Here’s The Best Small-Town Bar In NC: Thrillist

CHARLOTTE, NC — Travel and entertainment website Thrillist.com recently compiled a list of the best small town bars in each state, and North Carolina’s was found in a town with a population of just over 4,000 in a 100-year-old converted bakery.

According to Thrillist, The Backstreet Pub in Beaufort has the distinct honor of being the best small town bar in the Tar Heel State.

The Backstreet Pub is located at 124 Middle Lane in Beaufort, North Carolina.

According to Historic Beaufort, The Backstreet Pub is known as “the friendliest, funkiest little bar,” and “a year round party.” With its nautical memorabilia on the walls provided by local Intercoastal Waterway sailors, the waterhole is considered a local hangout.

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“For fishermen and writers, waitresses and tugboat captains, retired spies, deep sea divers and just about anyone looking for a cold beer, a fine wine and some decent conversation. And, perhaps, a game of cribbage,” Historic Beaufort said.

Here’s what Thrillist had to say about The Backstreet Pub:

“Located a stone's throw from the water along North Carolina's picturesque Inner Banks, this modest hideaway packs a whole lot of history, music, and booze into its two charmingly weathered stories. The century-old converted bakery is famous for its weekend shindigs, when bands banging out tunes from bluegrass to hard rock flood the brick-walled courtyard, a wave of local beach bums, curious tourists, and leather-necked fishermen towed in their wake. Whether or not the stage is rocking, this spot's a hangout in the best sense of the word, a place where anyone off the street can come in, grab a beer, and make themselves right at home among the nautical tchotchkes, exposed wood beams, dusty books and board games, and reliably stellar company.”

To find out other fun small town bars you may want to seek out, read the full list at Thrillist.com.

Patch Editor RJ Scofield contributed

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