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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in LEO Weekly. Updated August 2026.
Neat Bourbon Bar & Bottle Shop · Highlands
LEO's top bourbon pick and USA TODAY's inaugural Best Bars of America honoree. National Geographic has called Neat the No. 1 bourbon bar in the world, with 160-plus vintage pours.
North of Bourbon · Germantown
LEO's Germantown bourbon-forward anchor. New York Times-ranked among the country's top 50 restaurants for 2024, with 300-plus bourbons and James Beard nominee chef Lawrence Weeks in the kitchen.
Pretty Decent · Clifton
LEO's Frankfort Avenue micro-cocktail bar pick. a 20-seat room from John and Jeanne Douglass awarded 2 PINs in the Pinnacle Guide, one of only 12 bars worldwide.
Bourbons Bistro · Clifton
Whisky Magazine Gold Medal for 'Whisky Bars of the World' and an Imbibe 100 southern drinks pick. 130-plus bourbons in a historic 1877 building.
Hell or High Water · Whiskey Row
LEO-era downtown speakeasy under Whiskey Row. a subterranean 1920s room with a focused cocktail list and an extensive bourbon program accessed through a hidden entrance.