Bars in Hartford

Bear's Smokehouse Barbecue is Hartford's most celebrated bar and restaurant — a South End institution producing outstanding Texas-style barbecue alongside extraordinary craft beers in the most genuinely warm and community-oriented gathering place in Connecticut's capital city. Hartford's diverse community and its appreciation for authentic American regional food culture find one of their finest expressions in Bear's extraordinary barbecue and beer program.

City Steam Brewery Café is Hartford's most beloved brewpub — a downtown institution housed in a stunning 1877 Hartford Steam Company power plant that produces outstanding craft beers alongside the Brew Ha Ha Comedy Club in one of New England's most architecturally magnificent bar settings. The building's extraordinary industrial heritage and City Steam's role as a gathering place for Hartford's diverse professional community make it one of Connecticut's most culturally significant brewpubs.