South Dakota

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South Dakota's bar scene is defined as much by biker culture as by small-town taverns: every August, Sturgis hosts the legendary Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, drawing hundreds of thousands of riders to biker bars like the Full Throttle Saloon and The Knuckle Saloon for live music and a Harley-filled main street. BarFinder tracks 952 venues across the state, mostly classic bars and sports bars, with a growing handful of breweries and pubs - names like Dakota Spirits Distillery, Sidetrack Lounge, and Ben's Brewing Co. show up in towns well beyond Sturgis. Outside rally season, the state's bar culture settles into a quieter rhythm of roadside taverns and grill-and-bar combos built for locals rather than tourists. It's a scene built for an evening at a familiar bar, not a big night out.

Aberdeen

27 venues

Alexandria

1 venue

Alpena

1 venue

Altamont

1 venue

Amherst

1 venue

Andover

1 venue

Arlington

7 venues

Armour

3 venues

Artesian

1 venue

Ashton

1 venue

Avon

2 venues

Belle Fourche

8 venues

Beresford

5 venues

Big Stone City

3 venues

Bison

1 venue

Black Hawk

1 venue

Blunt

1 venue

Bowdle

2 venues

Box Elder

4 venues

Bradley

1 venue

Brandon

8 venues

Brandt

2 venues

Brentford

1 venue

Bridgewater

1 venue

Bristol

1 venue

Britton

2 venues

Brookings

28 venues

Bruce

2 venues

Buffalo

2 venues

Buffalo Gap

1 venue

Burbank

1 venue

Burke

1 venue

Bushnell

1 venue

Camp Crook

1 venue

Canistota

1 venue

Canova

4 venues

Canton

3 venues

Caputa

2 venues

Carthage

2 venues

Castlewood

2 venues

Cavour

1 venue

Centerville

1 venue

Central City

2 venues

Chamberlain

3 venues

Chancellor

1 venue

Chester

2 venues

Claremont

1 venue

Clark

3 venues

Clear Lake

1 venue

Colman

1 venue

Colome

1 venue

Colton

2 venues

Conde

1 venue

Corona

1 venue

Corsica

1 venue

Crooks

4 venues

Custer

8 venues

Dakota Dunes

1 venue

Dallas

3 venues

Dante

1 venue

Davis

1 venue

Deadwood

34 venues

Dell Rapids

5 venues

De Smet

2 venues

Doland

1 venue

Dupree

1 venue

Eagle Butte

2 venues

Eden

2 venues

Edgemont

1 venue

Egan

1 venue

Elk Point

2 venues

Elkton

1 venue

Ellsworth AFB

1 venue

Emery

1 venue

Enning

1 venue

Erwin

1 venue

Ethan

1 venue

Eureka

2 venues

Fairfax

2 venues

Faith

2 venues

Faulkton

3 venues

Flandreau

4 venues

Florence

1 venue

Fort Pierre

8 venues

Frankfort

1 venue

Freeman

1 venue

Garretson

5 venues

Gary

3 venues

Gayville

1 venue

Geddes

2 venues

Gettysburg

3 venues

Gregory

1 venue

Grenville

1 venue

Groton

2 venues

Harrisburg

5 venues

Hartford

6 venues

Hayti

1 venue

Hecla

1 venue

Henry

3 venues

Hermosa

1 venue

Herreid

1 venue

Herrick

2 venues

Highmore

2 venues

Hill City

17 venues

Hitchcock

1 venue

Holabird

1 venue

Hot Springs

9 venues

Howard

1 venue

Hudson

2 venues

Humboldt

2 venues

Hurley

1 venue

Huron

13 venues

Interior

2 venues

Ipswich

1 venue

Irene

2 venues

Java

1 venue

Jefferson

2 venues

Kadoka

3 venues

Kennebec

1 venue

Keystone

5 venues

Kimball

1 venue

Lake City

1 venue

Lake Preston

3 venues

Langford

1 venue

Lead

8 venues

Lebanon

1 venue

Lemmon

2 venues

Lennox

1 venue

Leola

2 venues

Lesterville

3 venues

Letcher

2 venues

Little Eagle

1 venue

Long Lake

1 venue

Ludlow

1 venue

Madison

10 venues

Mansfield

1 venue

Marion

1 venue

Martin

2 venues

Marvin

1 venue

Mc Laughlin

1 venue

Meckling

1 venue

Mellette

1 venue

Menno

3 venues

Milbank

7 venues

Miller

4 venues

Mina

3 venues

Mission Hill

1 venue

Mitchell

14 venues

Mobridge

6 venues

Monroe

2 venues

Montrose

1 venue

Morristown

1 venue

Mound City

1 venue

Mt Vernon

2 venues

Murdo

2 venues

Nemo

2 venues

Newell

2 venues

New Underwood

3 venues

North Sioux City

3 venues

Northville

1 venue

Nunda

1 venue

Oacoma

1 venue

Oelrichs

2 venues

Onida

1 venue

Orient

1 venue

Parker

2 venues

Parkston

4 venues

Philip

1 venue

Pickstown

1 venue

Piedmont

3 venues

Pierpont

1 venue

Pierre

15 venues

Pine Ridge

1 venue

Plankinton

2 venues

Platte

2 venues

Pollock

2 venues

Presho

1 venue

Pringle

1 venue

Pukwana

2 venues

Ramona

1 venue

Rapid City

73 venues

Raymond

1 venue

Redfield

3 venues

Reliance

1 venue

Renner

1 venue

Revillo

2 venues

Roscoe

1 venue

Rosholt

2 venues

Salem

2 venues

Scenic

1 venue

Scotland

2 venues

Selby

2 venues

Sherman

2 venues

Sioux Falls

151 venues

Sisseton

5 venues

South Shore

2 venues

Spearfish

20 venues

Springfield

3 venues

Stickney

1 venue

St Lawrence

1 venue

St Onge

1 venue

Strandburg

1 venue

Stratford

1 venue

Sturgis

34 venues

Summerset

2 venues

Summit

1 venue

Tea

2 venues

Timber Lake

2 venues

Toronto

1 venue

Trent

1 venue

Tripp

1 venue

Tulare

1 venue

Twin Brooks

1 venue

Tyndall

1 venue

Vale

2 venues

Valley Springs

4 venues

Veblen

1 venue

Vermillion

12 venues

Viborg

4 venues

Vienna

1 venue

Volga

4 venues

Volin

2 venues

Wagner

2 venues

Wakonda

1 venue

Wall

3 venues

Warner

2 venues

Wasta

1 venue

Watertown

30 venues

Waubay

1 venue

Webster

3 venues

Wentworth

3 venues

Wessington

1 venue

Wessington Springs

1 venue

Westport

1 venue

White

1 venue

White Lake

3 venues

White River

1 venue

Whitewood

3 venues

Wilmot

2 venues

Winner

3 venues

Wolsey

1 venue

Wood

1 venue

Woonsocket

2 venues

Worthing

2 venues

Yankton

25 venues