Local bar featured on list of best bars in America Esquire, a popular lifestyle publication, featured Watchman’s located at Krog Street Market as one of 27 best bars in America. Author: Ryan Dennis (11Alive) Updated: 5:27 PM EDT May 25, 2021 ATLANTA — A local bar is getting national acclaim as one of this year’s Best Bars in America, in a new feature from Esquire. The popular lifestyle publication featured Watchman’s, located at Krog Street, as one of 27 inductees featured in the Summer Issue. What does a place need to be on the “Best Bar” list after a year of lockdown? The answer, according to Culture and Lifestyle Director Kevin Sintumuang, is “simultaneously a place to be by oneself and a place of community. An escape and a home away from home.”