Best Neighborhood Bar (and Best Jukebox)

Preservation Pub

Maybe it’s the inscribed black-and-white portraits of famous beer-drinkers; maybe it’s the ace jukebox; maybe it’s the huge selection of brews from all parts of the world, or maybe it’s all the pretty women behind the bar. In any case, Preservation Pub on Market Square was an easy choice for Best Neighborhood Bar, a place where downtown regulars can meet, greet, and take a seat.And in addition to having live entertainment nearly every night of the week (including Blue Monday blues nights and Tuesday’s open mic for local singer-songwriters), the Pub also offers Knoxville’s most favoritest jukebox of 2003, a ’box with a broad and eclectic selection of tuneage that features the diverse likes of Elvis Costello, the Ramones, Lucinda Williams, Van Halen and Norah Jones. Da Best.