Annie's Place is an American grill that was voted No. 1 hamburger in Topeka by Best of Topeka. The restaurant also serves steaks, chicken and fish. Drinks are in bottles, nothing on tap. Annie's Place was founded in 1986. Jim and Lisa Haskell bought it in 1990.

Hooters' decor is rustic beach scene, delightfully tacky yet unrefined, with Christmas lights up year round and pictures of different celebrities. This is a place to get beer and chicken and look at hot girls. Children are welcome. There are kids menus.

Sip a beer and sign up for one of Terry's many pool leagues and tournaments, which draw a wide cross section of men and women ranging in age from 21 to 85. Leagues play most days of the week. Drop by during regular business hours to check out the options and sign up.

Known by regulars as The Trap, this dimly lit place, with beat up floors and worn wooden fixtures, give the impression this place has been thoroughly used and enjoyed by its patrons for years. Live bands perform on the main floor while customers play pool on the second floor. Bartender Elaine Appelhanz says life at The Trap is "awesome," people of all walks of life are welcome.

Brrr. Tailgators boasts the coldest aluminum bottles of beer in town -- downright frosty. Watch the big game in a smoke-free environment on one of 18 TVs, including a 6-foot projection screen. No need for smokers to feel left out. Tailgators offers a heated and air-conditioned patio. When the weather is nice, the glass garage doors on the patio are opened. Food and drink specials every day.

Applebee's is a laid-back, casual grill and bar, featuring full line of cocktails, beer and food. The bar includes eight beers on tap, two longtime bartenders and numerous regulars who have their names on plaques overhead.

If you're looking for a gentlemen's club with beautiful ladies and a party atmosphere, you're looking for Club Orleans. With daily drink specials and a full-service food menu, sit back and enjoy the scene in a cozy captain's chair.

The bar was established at the end of prohibition in the historic Oakland neighborhood. Owner Robert Stevens says he serves the coldest beer and the best barbeque in town, plus free popcorn. The courtyard, finished in 2008, allows for big parties and live music once a month. It's a cool, laid-back neighorhood bar. Nice people find a home here, Stevens said.

Owner Hank Hulsing calls the place "probably the best 'Cheers' bar in Topeka." Even at 10 a.m. on a weekday morning, he can look at a bar already filling with regulars -- the same folks filling seats since it opened in 1973. And yes, there's a guy named Norm. Regulars don't even need to order. Bartenders just know what they want to sip while playing pitch.

Rich in character, The Dutch Goose has been a Topeka tradition for more than 70 years. Frank Butler opened The Dutch Goose on S.W. 10th Street in the 1930s. It is the oldest continuously operated bar in Topeka. Decor includes signs for Rock Chalk Jayhawk and Powercat Alley, the Carpenters & Millwrights Union and the Plumbers & Steamfitters Union.