Posted at 2:03 a.m., Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Ocean Club ranked as one of top 100 in country
Advertiser Staff
The Ocean Club has been named to the Editors' Choice Top 100 bars and clubs in the United States for 2007 by Nightclub & Bar Magazine.It is the lone nightclub in Hawai'i to make the list.
The nightclubs and bars selected by the magazine's editors will be honored with a special party at the Nightclub & Bar/Beverage Retailer Beverage and Food Convention & Trade Show in Las Vegas, Mar. 4 through Mar. 7.
Nightclubs and bars were chosen based on a number of criteria, including annual revenues, marketing and advertising effectiveness, promotional expertise, uniqueness to market, food and beverage programs and more.
The editors' choice list includes a mixture of clubs, neighborhood bars, sports bars, family-oriented venues and more.
The following bars and clubs, listed in alphabetical order, made the Editors' Choice Top 100 for 2007. The city designated for each is the city in which it is located, or, if the concept has multiple locations, the city of its first location.
230 Fifth New York City
40 Watt - Athens, Ga.
8150 - Vail, Colo.
The Abbey - Hollywood, Calif.
AJ's Seafood & Oyster Bar - Destin, Fla.
Aria - Boston, Mass.
Avalon/Spider Club - Hollywood, Calif.
Beach Bar at the W - San Diego
B.E.D. - Miami
Billy Bob's Texas - Fort Worth, Texas
Blue Martini - Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
the bosco - Ferndale, Mich.
Body English - Las Vegas
Bombay Club - New Orleans
Broken Spoke Saloon - Sturgis, S.D.
Brother's Bar & Grill - Lacross, Wis.
Butter - San Francisco
Cabo Wabo - Lake Tahoe, N.V.
Casbah - Atlantic City
Cherry - Las Vegas
Chilkoot Charlie's - Anchorage, Alaska
Coyote Cantina - Santa Fe, N.M.
Coyote Ugly - New York City
Crobar - Chicago
The Crocodile Cafe - Seattle
Diablo's Downtown Lounge - Eugene, Ore.
e4 - Scottsdale, Ariz.
Eight 75 - Biloxi, Miss.
El Gaucho - Seattle
Elements the Lounge - Seabright, N.J.
ESPN Zone - Baltimore, Md.
Excalibur - Chicago
Fado Irish Pub - Atlanta
Flatiron Lounge - New York City
The Flying Saucer - Memphis, Tenn.
Fox Sports Grill - Scottsdale, Ariz.
Galapagos Art Space - Brooklyn, N.Y.
ghostbar - Las Vegas
Good Hurt - Los Angeles
The Green Parrot - Key West, Fla.
The Greene Turtle - Ocean City, Md.
Ground Zero Blues Club - Clarksdale, Miss.
The Helix - Washington, D.C.
House of Blues - New Orleans
Iguana's Cantina - New York City
Ivan Kane's Forty Deuce - Hollywood, Calif.
JET - Las Vegas
Kahunaville - Las Vegas
Key Club - Hollywood, Calif.
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop - New Orleans
The Library Bar & Grill - Tempe, Ariz.
Light - Las Vegas
Lotus - New York City
Louie's Backyard - South Padre Island, Texas
Mango's Tropical Café - Miami
Mantra - Milwaukee, Wis.
Marquee - New York City
McGillin's Olde Ale House - Philadelphia, Pa.
Mercy Wine Bar - Addison, Texas
Midnight Rodeo - San Antonio, Texas
Mie N Yu - Washington, D.C.
MIXX - Atlantic City
mur.mur - Atlantic City
The New Crown & Anchor - Providencetown, Mass.
The New Sheridan - Telluride, Colo.
Ocean Club - Honolulu, Hawaii
Pangaea - Hollywood, Fla.
Pat O' Brien's - New Orleans
Pavilion Bar & Café - Charleston, S.C.
Pin-Up Bowl - St. Louis, Mo.
Pink Elephant - New York City
The Playboy Club - Las Vegas
Pure - Las Vegas
Purple Moon - Flint, Mich.
Rockit Bar & Grill - Chicago
Ruby Skye - San Francisco
rumjungle - Las Vegas
Sharkeez - Huntington Beach, Calif.
Sherlock's Baker Street Pub - Houston, Texas
Sloppy Joe's - Key West, Fla.
Snatch/Suite - Miami
Stingaree - San Diego
Stubb's Bar-B-Q - Austin, Texas
Studio 54 - Las Vegas
Tabu Ultra Lounge - Las Vegas
Tangerine - Las Vegas
TAO - Las Vegas
Therapy - New York City
Tini Bigs - Seattle
Tipitina's - New Orleans
Tongue & Groove - Atlanta
Tryst - Las Vegas
VICCI - Austin, Texas
Vine Street Lounge - Hollywood, Calif.
The Viper Room - Los Angeles
Walnut Room - Philadelphia, Pa.
Whiskey Blue - Los Angeles
Worship - Atlantic City
Yard House - Long Beach, Calif.
Zinc Lounge - Manhattan Beach, Calif.