Coulrophobes, beware! In the heart of the Milk District, the Nook provides a cultural smorgasbord of events: Movie Trash's screenings of B-movies, Circuit Church's eclectic showcases of local electronic music, the chance for people to play their own records on Vinyl Night. The list goes on. But for clown enthusiasts — coulrophiles? — the calendar of cool and local performances and gatherings is mere distraction: The real action is happening behind the bar where a collection of clown statues stand and hang with all-knowing smirks, almost laughing at the bar-goers ordering from a wide variety of Florida beers, ciders and kombucha. Who knows, you might even find a clown serving your drinks.
2432 E. Robinson St., facebook.com/thenookonrobinson
Best of Orlando 2023: Drinking and Nightlife
1st: Will's Pub, willspub.org
2nd: The Guesthouse, instagram.com/the_guesthouse
3rd: Wally's Bar and Liquors, wallysbarandliquors.com
1st: Otto's High Dive, ottoshd.com
2nd: Deadwords Brewing, deadwords.com
3rd: The Moderne, themodernebar.com
1st: Hourglass Brewing, hourglassbrewing.com
2nd: Lil Indie's, lilindies.org
3rd: Wally's Bar and Liquors, wallysbarandliquors.com
1st: Tia Devine at Southern Nights
2nd: Jen Harton at Lil Indie's
3rd: Melissa Fowler at Sunroom and Guesthouse
1st: Mathers Social Gathering, mathersorlando.com
2nd: The Courtesy, thecourtesybar.com
3rd: Tori Tori, toritoripub.com
1st: Fiddlers Green Irish Pub and Eatery, fiddlersgreen.pub
2nd: The Porch, theporchwinterpark.com
3rd: Knight Library, knightlibrary.com
1st: Crooked Can Brewing Co., crookedcan.com
2nd: Hourglass Brewing, hourglassbrewing.com
3rd: Sideward Brewing Co., sidewardbrewing.com
1st: Southern Nights, facebook.com/southernnightsorlando
2nd: Barbarella Orlando, facebook.com/barbarellaorlando
3rd: The Vanguard, thevanguard.live
1st: Wally's Bar and Liquors, wallysbarandliquors.com
2nd: Will's Pub, willspub.org
3rd: The Hideaway Bar, thehideawaybar.net
