Related stories this week:

Nightlife Guide

Try a little fringe drinking with this year’s Bars & Clubs Guide.



Open bar

Wells Avenue favorite Corrigan’s Bit O’ Ireland is reopening.



Flicker out

An RN&R contributor hunts for his perfect bar—one without TVs.



Out of the wild

Mainstay coffee house and bar the Jungle gets a makeover.



Winging it

How do you go about meeting people at the bar?



Sound decisions

If you want to see touring and local bands in Reno, head to the bar.



Tender hearts

What motivates a person to become a bartender? What makes it worth sticking around? We asked them.

Try a little fringe drinking with this year’s Bars & Clubs Guide.Wells Avenue favorite Corrigan’s Bit O’ Ireland is reopening.An RN&R contributor hunts for his perfect bar—one without TVs.Mainstay coffee house and bar the Jungle gets a makeover.How do you go about meeting people at the bar?If you want to see touring and local bands in Reno, head to the bar.What motivates a person to become a bartender? What makes it worth sticking around? We asked them. Advertisement



Welcome to our 2018 Bars & Clubs Guide. I know I say this about a lot of guides, but this is one of my favorites. And in a drinking town like Reno, why wouldn’t it be?

The local bar scene is vibrant these days, from downtown to midtown and pretty much all across the valley. Really, regardless of what you’re looking for, there’s a bar to fit your needs. But what are you looking for? That’s the question at the heart of this year’s Bars & Clubs Guide. What do we want out of our bar experiences?

If you happen to be looking for love at the bar, there’s a story in this guide that may be of interest to you. Regular contributor Matt Bieker did some reading on classy ways to use a wingperson and tested a few out on the town.

If, on the other hand, you’re just looking for entertainment, we have a story about Reno’s mainstay music venue bars. Of course, you may actually be looking for something a bit more low-key. In that case, read contributor Fil Corbitt’s story about his search for a bar without TVs.

And if all you want are a few good stories about bars, we’ve got those, too. You can read about what bartenders say they get out of their work. And there’s a story about Jungle owner Matt Polley’s aspirations to keep his bar thriving in downtown Reno. We also have a story about the reopening of a longtime Reno favorite—Corrigan’s Bit O’ Ireland on Wells Avenue.

Also, thanks to RN&R Contributor Eric Marks for our cover photo of K J Flippen at Z Bar.

Happy reading, and, please, drink responsibly. Don’t drive.

Cheers,

Jeri Chadwell

Special Projects Editor