Best College Bars
Writer David Wood once joked that college was an amazing time—when parents fork over their savings to let kids go to a strange town and spend four years in a bar.
Seriously, though, the best college bars offer more than cold beers and hot cheese fries. They’re fan headquarters for away games. They’re stages where college bands become national acts. They’re divey, not sleazy, and give visitors an insider’s perspective.
Many of our favorite college bars are steeped in such lore, while continuing to make history and win over newcomers. So here’s a toast to the mayhem of college and those bars that make it a great four years (or, in some cases, five … or six).
Rennie’s Landing, The University of Oregon:
Even the president of the university is a big fan of Rennie’s, which has been known to pitch in for charitable causes and events—and to pour seasonal craft beers. Guests eat and drink inside a historic, two-story house, complete with outdoor decks and fire pits for chilly evenings.
To watch a Ducks game on TV with friends, a giant plate of cheesy bacon fries, and boozy lemonade? Well, it’s satisfying in college and all the more so after you’ve graduated.
