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Bars work in Raleigh
Raleigh is a city of districts, and each one carries its own kind of night out. Downtown and the Warehouse District draw a crowd that plans ahead, so searches for cocktail bars, rooftop bars and late night spots in those areas run through the week. Glenwood South and the blocks around Fayetteville Street pull people searching by occasion, birthday drinks, first dates, a place to watch the game. Neighbourhood bars in Five Points, Mordecai and Boylan Heights get found by people searching close to home. The demand is spread across the city rather than sitting in one strip, and it moves with what is happening that week, a game at PNC Arena, a show downtown, a warm Friday in April. Owner operators and small local groups make up most of the trade here, and the searches reflect that, people looking for a particular room, a particular patio, a particular night, not a brand name they already know.
