Start at the door marked ‘coatroom.’
Find the door marked "coatroom" beneath the Preacher's Son, or the side archway marked "bar." Inside: low light, live jazz, and the most serious craft cocktails in town. This is the after-dinner move.
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Where to Eat
Yeyo's
Farm-to-table Mexican from a family that grows much of what it serves.
Hugo's
Basement burger hideaway off the Fayetteville square — an institution since 1977.
Table Mesa Bistro
Modern Latin cooking right on the downtown square.
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Where to Drink
Maxine's Tap Room
Fayetteville's 1950 dive-turned-cocktail-bar — an Esquire "Best Bar in America."
Airship Coffee at Coler
Open-air coffee bar in the woods — reachable only on foot or by bike.
The Meteor
Bike shop and all-day café — coffee, wood-fired pizza, and natural wine.
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Things to Do
Slaughter Pen Trails
Singletrack that runs right into downtown — the trails that started it all.
Osage Park
Wetlands boardwalks, archery, and pickleball minutes from downtown.
Compton Gardens & Arboretum
Seven-acre Ozark garden a block off the square, with Oz Art tucked in.